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My bunks are 48" C-C under the 208.

Yes, good motor, nice boat. A seatrial should show good performance. They don't smoke. Their reputation is pretty much bullet proof. I would buy a HPDI, prolly not a SWSII. The four strokes are nice, but the hpdi is actually a better performer. The hardtop adds weight and windage for...

That means it hasn't been off often enough and greased. Once a year they say... Hydraulic steering cylinder mounts too.

The 250 and 300 block had more failures than they should have. They are kind of a white elephant on the used market. The boats for sale with them are generally discounted with the thought that if you need to buy a new motor you've at least bought the boat at a good price. When/if it...

Cool. And we forgot to say "WELCOME TO THE FORUM!!"

Balancer Update Picked the boat up today from the dealer, they did the balancer replacement. Yes, the gears were worn. Yamaha paid for the $700 part and 4 hours of labor. I'm sure glad to have learned about it here, otherwise I would have had no idea there was a problem! Have not run...

Yep. LP paint over. Add a waterline stripe to match the shear stripe if you want to hide the paint line on the hull sides.

Yep. 3 year old trailer, brakes are rusty, hubs are about shot, springs too. Replaced the outer pads twice. Yuk! Mine are Tie-Down. Bearings are fine.

Those breakers are known to fail fairly reliably at that age. :cry: Your marine supply has replacements. Yes, easy testing on the backside with a test light or mulitmeter.

Have you actually tried this? While the logic at first glance seems reasonable, in reality the teeth support each other once linked, so if one is missing then their neighbors won't line up correctly and the slide will jam every time. And even if you did get past the broken tooth, since...

A pulpit is really the only way to store an anchor on deck, ready to run, on these smaller boats. If I had one badly chipped, and a new replacement, I would probably keep it. If I was paying for moorage and it was going to cost me an extra $50 a month for a bigger slip then I probably wouldn't...

The Taylor-Made semi-custom are a nice cover at a good price. They have a canvas type, like sunbrella, for about $400, and a lighter poly type for about $250. I have one of the latter, it's 3 years old now and still going strong. Some mods required for the 208. I would not tow any boat with a...

Replace the zipper. It's a DIY if you have a HD sewing maching. Zippers at: www.sailrite.com A 6' YKK #10 zipper is $11. I got lots of experience when I did my smiles: http://www.greatgrady.com/forum/viewtop ... highlight= Otherwise take it to a canvas shop. The old one can be cut off...

Almost forgot... I installed one of these line chocks behind the roller assembly so I could 'turn' the rode and tie it off either bow cleat.

I use a 13lb danforth knock-off, it fits into the anchor locker after cutting off an inch or so from each side of the pivot bar the flukes are welded to. So no, it's not stored on deck, it stores into the locker as stock. I run 30' of 1/4" chain and 250' of 7/16 3-strand nylon. You have to...

Some of us use a stainless roller assembly mounted to the bow in front of the anchor locker flip door, like one of these: It's a WINDLINE AR3 model. There's plenty of ply coring in that section of the deck and through bolting is easy. We just mount them so the chain drops just off the rub...

Yeah, I would go with the 10625, it has the 15" LRD tires. 14" tires for that load are too small - that's what I have under my 20 footer and they're barely adequate, would much rather have 15's. How much? BTW, it doesn't much matter how often you use it, if you need a trailer then you need...

That's a nice trailer. Are they putting Tie-Down or Kodiak brakes on them now? For the OP, here's an example of a heavy duty trailer for a bigger boat. Roadking specs on this one: RKAV 26-28TRB 80" / 6.5 225X15D Radial 15200 LB GVW 13000 LB LOAD CARRYING You might get by with a...

Darn those kids... I have the same problem - a high school student in marching band, they have something going on EVERY Saturday, and he's too tired on Sunday to do anything. It's good for him, but gee, the boat, the motorhome, and the dirtbikes are just sitting there while I make payments. And...

7% is about as good as you'll find for a used boat, or really any recreational product for that matter. Term depends on amount and age stipulations of the lender, but for $50K or so you should get 12-15 years if you want it. They are all wanting more down, but with good credit you should be...