Recent content by Holokai

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    The POD influence

    I know of one Gulfstream here and it apparently handles well due to the weight but the rear deck/cockpit is pretty small for the overall size of the boat. Cross country trucking/towing and ocean transit would run between $8-11k, maybe more. It would be a pain to trailer as the Gulfstream beam...
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    Seafarer 226 Adding Rod Holders

    Vote for Lee’s medium rod holders. I have the zero degree fixed in the corners for clearing lines/moving rods/mini outriggers and the zero degree swivel holders set toward the keel on the transom for bent butt rods (one runs to a roller troller like a flat line close in for ono/wahoo and the...
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    Through hull transducer placement Seafarer

    I have a 208 adventure so not sure if the bilge access is the same but I mounted my b175m 12” stbd of the keel and 12” fore of the transom. My raw water pick up location is mirrored on the other side of the keel. You will love the performance of the thru-hull transducer. I can hold bottom at 300...
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    The POD influence

    I don’t want to hijack this thread so I’ll start a new one if I get around to it. The basic premise is straightforward but I admittedly suck at/dislike glasswork and am slightly allergic to the fiberglass dust so it Will undoubtedly be a long project.
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    The POD influence

    It’s not worth the incremental improvement to get a 228 as the market here is absurdly overpriced and shipping one in would require a significant amount of modification, putting me well over $100k. The rear seats/livewell are in the way for fishing rough water and equate to wasted space for my...
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    Shopping list for Grady re-wire 1987 seafarer 228

    Demolition of old circuits/wires might be a pain as the harness was installed before all of the final trim work and you likely wont be able to pull all of the old wire out (especially wire to the navigation lights/horn/all around/and anything else fore of the helm). Aux feed cable is 8 ga but...
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    The POD influence

    Only issue I’ve have with the 208 is space. Engines on the transom provide a more consistent ride/handling up vs down sea due to being closer to the center of gravity/balance fore/aft. The captain’s skill level can easily compensate for this; a couple friends have/had 228s and they handle...
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    Any Suggestions - looking to replace fish box and anchor box covers on a 1995 208 Adventurer - any help finding would be great - Thank you

    Note that if you use epoxy you won’t be able to gelcoat over it but agree that epoxy will have a significantly stronger bond to the substrate than poly/vinylester resin. Even then the areas being repaired are relatively small and will likely chip again so using the existing to make a mold will...
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    2004 Marlin Autopilot suggestions

    At least a Nac2 computer, pump, and heading sensor. The MFDs can replace the stand-alone control but you’ll need a dedicated disengage/red button like the Simrad/Navico outboard pilot (don’t get it as it comes it the crappy NAC1 computer and point 1 heading sensor). Likely will be best off...
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    Little Electric Maintenance - Breakers

    Clean up and spray with corrosion-X HD/Boshield/etc. I personally prefer NO-OX-ID grease as it seems to stay on better than the sprays but any coating is better than none.
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    Has anyone installed an Auto Pilot on their 208?

    Simplify and get rid of the external gps antenna. The internal antenna on the Evo3 works well and you’re going to need the Point-1 anyway for the NAC1. You might be able to reuse the mounting location/cable run of the external antenna for the Point-1.
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    Overnighter battery move forward

    For fire/aft balance we’ve found that sandbags in the place of the portapotty in will help to balance the additional weight of a 4-stroke and help get up on plane faster. You can also use sandbags on the rear jump seats to mimic the additional weight of a 4-stroke. Reduce the overall payload of...
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    Updating stereo on boat 228

    Late to the party. I used to be into car audio a little bit and realized a few boats ago that you’re fighting a losing battle for sound quality due to the lack of good placement for soundstage and for the need to build enclosures (don’t know if many good free air coaxial or component...
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    Has anyone installed an Auto Pilot on their 208?

    He did a good job describing the conditions in the channel. The majority of the time the conditions are as rough as described and the only vessels out are interisland tugs or cargo ships.
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    Has anyone installed an Auto Pilot on their 208?

    You’ll usually want select the heading sensor as the Evo3 internal gps will only give you heading based upon movement as they don’t have a default orientation whereas the Point-1/Precision-9 are orientation dependent. The Point-1 can be selected as the position source for the Evo3 via the...