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Airmar 185hw is what I use and I'm happy with it. Loses bottom at speed at 400-500 feet, gets it back when I slow down. I've got a clearvu garmin that I have yet to learn how to use but it is on my list.

The 228 is an iconic hull, don't mess around with a BW in that size. The 255 is meh. The 285 might be better but gets shitty gas mileage. Ditto the 315. I'd take a 232 with twins in a heart beat over pretty much any BW but that is just me.

How far off shore are you guys going? I've done 60 mile off shore runs without issue but I'm headed where everyone else is headed for BFT. So many boats out there you have to be careful to not cut off someone else's lines (I let a buddy skipper my boat and he did that, lesson learned, run your...

I waited 2.5 years to install autopilot and I'm an idiot. It's one of the best upgrades I've done, it's like having another guy on the boat. Once I had it, I get quite annoyed when I get on a boat without it, especially trolling for fish. It's _so_ nice.

I agree with most of this, especially run the radar all the time, during the day when it is clear, scan around you and see what it picks up. Play with the settings, especially gain. Mount the radar 6 inches off your hard top and tilt it forward 4-5 degrees, you care about what is in front of...

Yeah, the swim platform means you don't have the engine sticking in and I had never thought about the deck space, but yeah, the engine and splash well, yep, gonna eat up some deck space. And you lose the livewell, I guess they use one of the fishboxes for that but that is not ideal because they...

My buddy has simrad on his boat and they are nice screens, higher resolution and better contrast than my Garmins. So I think you are fine.

Be prepared to dig deep into your wallet. Mine was $11K for the aluminum, another $11K for paint and fiberglass cleanup, and $2K for the windows. I love it but only because I can afford it. It's not worth for many people. But I love mine.

Did you happen to notice if they were adjustable such that they could have the motor off center?

How fast can they tow you? I've always wondered if it was worth or just motor in on your kicker (if you have one). My kicker won't move me more than 6mph so....

This is the right answer. When I do tuna runs, I've collected intel and I know roughly where they are and so do a bunch of other people. The last time I did a run, there were dozens of boats in the area. It was in fog and we had to pay attention so we weren't running into each other. If you...

Might consider a 228 as well. I'm pretty sure I know why you want a 226, no swim platform to push you around in a following sea. I have a 228, I fish out of mainly Santa Cruz, CA but up and down the coast as well. Yeah, the swim platform can surprise you a bit, and I can imagine conditions...

I bought a construction tractor over the internet. What I did was open an escrow account, any bank can do that, we did it with a local to the seller bank. You put the money in there but it is not released until you are happy with the purchase. Pretty standard way to deal with big purchases...

Tuna runs, I'm not sure, but pushing 60. 114 gallon tank full and 24 more gallons on the deck, 3 guys, lots of ice, that's the only time I looked at my 250 and wished it was a 300. Hole shot is not great with all that weight, it does it, but it struggles. Like others have said, it's sort of a...

I also have a ram 1500 but with the 3.0L ecodiesel. My biggest issue was the suspension, I'd put the tongue on the hitch and my truck lights were like high beams. This solved the problem: Air Lift 1000HD. If you install them yourself, which isn't too bad, soak the bags in as hot water as you...

That's a screaming deal. For comparison, I paid $130K out the door for a 2020. Then added the kicker ($3K), electronics ($15K) and then he has downriggers. That's easily more than $150K invested. Grady stopped making this boat and "replaced" it with the 218, which is way more money and a...

Annnnnnd, I'm an idiot. Those motors are not going to be strong enough to move the 24 inch arms I need. And the stock motors are not centered on my new windows. So far as I know, asking the motor to do 60% to the left and 40% to the right is not a thing. Which means this is a bigger project...

I have a query in to Grady about them. I took the covers off but the label is facing the wrong way. I'll just wait until Grady gets back to me. I think they are Marinco brand.

I was hoping to reuse the stock motors.

I'm looking for the same information because I put tall narrow windows on my custom pilot house on my 228. West Marine has some, I'm still doing research.