Recent content by Fixit

seafoam matched my 2004 270 quite well

I went with a jbl round gauge hole unit. it powers 4 speakers at the helm, and RCA cords for two fusion amps for the sub / 4 speakers on the back deck. blue tooth is great, easy to use, but it lacks the signal strength and quality that a plugged in phone has. totally fine most of the time...

all three house batteries are in parallel with each other I have a three buss bars. a switched (downriggers add-ons etc), unswitched (solar, high water bilge pump/alarm) and the heavy wires one (stereo/amps, windlass, etc) and a picture of the 2250W subwoofer that only knows one volume :)

the valve and the aerator pump have matching tapered threads (NPT). I used some pipe sealant blue stuff. with teflon tape I had a tiny drip

I have two starting and three deep-cycle group 31 batteries in my 270 islander. I do some overnighting and need the fridge to run for a few days some times. its augmented by 100W of solar and I use solid-state argofet charge isolators (fancy diode like devices that dont have the associated...

that is crazy pricing. id be building one myself before paying that much

I replaced mine last year. I took the broken one apart but the motors arnt serviceable.

hey, was wondering if you had a flare tool to do the motor well drains? I need to do mine on my 270. they're 1.25"

any chance someone has a 1.25" flare tool I could borrow?

how old are the batteries? id be inclined to ride it out if batteries are still ok condition. but if your set on having agms then get two starting batteries and then as many as you can fit for the house deep cycles. I managed to fit 5 group 31 batteries in my 270. two starts and three deep...

I added a 2000GPH rule to the rear bilge area in my 270. I put it on bracket that's 1" off the floor. its wired to the unswitched side of the house battery, (always on) with its own dedicated float switch. I ran the hose to the port side with the other thru hull discharges. it also powers a...

my 04 270 came with an Edison knob. nice heavy stainless with what appears to be some sort of plastic ball bearings. needs an occasional lube spray but it spins like a skateboard wheel

28 ft CC with a 16 degree dead rise and a port side party door? I got a little excited to hear of a new 28ft Grady but I think they missed the mark. so not an offshore boat, is it supposed to be a sandbar cruiser?

many reasons, but redundancy, manuverability, better handling, traction and hole shot...and the fact that my boat would be anemic with a single engine. you won't hit 50mph with a single 225 on a 270 ive run a single main with a 9.9 on several different boats. ez steer was ok but not amazing...

really should have addressed that bang cap when the motors were off., and the cracks are telltale of rot or delamination... but id love to hear your performance numbers. mpg wot etc