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    Question for the Sand-Bar people

    I put this on my 282 and it is awesome. Totally worth the money. Just know that you need to buy the mounts separately. https://shop.livorsi.com/products/ldr4081040000n-4-step-flat-surface-quick-release-ladder-with-8-top-bracket...
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    Trolling motor mounting

    It is a bit of a pain to get under the rail to deploy.
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    Bow ladder

    Right over it
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    Bow ladder

    My wife has been wanting a bow ladder for the sandbar for a while and I finally found and installed one. I wish I had done this sooner because this thing is amazing. Only issue is that the company doesn’t advertise that you need to buy the bases. I opted for the 2.25” ones with the spring door...
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    Best Product for Cleaning Bolsters and Seat Cushions?

    Nautical1 works great. They posted an add on THT for people with real dirty upholstery and they took some of mine to use at the Stuart boat show to show off their product. It’s been several months and my stuff still looks brand new.
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    Tackledirect

    That sucks, I got a bunch of BOGO free Diawa BG’s from them several years ago and still place a few orders a year with them.
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    Generator for A/C

    My plan is to secure this to the hard top and use during the day while underway in the summer, maybe while on the hook but only for the wife if she gets too hot. I have no plans to overnight on the boat unless it’s cold enough to do without needing a generator. Unfortunately I have no place on...
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    Generator for A/C

    Thanks guys I think I’m going to borrow a 2000 Honda from my dad and check it out. Family affair, 100% about the CO detector. I’ve been a firefighter for 25 years and have responded to calls where a generator ran in the garage or worse, in the home, and no CO detectors were installed.
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    Generator for A/C

    I have an ‘01 Sailfish that has the built in A/C. No idea how old it is and it doesn’t have any markings on it anymore. I works great on shore power but I’d like to get a little Honda or equivalent generator so that I can run it underway. Does anyone have an idea how many kw I would need? I...
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    Trolling motor installation on the 27 sailfish

    I’m going to get a boarding ladder for the port side bow and put a hinge in the starboard bow rail. I have always grabbed the rail and pulled myself up and under the rail when we nose in but I’m getting too old for that shit. I was afraid cutting the rail would weaken the rail too much to...
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    Trolling motor install on 282 Sailfish

    Ling king how think is your aluminum? Mine is 3/8 and it flexes a lot at max power. I’m thinking I’ll need a second one and sandwich them together
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    Trolling motor install on 282 Sailfish

    Tested my Rhodan today and it was flawless. Deploying it is easy than getting it back up but it is worth not cutting the rail. 282 Sailfish. Can’t wait till the wind dies down and I can hit the reef. I will say the 3/8 aluminum flexes at the higher thrust settings which is kind of concerning so...
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    Trolling motor install on 282 Sailfish

    Yes I’m going to use 1/2” bolts with a backing plate.
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    Trolling motor install on 282 Sailfish

    Well it took forever but I finally got the mount back from the fabricator. Now it’s off to get powder coated.
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    2009 306 Bimini Transom

    Did you do the work yourself or did you have someone here in Martin County do it?
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    Trolling motor install on 282 Sailfish

    Good point, unfortunately it’s already being made and I did want it to be permanent. I’m going with 3 12v Interstate batteries in the compartment under the mid berth along with a genie 3 bank charger. My plan is going to be changing it up to lithium at some point but I got the batteries for...
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    Trolling motor install on 282 Sailfish

    I have finished a wood template for my 96” Rhodan for my 282. I did not want to cut the bow rail so I made a plate that attaches to the pulpit. I have some preliminary pictures though I have extended the final template back to the windless. I attached a rope to the bottom of the shaft to...
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    For Sale 2001 Grady White 282 Sailfish

    Did you try boat trader.com or facebook? I created a facebook account just to find my current boat and deleted once I bought it.
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    2001 268 Islander very unstable.

    I had a ‘95 with twin 200HPDIs and it did the same thing. I ran into an old GW transporter one day at Home Depot that asked me which model I had (was wearing a GW shirt). He told me that the hardtop plus cabin made the model notoriously list coming off of wakes or waves and that was the same...