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I do have a nonfunctioning fresh water faucet under the port side gunwale near the stern. If the freshwater tank has been removed and the fill was glassed over, that may give me some much needed storage under that panel. May put a big access hatch in there when I re-core it

I was just reading another thread about a guy with an offshore and he was commenting about his aux tank. I've read different information on various websites about this model, some stating it had 2 tanks, other saying it had 93 (or 96, can't remember) gallon fuel capacity. I guess to answer...

Anyone know if the Offshore came standard with 2 tanks? Mine only has 1 fuel fill and another one that looks like someone did a poor job of glassing over it. I wasn't sure if that fill was for the fresh water tank which I am told was removed from my boat or an old fill from a 2nd tank

Not to hijack the thread, but did the Offshore come standard with 2 tanks? Mine only has 1 fuel fill and another one that looks like someone did a poor job of glassing over it. I wasn't sure if that fill was for the fresh water tank which I am told was removed from my boat or an old fill from...

I will be recaulking the bracket and some other hatches over the winter. I was mistaken, the fuel tank hatch is solid, its the hatch behind it that is soft. I think that's where the freshwater tank was/is located. I'll find out when I pull that hatch over the winter to re-core it. As far as...

So far I'm very pleased with it. No water in the scuppers at all. Batteries are on that side of the boat and me and my 2 buddies were all on that side for the picture as well (each of us 200ish lbs). It runs very "true" and even though I have the tabs working now, I didn't feel the need to...

Got the guides put on over the weekend and was able to get out for a few hours yesterday. They made a world of difference retrieving the boat. My buddy who has little to no experience behind the wheel was able to coast the boat up on the boat trailer and they kept him right in line with the...

Ordered the CE Smith I-beam guides yesterday. Should be here tomorrow. Traveling a lot over the next 5 days, but should have them installed at some point this weekend. Hoping the weather cooperates and I can fish sunday....

I might just bite the bullet and order this... https://www.etrailer.com/Boat-Trailer-Parts/CE-Smith/CE27648.html

No, I have some steel that i was going to put in it, just trying to get it dry fitted first.

2 1/2 inches i believe

I'll be doing some launching/retrieving solo and it would be a hell of a lot easier with trailer guides. I've seen some online but I think I could rig something up myself at a fraction of the cost. It looks like my trailer may have had some guides on it at some point given these holes (see pic...

While not completely an apples to apples comparison, I'll chime in. I just bought a 1988 242G with a 2019 Suzuki 250 with 180 hours, with a road ready trailer for $13k. Granted there are some things that need addressed, but nothing I can't tackle myself as of yet. With your engine being a bit...

Will do, thanks for the info!

Did some tinkering with the trim tabs today. Got them working! Well sort of….portside actuator has a leak. Hoping it’s just an O-ring. Ordered some. I’ll replace the top and bottom O-rings on both actuators when they come. I topped off the pump with fluid and was still getting just a clicking...

Economy…

Success! Well, no fish but very happy with the boat nonetheless. Ran great, better fuel economy than I was expecting. Seemed like the happy spot was 4200-4400 rpm’s which was a nice cruise of about 28-30mph getting over 3mpg. Took my old man and kids with me, smiles all around. Got some more...

Finally got the weather/time to cooperate this coming weekend to get a few hours out on the old girl. Just put two new batteries in her this week so she is full of fuel, fully juiced up, and ready to roll! Looking forward to getting her wet and maybe even get to see a rod bend if i'm lucky!

I'm going to be tackling my trim tabs over the winter. Currently have inoperable hydraulics from Bennett on my Offshore as well. Is there a specific "kit" from Bennett to make the switch from hydraulic to electric? Cost of it?

I got the new bilge pump and new float switch wired up. Liking the accessibility of this boat already as fishing wires was a breeze compared to others I've had to do in the past. The new float switch was working, but the manual switch at the helm wasn't. Changed out the bad fuse and fully...