Recent content by Hamish

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    New Style Deck Drain Info

    I found the Best price was from boat out fitters in Florida
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    New Sounder / gps planing for 232 gulf steam

    Hi there members - I’m still working slowly on the 98 Gulf Stream I recently acquired. The purpose of writing this post is to get some ideas, photos and feed back as to where others have mounted decent sized sounders / gps screens. My concerns are: 1) because I’m not tall I can’t reach the...
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    Gell coat blisters

    About 3-6 inch above water line kinda adj to the sink area I pressed hard with my finger untill the gel coat the cracked I’m planning on grinding out the only of them with my dremel this aft noon
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    Gell coat blisters

    Found 3 blisters yesterday on port side above the water line whilst rebuilding the trailer springs Little bit disappointed am I :( I’m thinking in due coarse I should be getting the Anti foul removed and maybe getting the entire hull bottom and sides prepped and painted in expoy in due coarse...
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    Deck drains / upgrade from the 2 piece white plastic

    Hello all I’m contemplating upgrading the majority of the under floor hoses since my boat is a older 1998 model. i have found these solid stainless 90 deg floor drains that feature the 1.5 inch barbed discharge (see photo) Im interested to know if people who have replaced the oem ones with the...
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    1998 Gulf Stream motor weight - deck drains water height

    Pics of props fitted 4 blade 17 pitch When I take it out next I will get some concrete figures
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    1998 Gulf Stream motor weight - deck drains water height

    Pics of props fitted 4 blade 17 pitch When I take it out next I will get some concrete figures
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    1998 Gulf Stream motor weight - deck drains water height

    Hello Dennis. Ans 1) - during the sea trail there was little use of the trim tabs other than once to show me how they push the nose down a bit and increase drag/ fuel usage a bit. Ans 2) every boat I’ve owned had power trim n tilt ( on 2 of past boats I had to fit aluminium wedges between the...
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    1998 Gulf Stream motor weight - deck drains water height

    Hello D I have had a few boats and been in quite a few. I’ve never owned one of these and or a boat of this weight. My concern is that it was running very light so to speak that day and just thinking how it will go when realy loaded up with the small twin 150s
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    1998 Gulf Stream motor weight - deck drains water height

    Hello there all GW members . I am the proud owner of my first GW and I have only taken it for a test drive on a calm day and I will be collecting the boat in 2 days time. It is fitted with a pair of 2006 25 inch verado 150 hp four strokes. My initial thoughts was: - it feels a tad...