Recent content by Koakine88

Had a fun weekend overnighting on the 208 and watching the Kaneohe Bay Airshow. The Blue Angels were incredible to see. My 15 month old son was stoked. Also got Seadek installed, turned out great!

Was going to order my own sheets and install my own Seadek for my 2021 Adventure 208. Seemed like quite the process to template so much of my boat, so I went with a local installer: “Dek’d out Hawaii”. They did a fantastic job and allowed me to get a little creative with designs, logos, and...

Malia and Kula

Catching up on some more boat projects. - Installed the CE Smith lifejacket bag under the hard top to maximize storage on the boat. This one stores (4) lifejackets. Due to my eisenglass blocking the hard top supports, I got creative by cutting off the straps. I then screwed the bag to a 1/4”...

Last Saturday I loaded my boat to be an escort for the Molokai 2 Oahu paddle board race. Couldn’t get approval w/ taking care of the kiddo to leave for the whole weekend, so I decided to try to get some sleep early and cross the channel from Oahu to Molokai at midnight, then anchor or drift to...

I did a search for that generation 208 to see what the console looked like. Found this on boat trader of a 1997 with a flush mount, may be helpful. https://www.boattrader.com/boat/1997-grady-white-adventure-208-9846179/ I always hated displays that are on mounting brackets. They take up space...

Still a little early for a long term review, but I think it’s the best prop I’ve had for what I use it for. Although I’m not getting full RPM range despite being essentially the smallest and lowest pitch 4 blade that fits my engine, it works well in rough conditions and gave me a little more RPM...

Got the SCE4 14d/14p. Much improved and will likely run it longer term. Got 5400 RPM & 39 mph, with full tank, 2 large dogs, 2 passengers, and large cooler w/ about 80 lbs of ice/ food, and drinks. If I had a lighter load and glass conditions, maybe can see slightly better WOT performance...

Just finished install of Garmin Reactor 40 1.2L Autopilot w/ GHC 50. Excited to calibrate and test it tomorrow. I did most of the install and mounting myself and had a local shop complete the final hydraulics. I placed all the components inside the starboard berth storage area and hope the CCU...

Ended up getting the Garmin Reactor 1.2 autopilot pump and GHC 50 screen. I’m about halfway through the install with everything mounted. Going to have a local shop do the final hydraulic rigging and finish the ram seal kit. Excited to have autopilot for the long trolling days. Went with...

Haven’t seen this as an option yet. Same diameter 4 blade as my Turning Point 4 blade but offered in more pitch sizes. What is your top speed with it and what RPM do you get at WOT? Which pitch are you running? This could be an option for me. I know every manufacturer has a different prop...

Which 4 blade is working well on your 150’s?

I did, I bought the OFS4 through him per his suggestion. He did say I could get some rattle and it may be too much for the I4’s. Sent him an email again, to consider some other options or maybe his recommendations on 3 blades that will feel more like a 4.

Boat: 2021 Adventure 208 w/ hard top, typically loaded with 2-4 people + ~200 lbs of ice and fishing gear. Engine: Yamaha F200 (4 cylinder) Typical conditions: Offshore fishing in Hawaii (North Shore), 2-4’ wind chop/ short period wind swell with large winter ground swells. Boat came with the...

Got the quote back for install of electric steering + helm master auto pilot and it was nearly $10k. Maybe this is something I’ll do with a repower down the road, but I wasn’t expecting costs that high. I ordered new seals and the tools to replace the leak myself and will flush out the system...