Recent content by NHAngler

A friend of mine just repowered his sailfish this year with twin 200 Suzukis. He had 200 HPDIs and the power difference is substantial. He loves his boat and will keep it forever. If I was in your shoes, I’d look into Suzuki and maybe even the 200s. I love Yamaha but if repowering, Suzuki...

Seemed reliable and I trust the survey. They also called out the tool they were using and potential explainable causes for false positives such as bottom paint or a boat that was recently pulled from the water or recent rain. However, the badly rusted components on the transom also tells a...

Boat is a 2012 and the survey was done over 2 years ago finding 30% moisture readings all over the transom. All of the fittings show corrosion. No apparent cracks or delamination. They did nothing in the past 2 years. Surveyor suggested having the transom further reviewed to determine the extent...

If a boat is taken cared of, the year can be almost timeless. Transom condition, fuel tank, and all fuel lines would all be at the top of my inspection list for most boats over 10 years old. Newer trailer is always nice. Hope I don’t upset anyone with an etec but I would avoid any etec unless...

97 up to 2015, stringers / transoms on Gradys are Greenwood. There may be some from 2012-2015 models that started to move to composite materials. By 2016, you will see Grady's marketing change to claim the composite stringers and transom lingo for every boat. Greenwood XL's claim is that it...

I can only say that I’ve seen photos and videos and know what you are referring to. I agree with that too and don’t think there would be transfer of moisture unless there were penetrations into the knees and stringers. However, I’m likely going to pass on the boat in question. I thought about...

Ads duplicate and even triple when logged in. When logged out, it’s fine.

Nothing to do with this post but the ads are getting beyond annoying. I get that they need to be there but they are duplicating and in some cases, seeing up to 4 of the same ad, same vendor all inline between the posts. Sometimes adjacent to posts, making everything hard to read.

Thanks. Not sure if I agree with a wet transom ever drying out. For that to happen, there needs to be air (preferably warm dry air). Regarding the hole drilling / vacuum, I've seen references to that but would love to see the before and after results from a moisture meter. If you are going to go...

I have not seen too many discussions or online videos regarding replacing Grady White stringers. However, there are quite a few transom videos. More common I guess given it’s more exposed and prone to fail… and not just for Grady White but many other brands. Since it seems like a transom May be...

There seem to be a lot of them for sale. I have been looking for a 209 and seem to run into 208's at a 3:1 ratio or greater. I wanted a 208 many years ago and came close to buying one 2x. Even a newer one with a deposit. I ended up with a 180, figuring that would hold me over. Well, it did. I...

I’ve heard about those kinds of mods for other outboards but not for the F150. How cool… Boat shopping is fun and at the same time, it sucks. I have a feeling my next boat may be intentionally intermediate.

Thanks. The 208 that I may go and see later this week has an F150. I would prefer the F200 inline 4 but it's what's she's got and the same Yamaha inline 4 platform. I would want a hardtop on a 228 but not on a 208 and not sure why other than keeping the weight and wind resistance down. I'd also...

In the past 10 years, find myself trolling and jigging more than casting. A walkaround or Pilothouse would totally work for this type of fishing. I still love casting but have a kayak and a smaller tin boat for inshore stuff. AFA crew, usually not more than 1-2 guests joining me at a time. Was...

Thanks everyone. All good to hear. I have been set on moving up from a GW 180 CC to a 209 and waited long enough, I might be selling myself onto a different style of boat. Have been seeing a lot of 208's for sale and have always loved that hull and admit that is what I was shopping for prior...