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Screen Name: Koakine88 Name: Tyler Boat Name: NO KEIKI 2021 Grady-White Adventure 208 2021 Yamaha F200 DEC

I plan on replacing all my holders with Gemlux Bluewater HD Swivels. I plan on fighting big game from the gunnel and even the Gemlux/ any other brand backing plates seems to be a little small to really distribute the forces well. I thought of running an entire piece of starboard under the entire...

All excellent advice. I was bouncing around different options including the universal shotgun mounts or HD swivel mounts I could lock down with some cheaper rod riggers. The tradeoff I kept finding was that I'd basically have to move my stern rods forward if they got bites as my fighting mounts...

I have not seen that before. Where did you get that?

Must have been a real exciting topic. :D I spent a lot of time thinking about all my options and I think I was finding too many compromises for each plan I had where I'd be using the forward rods as some sort of outrigger. Going to do it right the first time. I like Gemlux's Deluxe Outrigger...

When I was about to purchase my 208 for shipment to Hawaii I initially went through a dealer in LA and with recommendation through someone that shipped a Grady here I got a quote with a dealer in Oakland. The price was the same, the difference was in “commissioning fees” which one dealer charged...

Every winter Hawaii gets the occasional massive swells from the North that make the North Shore really come alive. Literally 40-60 foot groundswell a handful of times a year is the norm. I used to launch a ton on the West side of Oahu out of Waianae Harbor in my little 18' bowrider to fish the...

The switches changed manufacturers and design a few times over the years so it will depend on the year of your boat. In my owners manual I saw that your dealership can get you the matching rocker switches and even replacement covers for any aftermarket additions you may add. That would likely be...

Aloha, A few weeks away from receiving my 208 Adventure and I am beginning to order my fishing gear. I have to start from scratch as I sold my last boat with all my fishing gear. I am running into a few hurdles as to what direction to go and figured a few extra brains on the topic would help me...

EPIRB. You'll never have to worry about that problem if you have one, or at the very least a PLB. Our water changes from 78 degrees to 82 degrees from winter to summer, we have plenty of time to be found as long as we're still floating and have stuff to make us somewhat visible. On the West...

Yeah, Hawaii is known for big ground swells but the wind can be tricky at times. I've had the sea breezes kick up some nasty chop while out on my old boat and I'd have to use the engine to trim the bow pretty far up to avoid the "scoop" happening. There is a reason why you hardly see any center...

If fishing from the bow is an important aspect a dual console likely isn't your best bet. If you need to move to the bow while fighting a fish if you have a bimmini or a hard top, how are you going to do that in a dual console? I used to have a runabout 18' boat and the bow was only used once at...

Great write-up. I'll be in the same boat as you here soon as I'm a few weeks away from my 208 delivery in Hawaii. I will have to learn how to properly run my boat as my previous boat did not have trim tabs and was a much different design despite only being 2 feet shorter than the 208. You have a...

I attached a picture of my finished electronics install following my previous mock up picture. Flush mount is the way to go I think.

I’m with Parthery. I had my panel removed when electronics were installed. Flush mount 9” screen and VHF on carbon fiber look panel, matches the Grady White panes very closely and you don’t have to move the door every time to use the touch screen. I think the glovebox is a great thing to have...

Thanks for taking the measurements. It looks like the brand I’m looking at has a 16lb SS anchor that should fit. Below are the specs: like yours it seems this will just require some pushing of line to the side in the locker. A: Total length, B: Stock width, C: Fluke length FLK-16SS, 16.5 lbs...

The stainless anchor I’m looking at is this Norestar brand. Not sure on actual quality of the SS, but for $220 (16lb) and $110 (8lb) seems like a killer deal. I’m also considering fortress aluminum anchors, using a larger but lighter anchor is intriguing and I saw an article that compared a ton...

I’m definitely planning on running a decent amount of chain, 15-20’ SS. I will likely reach out to my dealer next week if I don’t hear back over this weekend from others, about to go out to sea for work, and won’t have service for a few weeks, trying to do some last minute “should have planned...

I think the width of the opening would help for knowing how big of a fluke I can fit so having those measurements would help as well. Most importantly as I think most anchors in this style have relatively close dimension scales, the width of the anchor stock (the rod that clips in) would likely...

Aloha, I am patiently waiting for my Adventure 208 to be delivered to Hawaii and need to begin purchasing some items to outfit the boat since I chose to pass on dealer outfitting (sourcing my own quality products). The one thing I need to know for sure before ordering is what size anchor...