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    265 owners, running advice

    Thought I would share a "by the way"...Did quite a bit of near shore and slightly offshore last several days. Had one day in particular where the forecast was a bit off and the afternoon turned very windy, had major chop and tight period 3+ footers. Ran around through it and was amazed at how...
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    36 express

    Cabo's a beautiful boat, guessing you are powered with diesel inboards for her? In any event, that limits your draft as compared to the GW Express (360 being the flagship and a beauty as well). Believe the 40 Cabo draft is 41 inches whereas the GW 360 is 29 inches (with drives down I think)...
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    265 owners, running advice

    Was referring to trim on the motors (not the tabs). Not enough trim at plane will bow steer and too much will porpoise the bow, find the sweet spot at your preferred cruising speed and then you have a reference for how it should handle when all is at a nice equilibrium.
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    265 owners, running advice

    Congrats on the ride, have same setup. Simply takes a bit of time at the helm to sort out trim at various speeds. Once you get a feel for it the boat handles great. I find that the boat likes a bit more speed than some others in chop or a bit of swell - likley what you felt yesterday. At slower...
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    Removing and replacing striping.

    Anyone remove the stripe and leave off? Would love to see pics if so. Thinking it may look pretty clean overall.
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    Parts Assist Pls

    Thanks much - will track it down, greatly appreciated
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    Parts Assist Pls

    Very nice - greatly appreciated. Found the switch, looks right. If you do have info on the washdown that would be a bonus Thx again
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    Parts Assist Pls

    Have a 265 Express and looking for to source the following parts. Have searched forum and internet with little luck. Any assist appreciated. a) Have a plastic dome light assembly under the hardtop electronics box. There is a white and red bulb in the dome on one switch and another switch for...
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    Naked AND Skinny

    More opinion for you; I have a 265 w/ 2 x 200 HPDI's, love the boat and love the motors, best I have dialed in is about 2.1-2.2 mpg at relatively moderate cruise, would say I avg 1.8-1.9 mpg best for general use (varying rpm range through day), likely about 1.6-1.7 mpg when zipping along at...
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    Masthead / Anchor Light

    Thanks for the info. My masthead light has 3 wires, assume 2 hot leads for Nav / Anchor position on rocker switch and one ground. You note two wires, different setup?
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    Nav Lighting help

    Great, thanks for confirming...Seemed odd to me based on past vessels owned
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    Throttle Troubles

    Another possibility and easy to check is the wire bundles coming out from the outboard. Have seen many develop split sheathing, followed by split wire loom, followed by splitting throttle or shift cable. Seems to be a combination of outdoor weather and tilting the motor out of water when not in...
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    Nav Lighting help

    So, the 18" dual bulb white lamp on top of the hardtop of my 265 Express has cracked at the base, requiring replacement. This may be an very elementary question, but need it cleared up. Any assistance appreciated. My assumption was that this light functioned as both a Nav/Anchor light as I...
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    Masthead / Anchor Light

    Any suggestions for replacement of the Masthead / Anchor Nav Light mounted on a Hardtop 265 Ex? Anyone seen availability with stainless base and adjustability?
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    Trim & Tab 265 Ex

    Thanks for the input. Left the tabs alone last 2 days running and simply played with trim switch to level her out. Ran all RPM ranges and no unusual leaning or listing. In fact, boat runs better than any hull I have owned through 2-4 chop - very smooth.
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    Tilt & Trim Twin HPDI on 265 Express

    Thanks, found the reservoir. However, the tilt and trim working fine, was just that one hangup so i opted to not risk dropping the drain plug in the drink at this time. Wondering if it may have been an air pocket in the line? Boat was recently hauled on 50 mile trip to change marinas after...
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    Tilt & Trim Twin HPDI on 265 Express

    Great....Will keep an eye on it. I cant seem to find a reservoir which feeds the fluid for the system - any idea where that is located? Whats roughly is not cheap by the way? How much was the relay
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    Tilt & Trim Twin HPDI on 265 Express

    Had motors tilted up for a few days at marina. When using the throttle lever mounted switch to lower both simultaeneously the port motor hung up a bit before eventually lowering. I need to check that the tilt lock lever didn't fall in the way but beleive it did not. Any ideas on what would cause...
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    Trim & Tab 265 Ex

    Thanks for the input. Water tank was about half full at time. Had no issues at slow speed, when run up above 3K RPM it started leaning a bit. Think I overcompensated on the tabs and I definitely did not play with the trim first. My last boat was not quite so sensitive to the adjustments, so will...
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    Trim & Tab 265 Ex

    Yeah, reset the tabs to a nuetral position after slowing speed and then played with trim instead a bit. Was better but still moments of off kilter travel. Will have to play around and get used to the controls a bit more. Have heard these are sensitive machines...Thanks