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Hello - I have a 85 GW 257 Trophy Pro. I trailer it with a 2000 28' Performance aluminum dual axel trailer with surge breaks. Because Performance went out of business and the decal on the trailer has faded, I cannot find the trailer weight. Does anyone know what the trailer weight may be? I...

I have 85 Trophy Pro and had the 3M keel guard put on at my local marina. They prepped the hull and did everything by the instructions but it peel away almost immediately from the hull where the keel meets the trailer roller. I am thinking about having a rhino liner sprayed on the keel. My...

Good day! I am repowering my 1985 GW TrophyPro 257 with twin Yamaha 150 4S and need to know what is the best pitch and diameter of the SS props to best fit my boat. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Ed's Marine Thank you everyone for you input on Ed's Marine as I will be checking around. I have a 1985 GW 257 Trophy Pro and have researched a lot of different motors. I almost went with Suzuki 175's until I discovered the extreme difficulty if getting parts as confirmed by a dealer I spoke...

Good Day Everyone and happy holidays, I was wondering if anyone has purchased outboard motors from Ed's Marine Superstore in VA? http://www.edsmarinesuperstore.com -- I am in MA and the local Marina I want to use to put Yamaha motors on my boat cannot order the motors alone through his...

Re-Power I also was suprised she topped out a 30mph during the sea trial with the 115's. I checked Yami's Performance bulletin and found it even harder to believe a single 150 4 stroke would push a Tournament 275 45mph at peek RPM. It must be twins but the site claims a single. Perhaps she...

Re-Power Bob, thanks for the info. I just purchased this boat a couple weeks ago and for an 85, it is in great shape. Well taken care of over the years. If I may ask, what do you have for power on your boat? Mine has the original 115 2 stroke Yamaha's. They still push the boat along in...

Thanks Thank you everyone for your thoughts. You have given me more to think on before making a decision.

I am looking at at 1985 GW Trophy Pro 257 with the original twin Yamaha 115 2 strokes. The motors start right up and sound good and the owner claims to get max speed of 40 mph. Are these motors underpowered for this boat? I checked into getting a twin 175 Suzuki 4 strokes and the 1st price I...

Thank you. I would rather use tanks that are not prone to corrosion. I am looking foward to using a boat better able to handle rougher water than my 16' Quintrex that I could only use in calm seas. Thanks again.

Hello, this is my 1st posting on this forum and have learning a great deal about these boats. I am looking at purchasing a 1985 GW Trophy 257. The boat is very clean. The present owner purchased the boat 10 or so years ago from the original owner in OH who used it on the Great Lakes. Since...