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A picture of the scuppers in question might help. On some boats, the deck drain has a outer rim that can make the actual hole in the fitting sit slightly above the level of the deck. Some boats add a recess underneath the scupper that allows the scupper and its rim to be mounted lower to the...

The Ride actuators are made from some sort of composite material. They are a bit delicate so be careful trying to cut the adhesive. The tool you use could damage the housing. The maintenance documentation advised to use a scouring pad and not sandpaper to clean up growth and other buildups. It...

Is the sea cock open? If equipped, is the water flow knob in the livewell open? ( I am not sure the 208 has a flow knob) Did you winterize the livewell plumbing for the winter (assuming your boat is exposed to freezing conditions. Some boats have filters (screens) on the inlet side of the...

That's the point that I was trying to get across. Some folks want to see nearby kayaks and some want to see clouds and birds. None of the radar domes or pleasure boat open arrays will 'see' both, the radar beam is too narrow ( top to bottom). Also the resolution is physically tied to the...

Agreed. I didn't explain the level issue well at all. The point I was trying to make was that the angle of the dome determines what parts of the forward view is covered by radar beam. If you want to 'see' things close to the bow, the radar may need to be angled down a bit. If looking at clouds...

On a previously owned Mako 25 footer, I had that same type of deck panel with 2 access plates. I left the screws out for 5 years without a problem. I will admit that it sort of stuck in the opening and the rigging probably did lean on it but it was such a pain to get to the bilge equipment...

That must have been pretty scary.

What are going to mount the radar to? Do you have a radar arch or some other hard structure. Mounting the dome or array to the bimini top doesn't sound like a good idea. The radar array should be mounted level to the water line while cruising. In addition, the beam of the radar should clear...

Did you back up into your own wake?

I did some research about antenna placement and radar scanners. This article summed up a lot of what I read https://www.fcmarine.co.uk/marine-ais-vhf-antenna-placement/#antenna-separation That said, I still can't give a simple answer to the question of where to mount an antenna when there is a...

Shorter antennas will have less gain than longer ones, The line of sight operation is important to understand but note that in some instances, you may have line of sight but not a strong enough signal. There may be guidelines as to the minimum distance to the radar dome a VHF antenna be mounted...

I would be more interested in figuring out why you can't hold plane below 4200 revs. Something is seriously wrong. At 4200 revs what is your GPS speed? Do a test with trim tabs retraced as suggested. knowing the prop pitch will help figure out what's going on

I usually refer to the system as Ride or Seakeeper Ride in my posts to avoid confusion. One point about the Ride system is that if you 'problem' is the rolling of the boat when nut cruising or at slow trolling speeds, the Ride doesn't help since it usually kicks in at 10 mph. The gyro and auto...

I don't have your boat but I do have Ride 450 on a 26 foot hull. Since I bought the boat used, I sailed the first season and a half with whatever had been programmed. My boat was prone to water spray over the bow when cruising in choppy but not terrible seas. Late this season I adjusted the...

I know I am beating this to depth but I guess I am not making my point clear. After some research, I learned that you need to meet three specs The actual diameter of the link material. that was 1/4 inch as well as the width and length of the inside of a chain link +