Search results

I pray to God that I never have to replace a battery on my Freedom. They are in just about the most impossible to reach location possible. That tiny little hatch was not very well designed.

That would make a cool beltbuckle. Maybe figure out a way to mount that on the steering wheel hub.

I just did this one. You can add things like sunsets and people. I had them add the Blue Angels in the background since I'm in Pensacola.

It's you.

I get a much stronger stream going straight into the engine instead of the quick connect.

Oh well, you are going to love the boat! Nothing rides like a Grady.

Is it too late to get the 200s? $10K on a new Grady is chump change. I think you will regret not getting bigger engines more than you would have regretted spending an extra $10K on a $250K+ boat. You won't miss that $10K a year from now...but you will always wish you had bigger engines.

Yep. This could have been bad as I was running about 30mph right before dropping anchor. Best case would be you lose an expensive anchor...worst case is it fall off at speed and smashes into the hull and lower unit. I'm wondering if I should get a longer safety cable and clip it to the anchor...

Was it the part you screw on the hose or the input on the boat that was bad?

I'm just going to take the pin out and use it on the old swivel, then keep the rest of the new swivel in my boat tool box just in case I have another issue.

This is the swivel in question. The thick side connects to the chain and the narrow end connects to the anchor. The slotted screw in the front came out. I just ordered a whole new swivel for $25 on Amazon instead of trying to find the right bolt.

It was my main bow anchor. The bolt holding the anchor on simply came unscrewed and fell out.

Can you post a link?

Excellent idea!

Yep. About an hour after all this happened, one of the salesmen from MarineMax where I bought the boat pulled up right next to us. He's a friend of mine and I showed him what happened, he said the same thing... put some loctite on it. Ordered a new swivel on Amazon.

Almost lost my anchor yesterday. Took the boat to a beach side restaurant and dropped the anchor in shallow water, maybe 2ft deep. All is well. Threw out the stern anchor, no problems. Then I notice the bow swinging around. Weird. Guess I'm dragging the anchor, which never happens. I jump...

My sureshade completely failed within the first year. Luckily it was still under warranty and the dealership/Grady fixed it. The starboard side pole was loose and the motor no-workie. The dealership took a motor off a new boat and put it in mine. My buddy has a manual sureshade that you have...

Might want to check out the Boston Whaler Vantage 240, the Pursuit 246, and the Scout Dorado 240. All comparable to the Freedom 235. If you are in that $200K-ish range, might want to check out other brands as well. I considered all of these. It was a tough choice. The Vantage 240 is really...

I assume you are going to MarineMax in Houston. There's another in San Antonio you might want to try.

Yeah, I saw that cable price.... OP, there has to be more than one GW dealership in the Houston area. Shop around. A well-equipped 235 shouldn't cost more than $200K. Mine was $180K last year. Your quote has a much heavier electronics package and a trailer, but other than that it's pretty...