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    Deck Drain Hose

    lol exactly!!!!! your right! I missed that the first time... I guess I would have been terminated
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    270 islander MPG

    im running brand new inertia eco 17"p. they had a full 300hr service this spring. checking the toe is something that's on my list, and I was contemplating raising the engines one hole. cav plate is at waterline while running but making heavy contact, if that makes sense. slip numbers came out...
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    Deck Drain Hose

    I replaced my port side scupper hoses with the same pvc Sani hose. may I recommend that you don't try to save the deck fittings and just cut them off and replace with new. or you can try what I did, ignore the same advice someone else gave me, try for 3 hours to save the fittings only to...
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    270 islander MPG

    thanks for the reply, I should add some more info they are 2012 L6 verados, not the v8's and they have 850 hours on them I do have some poor condition bottom paint on the boat with the odd barnacle im sure maybe in should make a spread sheet RPM MPG GPH MPH as above. FA - that is some...
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    270 islander MPG

    I just repowered my 2004 islander with twin 250 verados and my mpg isn't as good as I would have thought. what's everyone getting for mpg at cruise/ wot mph and with what props etc im currently getting 1.7Mpg at 30mph at 3800-4100rpm for best cruise when im light WOT of 48mph at around 6000rpm...
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    Grady white 265 express waste vent

    where's the access to your blackwater tank? find the tank, then you'll see the vent hose attached to the top of the tank
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    2003 258 voyager rubber strap

    google "SOUTHCO CONCEALED SOFT DRAW LATCH W/KEEPER"
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    Grady white 265 express waste vent

    what model? could be the vent has been plugged with TP. remove the hose and blast it out with a garden hose. find your black water tank, its the 5/8" hose that come off the top. they're not big tanks. could it be that it is actually full and are actually filling normally?
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    Winter cover for Seafarer 228G with hardtop and Bow pulpit

    I have a carver over the hard top cover on my 270. fit seems to be the same as KY's Grady... I found the radar dome pulled the sides up too high and there was too much fabric at the transom and it hung down, I think the fit would have been better without radar.
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    A few newb questions about batteries...

    every engine needs its own starting battery (same thing as a cranking battery) then you want a deep cycle battery for the electronics, pumps etc. using a deep cycle for cranking duty or having a long deep discharge off a cranking battery are both very bad for the longevity of said battery. use...
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    Fresh Water Tank Cap Wanted

    my 2004 270 islander has perko 540 caps https://www.perko.com/catalog/spare_parts/1109/replacement_cap_-_0540_style/
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    Windlass and Islander questions.

    lewmar profish on my 270 islander. it runs flawlessly. only have to regrease the gypsey once a year (maintenance ) sometimes the 8 plait to chain splice doesn't like to feed but it eventually goes. I've got 280ft of 1/2" 8 strand and 50ft of 1/4" g43 with a 22 lb delta plow. If I was...
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    Sailfish 272 with waterlogged foam?

    Get the boat onto your trailer and weigh it. Better than guessing. My 270 has foam in a lot of places but they’re all visible through ports or by removing panels
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    Sailfish 272 with waterlogged foam?

    id start with a compression test, and then a tune up.. what motors?
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    Here We Go- 265 Express 200 Suzuki repower. Questions for the experts

    Can wait to hear the performance numbers: max mph, best cruise gpm (speed and rpm). I Repowered with twin 250 verados and I’m not getting the best gph at cruise compared to my old worn out Yamahas. Interested to see what the Suzukis do
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    265 Express AC

    I’d use the toilet intake and put in a new through hull above waterline where ever. Convenient I wouldn’t mess around with relying on a float switch and bilge to pump out water from a/c pump. That’s a great way to sink your boat imo. Condensation drain to shower sump I’d say is fine
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    No power

    What make model diameter and pitch of prop? Is it a pressed in rubber hub or a plastic square one? I’m still suspect of a bad rubber hub. Do you have a prop you can borrow to test out? What’s your wot rpm and speed normally? My 270 islander won’t plane on a single 200hp Yamaha with a 17”...
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    Solar battery charger/maintainer

    perhaps I can chime in on my setup. 270 islander. I used a renogy 100W flexible panel as I want to carry my tender on the roof occasionally and didn't want sharp edges of an aluminum frame. due to the curve, taper and shape of the roof a 100W flexible panel is all that will fit up there. I...
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    Windless Issues

    my guess is operator error or a mismatched rode/gypsy. two brand new rodes shouldn't chafe through in two days. have a read through the operation manual for the windlass
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    Islander 270 Windlass Upgrade

    my lewmar profish is in the forward oem location. with 280ft of 1/2" pleight and 50 ft of 1/4" chain I have to have someone tend the line as it comes in or it jams up. I wish it was mounted on the hatch more to the rear. would make it easier