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Regardless of vehicle, and we all have our own opinions and comfort levels so I'm going to stay out of that debate, I will strongly recommend upgrading from the surge brake actuator to an electric over hydraulic arrangement. After two years of only hauling 10 miles twice a year when I...

I don't lock the y-valve but I do leave the seacock for the overboard discharge in the closed position with the handle removed, it's in a zip-loc with the macerator fuse and kept in a drawer. Have not been checked by an active Coast Guard unit yet but I do invite the Coast Guard Auxiliary...

Nothing happens when you push the button or you've put a meter on it and there's no power coming to the switch? Similar circumstance on mine, in my case the panel had gone bad, had power at the connections but no indications. Those in tank macerators are also notorious for freezing up from...

Got down to the boat and got a couple pictures today. It's the same arrangement on both sides.

I added a 2nd VHF, wanted something with integrated GPS as a back up to the networked system that everything else ran off. Went with a Standard Horizon Matrix GX2200 which also brings an AIS receiver, paired it with a Shakespeare Galaxy 5225-XP 8'. Existing antenna on the original Quest VHF...

Yep x 3. Misread the original question. They can be turned to off and still charge, can also be left in the on position and will charge. As I use the fridge and want it to stay cold, I leave them on and haven't had any problems.

I've experienced similar problems in the past and in my case narrowed it down to one of two causes. First, available voltage coming from the battery to meet the minimum power required for the stereo would take a hit as something else (like a spotlight) coming on caused a spike in demand on the...

I leave mine turned on, haven't had any problems.

The full curtains on my 265 come down every spring when the weather warms and go back on in the fall when it starts to cool. In the summer it's hot enough that taking some spray over the glass isn't that bad and it doesn't happen all that often anyway. I also have a 'summer' cover that came...

Forgot to mention the one issue I had with the Gemlux is that they are just a touch long and the drain hole makes contact with the back of the door before it reaches the low rest position. For a while I just used an angled block of wood with rubber stoppers on top and bottom to keep it slightly...

I also added four of the 0* Gemlux to the transom gate and am not sure how I ever got along without them. Great for storing rods while running to and fro or drop in cutting boards. I do use them while trolling but only as a means to shift rods around while bringing a fish in, they certainly...

Not exactly but in the absence of any better information I'll offer that I added a couple to the hardtop frame of my 265 a couple years back and in studying pictures of your boat model there appears to be a lot of similarity between the framing of the two. I attached to the larger diameter...

Thanks for the pictures and this thread. On my 2005 the PO had flush mounted the electronics in a piece of starboard cut to fit in the opening once the doors were removed, screwed into the existing frame from the front (which does make it easy to remove) and lightly sealed for appearance sake...

I replaced my factory cockpit speakers two years ago with a pair of JL M650s and and a JL M200 2 channel amp to push them and couldn't be happier. Speaker installation was an easy, drop-in replacement. Amp was a little more involved as I had to run 4 awg cables from the house battery to power...

The diagram didn't post (or didn't come through on my end) but if the NMEA distance is 6 meters you should have no problem reaching from the MFDs from the stereo, whether they're in the overhead or at the helm console. I don't think you'll need to pull the deck panels, removing the drawer...

When I replaced my stereo a couple years back I relocated it entirely and co-located it with an amp where the net pocket was on the backside of the console inside the cabin. If you're still running from the original location on the port side then as mentioned, there are no direct rigging tubes...

Excellent, good news. Keep playing with the trim and the tabs (a little bit at a time) in different conditions and you'll get her dialed in to the sweet spot pretty quick.

Hmmm. Not sure what to make of it now. Similar loads, same (or very similar) boat and motors, same speeds. Not sure what could be causing the fuel consumption to be so different. Conditions will affect economy but I've run mine in a wide variety of conditions of wave, tide and wind and...

I've got the same hull and until last spring was running the same engines and factory original props. I also have 10 years of bottom paint build up - which I really need to media blast and redo as it's rough and chunky but probably makes my rig very similar to yours. With a typical load of...

I trailer from southern MD but so far have only gone to Virginia Beach. I'm 9'7" on the beam (does require a permit to be legal) but found my height (13'6" at the radar) to be the bigger concern. I'd recommend avoiding the 64 bridge tunnel into/out of Hampton Roads, it's narrow and low. The...