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  1. Ekea

    Lost my gas cap today...

    strange. my boat has a little chain that holds it on
  2. Ekea

    Portable Onboard Walkie Talkies

    whatever you choose, do NOT choose a push to talk. you want an open line. your wife will need both hands when handling lines & walking/climbing around the boat, and you want both hands for wheel and throttles.
  3. Ekea

    Grady 275 Freedom rolling issue

    you cant just leave it at that...we need a full review!! i actually think that you are the first on this site to have them. we would love to hear some more in-depth assessments and observations
  4. Ekea

    express 265 prop question

    Solas L3 15.25 diameter by 19 pitch. keep in mind that my boat is lighter and narrower than yours, but i can run about 52 with them
  5. Ekea

    Chase 273 / Fisherman 273 Bow Rail - MA

    seems to be a chase with a fisherman name put on it. probably when they were re-doing their naming convention. if you go to GW website and look up the manual for a 2011 273 fisherman, it brings up the manual for the chase.
  6. Ekea

    Grady vs Scout in the 27-28' range

    on the scale of "bare bones tough as nails fishing boat" to "wine cruise and sand bar", scout is closer to the latter. the grady will be tougher & stronger and be a more timeless design. the scout will be fancier and trendier.
  7. Ekea

    express 265 prop question

    have you heard back? he set me up nicely
  8. Ekea

    Chase 273 / Fisherman 273 Bow Rail - MA

    in this case, a good thing. the chase model tends to sit low in the back, many with the deck drain through hulls at or slightly below water level. i suspect the vast majority of the reason yours sits high is due to the single engine.
  9. Ekea

    Chase 273 / Fisherman 273 Bow Rail - MA

    wow, that sits high in the water with no top and only one engine...
  10. Ekea

    Wide beam hull delamination

    just comparing it to a transom - a full transom job is around $10k and that includes removing/reinstalling engines and trim tabs, and using coosa for coring. A transom is about 8' by 3'. That seems like a bigger job than two areas that are 2' x 4' that are also much less structural. this is...
  11. Ekea

    Boarded by the CG

    the OP was near Annapolis which is located in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. the upper bay is only about 5-10 miles wide. that area is over 100 miles from the ocean
  12. Ekea

    Wide beam hull delamination

    that seems pretty excessive. i had to replace 6 feet of keel on mine (previous owner either ran aground hard on rocks or ran into a cross beam on the trailer) and that only cost me $6k
  13. Ekea

    Drink Holder-2002 330 Express

    what year? have you tried e-bay, or your local grady dealer?
  14. Ekea

    Boarding mats

    i dont think a mat is going to keep your decks clean. the only way to do that is to have a no shoe policy. thats what i do and it works
  15. Ekea

    Sailfish Cockpit Drains

    just keep in mind that that is a cosmetic upgrade only. the old plastic drains are still likely brittle, and the hoses themselves likely are quite deteriorated
  16. Ekea

    Home Depot has 316 stainless steel hardware

    another benefit of being in FL, haha. i dont think our HDs carry anything marine oriented. my ACE has ss, but there is no grade marking. i just order everything from McMaster
  17. Ekea

    2004 300 Marlin "console"

    for black, NewWire Marine has a nice matte black called Lux Matte. i think i still prefer the basic glass/gelcoat to match the rest of the console
  18. Ekea

    1998 263 Chase deck repair

    hmm, maybe ill put a moisture meter on mine, that would be a great option and save some money
  19. Ekea

    1998 263 Chase deck repair

    was he able to confirm dry delamination or factory void vs water intrusion? if it was due to water intrusion, you are just fixing the symptom, not the problem.