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Not all use wood, but there are problems with foam core as well, if there is an air void and the resin content lamintaing the core and glass together is not enough, the glass will slap the core and cause it to turn to dust inside causing bigger issues. Some builders use foam or balsa core to...

Yamaha filters and Racor typically recommend 100 hr max usage, not sure about other brands. Typically you will get about 80-100 hrs or 1 season out of a fuel water seperator. If your gas sits for two weeks at a time, I would highly advise getting a racor 2micron clear bowl, more expensive but...

Nice trip guys!!! Glad you had fun and put some meat in the box. Also god to hear the tuna are right on schedule working their way north instead of a funky pattern like last season. We were able to put an 80lb class bft in the boat Sat on the way back in from sharking. Had schools all over...

If you do go, kiss up behind a bigger boat and let them flatten it out for you, plus they know the location of the bars that you will not find on any map, they shift a lot. As stated, it is more of a condition thing not a size thing. I've fished out of there maybe 40 times and on some days...

Has anyone tried to contact Anchor Marine since they are the local dealer? I'd love to get a club started and would be willing to do leg work to get it going but WILL NOT work with Anchor I've had to many issues with them...still waiting for my window to be ordered for my boat that they cannot...

Get a survey done as stated above. If you look at the boat yourself you could miss a lot of things, looking clean and well kept is only half the story. A survey will check the transom and hull for any damage or water intrusion, will check all electrical systems and make you aware of any issues...

The 4 strokes have no issues steering when tilted down, but when tilted up they will scrape the latch for the fold down transom, where it hits, the latch protrudes out and when tilted up, this is the widest part of the engine cowling. The HPDI's do allow more room to get on and off the boat if...

If he plans to keep the boat for 8-10 years , a repower is the best choice without a doubt, if he might only keep it 2-3 years, a rebuild is more practical, if it is somewhere inbetween, then this gets tricky and really comes down to what makes sense finacially and what hes willing to do. A...

Only places you would have your autopilot computer ona 265 would be under the v berth forward, this is a typical location, or under the stbd side bench seat, there is an access hatch and will grant you access to space below deck where the computer could be mounted, if you need more room, you...

2002 the cusppers were relocated, but mid year, my 2002 was a late year 2002 and had the higher scupper location, actually mine was the second to last 2002 built. As stated above, fuel burn numbers are very similar, you will cruise slightly faster on the HPDI's, to match the speed you might...

Not sure how you would do this in the water, you will have hydraulic oil leak when you remove the return line, and getting under an outboard in the water is not fun. I would recommend doing it out of the water, it will be a lot quicker and safer to do, and as mentioned almost impossible to...

I perfer the bennets, I've had great service, but the volvo's are not a bad system at all, have some nice features but might be more pricey then you need. Lenco's might be the cheapest alternative, and easiest to install, a lot of builders are switching to them lately, including the one I work...

Both boats are built very well, but they will be hard to compare in all honesty, they are very very different. The 265 is a big boat for its size, but measures 25'9" from transom to tip of the bow...not including pulpit, the stamas is much bigger. The stamas will be more boat, but much of that...

Sounds like you need just the heading sensor, if you purchase an autopilot, most come with it, if you plan to buy a different brand autopilot, I would recommend to get the furuno heading sensor and then connect the autopilot through the nema cable, it will transmit the information needed, and...

As Bob states, this system seems ok. It seems like the 2 start batteries are seperate, one for each engine. If you read the owners manual, one battery selector should be on 1 and the other on 2, the owner's Manual should state which goes to which position, this is a typical Grady...

I think the overlay is worth the upgrade. I plan to sell my navnet vx1 this winter and upgrade to the vx2, add the heading sensor as well as the sirus weather, will be well worth it for the money, being able to overlay your rdar onto your gps is nice, espeically if your not a pro at...

They do work, especially on boats under 25ft, smaller boats like yours will see a noticable gain in trim control, as well as the ability to get on plane with less power and stay on plane with less power. Some guys say they see better fuel economy, that can occur as well, but your significant...

Drill through the gelcoat in reverse or you will causde major spider cracks and chipping, you do not have to go far, just top break the surface, then switch to drilling in the correct direction. You should always do this when drilling into fiberlgass, but especially so on a big hole like this.

Take the batteries to west marine and have them load test them, it is free and takes only a few seconds to do. They will tell you if the batteries just need fluid or are shot and need to be replaced. How old are they, most guys say 2-3 years although I always get about 5 or so out of mine, I...

Adjust yout trim angle and shift gear in the boat, what is happening is your boat is getting too much lift and trim angle and not enough boat is sitting in the water. In rougher seas the waves help to counter act this, even at the same trim angle and speed and such, since the wave action will...