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    Cross post Express 265 FS West coast

    Can you fix the phone number, I have a friend looking and will pass this along
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    Kicker steering on 228 Seafarer?

    I have a liquid tie bar on my boat, it ties the system together with a simple turn of a small valve, works great and is very fast to engage disengaged. This is the third boat I’ve had with it, very happy
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    Gulfstream fish table

    Thank you…
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    Gulfstream fish table

    Did you go with the aluminum frame under the table?
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    Evinrude G2 motors...need opinions

    My old boat had a G2 250 on it, very little maintenance, lots of power, good fuel economy, I put 900 hrs on it and never had an issue, I chose to get rid of it before something happened as in my area the average life wasn’t often past 1200hrs for sporties, overall I liked it It was louder than...
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    Crabbing

    I use 2 old hot mats from the local PUD that have been culled out, only cost a couple bucks work great, super light weight and really durable, had mine for about 10 years
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    272 fish box lids

    Make a template for the router, no exceptions, I used 1/4” scrap I had lying around, if I had to do it over again I would have done the router work before I cut the shape out, a little extra surface for the router would have been nice! Good luck. Can’t wait to see it
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    272 fish box lids

    Buyplastic.com
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    272 fish box lids

    Yes1” thick
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    272 fish box lids

    Here is a pic of the under side
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    272 fish box lids

    After reading about the fish box lid issues on the 272 sailfish I decided to make my own replacements, couldn’t find Starboard that matched so I went with black to avoid visible staining. This cost me $250 for board, bolts etc and 4 hours of time. The seem like they are going to work great...
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    1999 Grady 272 Transom

    Barbender, Check out this listing. Not a ton of information but you might be able to find a deal here.‍♂️ https://spokane.craigslist.org/boa/d/olympia-1999-grady-white-272-sailfish/7729644316.html
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    1999 Grady 272 Transom

    Definitely an issue, if you love the boat negotiate the fix into the price, it could be a great deal if the seller is willing to negotiate with you,
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    buffer recommendations

    I used this Proxxon, it got mostly everywhere I needed, only a couple spots had to be done by hand. 99 sailfish