Recent content by luckydude

Hey Alan, I'll tell you a funny story about me writing on here. A few years back, I don't remember why, but one of the moderators made his way to my phone. We were chatting about people on here and I asked "how do you keep up?" and he said "I can't, there are some people on there that just...

Is your 265 out of Santa Cruz most of the time, are you Jens' friend? There is a 265 that goes out of Santa Cruz most of the time. I think it is Tim or Jeff running it, not positive. If you are that 265, I don't know you, I've just heard of you from Jens and he says that guy is good. Jens...

Not a Canyon owner but I fish on my buddies 271 all the time. It can be a wet ride, it just depends on the wind direction relative to the boat. Going uphill with wind coming from 10 oclock or 2 oclock, yeah, it gets wet. The wings help but it still gets wet. That said, that 271 hull is...

That 232 looks like a nice boat. If OP can handle that boat on a trailer, I'd look hard at that. I'd own one except it won't go down my twisty mountain road.

I would absolutely go for the 226. The 208 has a really small cockpit, you can't crab out of it. I mean, you can, but it would be miserable. On the other hand, if you are going to fish solo or with 1 other person, won't crab, then the 208 is probably fine. Personally, I would always lean...

My buddy who has a 1999 228 says I have an anti spit back system. Anyone know what that is and how to maintain it?

My 228 is 6 years old, it's a 2020, so perhaps it's time for some problems. Here is a little annoyance. Lately, when I go to fill the gas tank, the nozzle clicks off way too soon. I did this yesterday, put 55 gallons in to fill the 114 gallon tank, and it clicked off every 5-10 seconds. If...

I have the Garmin dome, I think it was about $2K, whatever one that is. Maybe 18 inch? I don't particularly care for it, it doesn't see kayakers, it doesn't see Montauks but it sees birds? WTF? When I did my pilot house, Charlie Hicks put it up on a pedestal and leaned it down in the front...

I'd encourage the Gulfstream over any center console. You are in colder waters than I am, you want a pilot house. Just my opinion.

I did this not that long ago with help from a friend. You've gotten good advice on the sealant. The one thing I didn't see mentioned is the hose that connects to the livewell. We took it off the livewell and that was a mistake. Leave it on and disconnect the other end, that's way easier and...

You'll like it here, this is a well run forum. I've actually made friends with people on here. Just spent a weekend fishing with David Angel, who I met here 6 years ago when he was looking to buy right after I bought my Grady. We've been talking for 6 years and finally met in person. Had a...

I think they have always put the aft pump under the baitwell. That's not ideal because I like to see if the switch works annually. Other than removing the baitwell, my only other option is to fill the bilge with enough water that it turns on. The problem with that is it is gonna move all the...

Excellent job, where did you get it? Also, don't be me, when I first started tieing FG knots, I didn't appreciate how hard you have to pull to tighten them properly. It's the pull that makes the braid dent the mono and that provides the strength. I got some of those knot tensioners, a pair of...

We're pretty similar, I skip the melting as well, haven't found a need for it and it makes the knot more complicated. I finish with a Risotto knot and I leave about a quarter inch of braid tag. That's my tell tale, if I see that tag getting longer, it's time to retie the knot. I tried half...

If you are having trouble with the FG knot, watch this: It's true that the FG is harder to tie than an RP but it's not that much harder, I'm no genius and I have tied hundreds of FG knots. And it is finished with a risotto knot which is the same thing you finish your serve with when using...