Recent content by waynenvabeach

A&J Canvas Inc out of Vanceboro NC. They make the canvas enclosures for GW

to get to screw you made to go through the drain holes in the bottom of cushoion. I removed mine and added straps and snaps. i dont want them there when fishing.

looks good, hope you post pics when your all done.

I would be interested in a GW salvage yard too , I know places like Budget Boats deal with salvage but its a hit and miss kind of thing.

Congrats on buying a 226. I have a 2009 226. I have never had any problems other than general maintenance. Love the boat.

I don't know if you have seen the 84 Seafarer rebuild be Shaun Gross. It is very interesting and could give you some ideas and helpful hints. You can find it here or youtube.

Hi I wanted to leave a follow up. I am finally almost completed. Still have a thru the wall hose bib to install. It is working and tested. The wash down has great pressure. The live well is working as expected. A big thank you to usmm1234. I became a Defender 1st member and was able to order...

Well if the boat did sell, we will probably see some of the new owners post trying to understand what he got himself into. There is always someone who will take a short cut and not have the boat surveyed. I hope the new owner is aware of the boat's problems.

I feel for ya brother. I am glad you posted and hope others will learn the importance of having a professional survey done. It sucks that the boat did not pass, I wonder how many others have done the same thing. I wish there was a data base that would show all previous inspections. Also mention...

That sounds like you have been having fun with all the electrical work. I like the idea of running the baitwell light off the nav lights. I did not even think of doing that.

8 gang, what do use them for, mine were for baitwell(3 switches pump, aerator, and light) and the other single switch is for raw water wash down.

I installed a new 3 gang rocker switch panel on the instrument panel. First I ran it off my navigation wire (grey). This allowed the rocker switch panel to light up with the factory switch panel when the Nav lights were on. When the nav lights were off no power to switches. I removed it from...

I should have said cushions instead of seats. Nice The seams were splitting. This was because of improper care when cleaning. The cleaner had bleach in it and was not rinsed properly with water after applying thus causing the stitching to come apart. Originally I thought it was from sun damage...

Owls Creek

Mine tops at around 40. 225 F 2009. Its not going to win a race but it rides nice. I don" have a hard top yet. I am getting a new hard Top by Halloween. Paid deposit this week. Also getting a tower with controls.