Recent content by rocketguy88

Two things of note: 1. The cracks is along the entire width of the beam, so it's definataly propagated from wherever it started from (picture 33/38) 2. It's outside the weld (again, picture 33/38) So to me it's in the metal, not in the weld. Which is more concerning to me as if it was the weld...

Just for curioisty, how much is the single engine Helm Master EX cost?

Another point to add - if you fish shallow water you might think twice about the joystick. The shifting in and out of gears is still a metal-on-metal sound that will likely scare any fish around you. Sure, deep water doesn't matter but shallow water does. The GPS trolling motor is deadly silent.

I have a Fisherman 236 with an 84" Rhodan trolling motor on the bow. It's been an absolute game changer. I removed the head compartement from inside the console and put a single 36V trolling motor in it's place. Again, the trolling motor has been an absolute game changer. We never use the anchor...

I have the 236 Fisherman, not the 235 but my comment should still apply. Order the LaPorte Products T-Top boat cover. I have one for my 236 and keep my boat on trailer behind my house. It'll drape down over the sides to the waterline and will offer you better protection IMO than the smaller...

Nope, not under the aft fold out bench seat. I'm talking about a hatch that's literally right in front of the motor in between the swim platform steps. Maybe your boat doesn't have that, but mine does. When my engine is trimmed all the way up, I have to reach underneath the front of the cowling...

It's sometimes necessary to get a family member call another dealer and see what type of deal they can get. Especially if you have a family member in Flordia where there's lots of dealers and therefore good competition..

I will replace the seals on the hatches. The vast majority of the water that gets into my bildge is from washing the boat thru the deck hatches.

You are correct - the water drains into the hull. If you remove all the anchor rope and chain, you'll see a small hole in the very back bottom - that's what channels the water. I have the windlass on my 236 but it's built the same as without the windlass. However since getting my GPS trolling...

What kind of trolling motor did you get? I have a 236 Fisherman with an 84" Rhodan, but will sell the Rhodan and buy the 90" Garmin Force Kraken as soon as it's available. I love my Rhodan, but the Force Kraken will allow me to interface/control it from my Garmin chartplotter.

My 236 is on a trailer and a standard procedure after every trip is to raise the trailer tongue up as high as possible and let any water drain thru the transom drain plug. There's always some water in it after washing. I suspect a lot of the water that gets into the bilge is seeping thru the...

Earlier this month my 13 year old nephew was surfing behind my 236 holding onto a roope looped around the ski pylon. He's an very experienced surfer who's used to his dad's Mastercraft. And on 9/1/23 i'll be 50 miles offshore loading it with red snapper for the last day of the TX federal red...

I won't put my family in the Yukon again while towing the Grady. I grew up at the local airport with my dad flying small planes. I have my pilots license with an instrument rating. My flight instructor was an FAA mechanic and licensed inspector. He taught me to "listen" to the machine. I've...

I quite simply felt the Yukon was undermatched for my Grady. Prior to getting the Grady, I had a 18ft Whaler Outrage and the Yukon jerked that Whaler around like it was a dog toy. I was constantly asking the Yukon to operate at near the max loads while towing the Grady, which is not a good...

Yes, Yukon was always in tow/haul mode.