Recent content by lgusto

depends on intended use. couple miles? sure. more than that? begging for trouble and a negligence lawsuit.

Make sure you taper the splice as it comes to an end. In other words, after making the required full tucks add several half tucks. This did the trick for my Lewmar 700 Profish. See http://www.yalecordage.com/application/files/3314/9011/4625/brait_to_chain_splice.pdf for more information...

I had 600' of 8 strand plait on my 2006 Gulfstream. No windlass - ugh!

I fish out of Sarasota and spend a great deal of time in the Keys and the Dry Tortugas. Honestly our hulls cannot match the ride of something made like a knife, i.e. Contender, when running through a chop. But life is more than going like a bat out of hell. About 90% of my time is spent...

Get the manufacturer's spec and buy 20' of that line. Tie it to your anchor and chain in shallow water and see if the windlass retrieves it properly. That will tell you for sure....and it's really the only way. Once you've found the right fit buy the amount of rode you really want. And you...

I agree in concept with the recommendation for plaited 8 strand but a word to the wise. I spent a fortune on Yale Cordage's product and it never worked in my Lewmar Profish 700 windlass. The windlass constantly picked apart the small strands and jammed. I worked with Yale Cordage for a month...

Had a great time in Hatteras last month. If anyone needs info for a similar trip I'm happy to share what we learned.

Folks, the family and I are going to stop in Hatteras next week as we make our way south for the winter. Can anyone recommend an experienced mate that can spend a day or two with us on the water? I don't want to rob any of the charter boats of their help, and I don't want anyone looking to...

Call Ken at the Prop Gods. He's awesome with his knowledge and advice and will let you try various setups until you're happy.

Thanks guys. Lewmar support has been silent on the jamming issue. However, Yale Cordage who manufactures the 1/2" 8-strand brait says it's just too small for the Lewmar gypsy causing it to stick and not come cleanly off (even though Lewmar suggests 1/2" line). Working on a solution but it...

Two questions please. First, my Canyon 306 came with a Lewmar V700 which is fine unless you're trying to anchor in a few hundred feet of water since it has no freefall option. Has anyone tried replacing their stock windlass with a Lewmar ProFish? Does it fit in the windlass compartment...

I tow my Canyon 306 with the same truck, 2012 F250 6.7 Diesel. Two critical issues. First, tongue weight. Buy or borrow a good tongue weight scale (about $130) and get between 10 and 15% on the tongue. Don't guess, go to your local scales with the boat loaded with your typical towing gear...

Glad to hear some folks have been helped by this thread. I had some big problems with my 250 once it got over 2,000 hours. I believe the long term stress on the engine led to an early demise. I fished the boat constantly always running close to 5,000 RPMs which delivered around 25kts with a...

Picked up the 306 on Monday. WOW, what a boat. LOA on the dock is 34' with engines raised.

Bill, Yes, the Gulfstream is for sale. Finally had to dump the original 2005 F250 with 2,500 hours and replace it with a 2009 F250 that only had 400 hours even though it meant all new digital controls and gauges . Efforts to repair the original motor became just too costly. It has been a...