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Are you using your trim tabs at all? My 232 seems to ride well with the Trim Tabs dropped a bit.

Octane has nothing to do with fuel economy or giving more performance. Simple: If the manufacture calls for premium, then use that. If they don't, then go with regular. Octane is a fuels resistance to Detonation. High Octane rating means that it takes a bit more for the fuel to ignite. That...

Any pics from the inside of the hull? I tend to disagree with the Less is more on the sealant. When I installed my B175HW, I wanted to ensure sealant was completely around the flange and pushed up through the hole between the transducer and the core. I didn't mind a bet of extra clean-up to...

That looks like an antenna plug for a stereo. Are you sure you are tracing the correct wire to the fuse block? Does your FM work on your radio?

So true. It amazes me they didn't design some ample under-deck storage boxes instead of all this dead space.

No, I took the arbor out when I actually made the cut (just had it back in during the picture). The old transducer kept the saw centered enough. If you feel like you need the arbor, you can set it shallow and just use it to get started. Then once you get a cut going in the fiberglass, remove...

Not 100% sure, but likely so. the white one is raw water washdown. It goes to the hose outlet on the starboard rear of the deck. If your boat has a factory bait tank, then it will have the pick-up for that as well. Have you looked for a build schematic on the Grady White site? Follow this...

Dave, @Socalinsd Here is the picture I referenced: You can see where the bilge starts to level out a bit at the center-line. This leads to the hull being a bit thicker there than on the outboard portion of the hole. I had to taper the spacer to account for that in order to pull the transducer...

A good practice is to put a good coat of Dielectric Grease on the terminals when you are storing a battery.

Sitting on concrete does not drain them. It is a dirty top that leads to self draining batteries.

Here is a link to how I relocated my Transducer to just left of the drainplug: Great results = I can read the bottom moving over 30mph. I also added a through-hull B175HW and they read equally as well. I specifically avoided the right side of the drain plug because of the water pick-up that you...

I weigh in around 185lbs and have laid in mine just fine. It is very sturdy with the two straps. I have no doubt that it would support 200lbs.

I've got twin 150's on mine and would not want anything less. I'm just reinforcing what everyone has already said.

I bought my boat with a Furuno TzT2 with a transom mounted 525TID-TMD 50/200 transducer (see picture below) and radar, AIS, etc. That is my main unit. It also had a Garmin 840xs installed next to it, but no transducer (originally had the abandoned transducer that I cut out). This B175HW will...

OK, Now that we got Caulk Talk out of the way... I am looking forward to splashing the boat - hopefully this weekend to try out the B175HW. I will try to remember to get some screen shots.

WM 8200 is an equivalent to 3m 4200 - I've used it more than once and it is good stuff and not impossible to remove. It is private label of Starbrite 8200 I think West Marine does themselves an disservice on how they brand it 8200. People see 8200 and correlate it with 4200 and 5200 (number is...

I just installed a new Airmar B175HW through hull transducer in my 232 Gulfstream. When I bought the boat, it had an abandoned through hull installed. This new B175HW is much larger - 3 3/4" diameter. The good news is that the hole saw fit over the old transducer, so I did not have to wrestle...

I have CE Smith Guide posts with Lights on the top of each. They are awesome and a great company to deal with. The lighted tops of the posts seems like a minor thing, but once I used them, I wouldn't want to be without them. Backing the trailer in dark is so much better when you can see...

a 14 pitch prop on those motors is like driving your SUV around in 2nd gear. No doubt you lost 10mph and are sucking gas. I'm really surprised that you are only getting 4,800rpm WOT however. I would imaging you would be overspinning the props and bouncing off your rev limiter. Did you play...

I just had GatorStep installed on my Gulfstream and love how it came out. How many square feet is your install? I would think twice about the thickness of the material you go with. Mine is in 6mm and that makes a big difference in the feel under foot. I would not want it too squishy...