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Unless I am mistaken Absolute has F225 Yammy's, I think that was another poster talking about the Merc's. Speed should be similar with either engine. Looking back on his post if he can get F150's with full warranty's and no existing coverage on the F225's it might be tempting.

If you are happy with the 225's and the scupper issue does not bother you I would stick with the larger engines. You will work them less @ lower RPM's to achieve the same speed. The F150's are a great fit for that boat but so are the 225's, I bet she will hit 50 MPH with those. My 268 will hit...

I want to install a lewmar windlass on my 01 Islander and I am a bit nervous. I do a lot of my own work and the boat is factory pre wired but the big hole through the pulpit and deck has me a bit on edge. Have a lot of you guys installed these on your own and was it a pain or a non event?

I have read several posts about twin 4 stroke/2 Stroke's on 268's with the extended running surface and the renamed 270 with concerns about weight. My question is about the new 275 DC, my understanding is that this is the same 8.5 hull as the 268/270/273. If it is why have I seen several of...

The photo of my boat was taken last year just after arriving at Ocracoke. She was fully loaded with 202 fuel/32 water/full oil tanks + several extra gallons of oil in the stern box. It stays full of fuel most of the time so I am not sure how high it would sit with 1/2 or less.

Yes it is a 2001 268 Islander with 2 x 200 HPDI's

Take a look at my scuppers in the picture in my sig. The 200 HPDI's are almost too much weight when I am full of fuel and ready to fish. I think the 225 4 Stk is too much weight with the 8.5 beam on the Islander.

Well it is done, I have decided to give the dry stack a try. I was able to get a 6 month deal to see how everything works. The marina did not offer to make any changes to the rack design but it seems to be OK for the rest of the owners so I will give it a try. I do have a question on pricing...

All of the racks seem to be fixed as far as width so I would just have to hope they fell on or near the stringers. Also wanted to mention this marina does not use carpet on the bunks just the wood, one of the owners claimed the carpet causes blisters, I tend to disagree but I would just be...

This may seem like a silly question but I am thinking about putting my boat in a local marina in a dry rack. This is a new rack system being installed and I stopped by to check progress and noticed the rack boards were cut square with no 18 to 20 % angle cut on them. The marina manager said they...

That pic. was taken last summer at Ocracoke. The boat had 200 gallons of fuel + most of my fishing gear on board minus ice. The scuppers are app. 1 1/2 to 2 inches above the water line so I guess this is normal, don't forget this is the 8.5 beam so it might be a little lower than the wider...

Update on leak for anyone that has this in the future. Well after spending way too much time thinking it was the bow rail mounts I flooded each mount one at a time and got more frustrated as I noticed water slowly dripping down the side but no water on the underside on the bolts. I finally...

I have been lucky with the front so far but will keep my eye on them.

I have had my Grady now for one full season and really enjoy it, I use the boat a lot offshore and spend a lot of time thinking about safety and what ifs. My question is about thru hull fittings, I have 3 of the clam shell type that have long stainless steel rods to open and close them when...

It sounds easy when you say it. You need to remember I spent most of the day trying to find the leak,and as I said before on this particular boat it will be next to impossible to do what you describe. I will be looking for a trained Octopus that can handle a nut driver to make it easy on me.

They are single nylock nuts. I was able to rig a long handle nut driver 3/8 and have someone tighten the screws from up top, the unfortunate part is I sprayed H2O after this and it seems to still be leaking a little. I really need to take it apart and reseal but I have no idea how I will start...

Well after pulling half of the cabin apart just to be able to barely feel the bow rail mounts it appears to be one of these. I was spraying water on the outside about the same time the post was going up to try that. The question I have is why in the $@#& would Grady put thru bolted hardware...

I just noticed water in the cabin on my 01 Islander and can't find the leak. The boat is trailer stored and the water appears to be rain related. After a good rain I find the carpet wet in the storage area to the left as you enter the cabin, it is where the stove would normally be. It does not...

I just received a Guest 10/10/10 Charge Pro and plan to install in my 268 Islander so I hope I do not have the same problems you have had. My boat was ordered without a charger and the Guest was the only one that I could find to fit in the area Grady designed for it.

Where can I get breakers for the AC panel on my 01 Islander? I am adding a battery charger and have the knock out in the panel I just need the breaker. Are these dealer/marine specific or should a local elec. sy. have them?