Recent content by mdscole

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For comparison - (you've seen my boat - this is Mitch) - Mine on the trailer with half a load of fuel is 8600# as measured at the dump scales with the truck disconnected.. I have a pacific trailer rated at 10,000 pound capacity. It's fairly overkill, but purchased by the PO. The brakes are...

Voyager 248 W twin tanks and hard top and twin 150 SSII. Running three blade yamaha 15x15 pitch stainless props (Saltwater series from 20+ years ago). Nothing special, old school driveline. Slightly under propped - but very easy to power out of the hole as well as dealing with lousy seas with...

I have a 98…same boat. Where did you get the tanks?

As a 1998 248 Voyager owner - I have to agree that it's pretty much the same as the 228. One includes the motor mount length and one does not. With twin 150 original OX66 engines, I get 1 mpg when plowing through rough chop and 1.7 at best cruise (25-30 mpg) The two strokes smell terrible, give...

A little bit of individual tabs adjust for uncentered weight of passengers/gear to make it ride flat. A medium amount of tabs keeps the nose down when dealing with 2' wind chop at planing speeds. A large amount of tabs keeps the nose down at lower speeds when off plane and plowing through 3'+...

Hey LuckyDude! It's Mitch... These do want to fall off plane at a relative high speed. My 248 is the same way. I can get down to about 18 mph with the trim tabs fully extended - but that's about it. Another consideration is to keep little fuel in the rear tank and mostly run off the front -...

It’s a shurflow pump. I replaced mine 2 years ago from Amazon. $75. Super easy once you get the floor up. Shurflo 2088-554-144 Fresh Water Pump, 12 Volts, 3.5 Gallons Per Minute, 45 Psi Brand: SHURFLO 4.6 out of 5 stars 3,653 ratings #1 Best Seller in Hydraulic Pumps Price: $73.00 FREE...

What I have: 1998 Voyager 248 issue: both the livewell and the washdown pumps have failed. the deck plate is a bit small to address the issue. I was looking for input from those who have pulled these panels to access the areas. Best tool? Best recaulk?... do we need to recaulk? Mitch

I have 2 of the same engine on the back of the 248. They don't do slow well. Running a single - I can get down to about 2.8 mph. And the motor hates it. So - I threw on a honda kicker. That does slow well and doesn't burn much gas.

That's a hell of a deal. Grady no longer sells the black one. They have a new one in acrylic instead of plexi that they put in the boats. Overall - they are the same part for pretty much every boat. Yours for only $375... I'm going to take it over to tap plastics to see if they can fab up...

Just got word from Grady - they don't have parts for a boat this old. These things are rare out here on the West Coast. I haven't found any at the boat wrecking yards. This is really starting to suck. Does anyone know if these things are identical across years and models?

One of the kids was trying to climb out of the front and broke the black entrance cover. Where's the best place to find these parts? There's obviously the dealer - but are there any better deals in the internet universe? Boat is a 1998 Voyager 248

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I never did post a resolution. The stepped hull of this boat is interesting. The stepped portion is just regular fiberglass around 1/2 - 3/4 thick. The wooden transom is the very rear where the engines attach. The transducer was removed and all of the unused holes filled with the 3M...