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I can vouch for Accurate Marine, been using them for years. Chip is a stand up guy, Eric is a master yamaha tech (considered top shelf), you should be happy with them. They rigged my 200 hpdi's, my partners' 300's, and my friends f-150's. Those f-150's are awesome, we went to the canyon (out...

Thanks for the comeback, good to know. My mechanic stated that the holes were gelcoated inside, and that he was not concerned with water intrusion. Thanks again.

Drain tubes are located in the transom, 1-1/4" diameter x 3" long(brass). I got the parts, and gave the job to my mechanic. He thinks that the 3" tube might be too short (concerned wtith duplicating flange on the end) Called Grady, they said that some transoms came out thicker than others...

twinyams265, Mike, 2001 265 Express, 2003 T/200 hpdi

That is exactly what i told my buddy at the dealer, he agrees. I always wished i had just one more foot in the cockpit for fishing, although i have yet to see aboat that i could not critcize.

Just left the Grady dealer (P.O.E.) Southhold, Ny. I spoke to my buddy and he stated that this model will be arriving sometime around July this year. He said the specifics were not clear, with regard to type of transom, i.e. - notched like the 265, or the euro-stlye like on current models. He...

This is an interesting topic, i also am not concerned with the top end, but yamaha and the prop guy both agree that running props that only yield 5000 rpm's will strain the motors. This is the part i don't quite understand, i also asked them "if i only run at 4000 rpm's , will i hurt anything...

I have the 2001 265 with 2003 200 hpdi's, boat gets 5700 rpm's religiously, occasionally seeing 5800. This is the case with full fuel tanks and 2-3 persons, top end like this is 44.5 mph. This is spinning 15 1/4 x 17 yamaha stainless props. Gradyfish22, i remember one of your recent posts...

i would just touch up the spots, and recoat the bow and water line- thats what i am gonna do now

have a 2001 265, last year i changed the deck plates from the pry out type to the threaded type (i went with rabud, matches grady color almost perfect) i did this under recommendation from boat surveyor, problem is - i notice a small amount of water on top of gas tanks after the washing of the...

I can confirm that Chris from Hippie Chic is top notch, he hauls my friends' large mako every year.

i think it is a spotting tower as well, i had a 25 proline with something similar

i just picked up 3 west marine dual purpose 650 batteries yesterday for 69.99 a piece, i have shore power to top them off from time to time

forgot to mention i get 5700 rpm's at top speed--and i don't have any cracks up front or on lids

i have a 2001 with 2003 200 hpdi's, running 15 1/4 x 17- 3 blade props--i have the same (almost identical) fuel burn and speed as gradyfish22, boat is in water with micron bottom paint--top end is 44.8 mph with 3/4 of fuel and 2-3 people

i looked at the optima battery today, dual purpose(model dm34) , looks equal in size to the 24 group batteries i have , they are $160 --i wonder if they worth the extra money compared to west marine type for around $100--any thoughts ?

the main tank/filler is the "left" or "forward" one , the rear (closest to stern) is the aux. filler

good luck, they really are simple to use --turn on system and they do the rest , perfect for a thickheaded male

thanks gents , those were the two ideas i had--the boat came with 3 starting, i knew that was not ideal

i will be putting 3 new ones in , a few weeks from now--any suggestions? my mechanic states put 3 deep cycles in-- i was thinking 3 dual purpose --any thoughts ?