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Thank you everyone for all the replies. I understand the value in getting a custom top made, but was going to give it a shot that GW OE was common enough that I could pick one up. We've got a few canvas shops in town that likely would make a custom top. Thanks again. Mike

Thank you for the pics. Kinda what I was wondering if these snaps on mine are for a mooring cover.

I appreciate your insight and advice. I'm just wondering if this was a Grady White option when this boats were made. I would likely start with OEM, because that is what i want. Thanks,

Hi all- I bought a 2001 208 Adventure last year and noticed curtain snaps just outside the gunwale above the rub rail. These start just aft of the hard top and go aft to the stern. I'm wondering if this is for a camper top option and if anyone who knows the answer also has a photo what it...

Update: I installed without any additional shielding other than what was inside the cables. Also, decided to cut the power and network cables shorter and use the terminations that garmin supplies with the radar. Cables come 45 ft long and it's only 3 ft to the radio box and 10 ft to the GPS...

Update: Took mine out this weekend and played with it. This was the Garmin 18xHD mounted on a 208 Adventure hard top. No wedge, but the front of the hard top curls down forward a little bit. It was noticeable once the radar was bolted down. I cut the power cord AND the network cable to an...

I would recommend cutting the power to length plus a some extra for potential later mods. You can coil the foot or so excess in the box. Coiling and stowing an extra 40' to me seems excessive and cluttery. Mike

Doing just that. Also saw a second pair of 10ga wire stubbed out in the radio box. Has power. But, I decided to just get a longer fuse box and put everything on the first circuit. If there are issues with radar performance, I may hard wire with in-line fuse to the second power source...

Hi All- I just wanted to note that when I started cutting cable for the installation, I noticed both the network and the power cable are shielded internally. Seems like Garmin has a "catch all" phrase for every situation in their instructions. covering their bases, so to speak. Thanks, Mike

EJ- I am doing the same thing right now on my 208. Garmin 18xHD. There are two parts to this question: Is it safe? Will my Radar function properly? Safety: Garmin supplies a 15m (45 foot) power cord with a 7.5a fuse. I don't recall the wire size, but it's around 14ga. On my 208, the...

OH! I assumed by the age of the boat and the jumble of wires in the hard top radio box that it was an after-market thing, so I did not trust it. (Have had too many surprises on other boats...so...) Already checked the fuses there. They are 10a and the radar is 7.5 fused. Think there's...

Thanks everyone for the responses. Garmin says it's okay to cut the network cable. They provide a replacement terminal and instructions. Should be okay. Besides being 45 feet long and only 9 ft from the radome to the display, the terminal is too big to pass through the raceways. I need...

Hi all- Garmin recommends EMI shielding if I run my RADAR cable near GPS, FF, etc cables. This will be the case, as I'll be running the RADAR network and power cables down the hardtop tube to the electronics box on the dashboard. My guess is several people have done exactly the same thing...

Most definitely. The reason I'm getting radar is from being surprised by a fog bank 20 miles from home in the San Juan Islands a few times too many. GPS is good enough to crawl home, but the last couple times, I had to cross shipping lanes and just missed a 400 foot ferry by less than a...

Hi All- Going to mount a Garmin 18XHD to the hardtop on my 208 Adventure. Some of the Garmin Install specs have me asking questions, so I am looking for other people's input, in case your experience can help address my concerns. Since I see most radomes mounted directly to the hardtop, I'm...