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Group 24 has been ok so far but I’ve notice the downriggers slow down after a long fishing weekend with stereo/amp loud. I only use15 lb balls. Im sure bigger is better. All my battery wires are custom lengths so if I go to a bigger battery for house loads I’ll have to make more.

As others have said, sure you could put one in but, you'd need to drill a bigger hole in the side of your boat. My rear is 2000 gph and it shoots water 8' sideways when on.

I use progressive but haven't had any experience with claims or other insurers. They do allow a "stated value" which I use. It's at $35k from 2019 I'd need to pay $45k to get the same boat out here if I could find one.

Buy a used Marlin that already has a slip in your area. 2 problems solved for the right boat. There's a smaller market for used 30' boats vs trailable 22' boats. You're going to get a great deal over what they cost new! Assuming you can find one. Now the fun part, looking! I envy you, keep us...

Not really in order. I should say doing a DIY motor swap to a used fourstroke but that's a no brainer and more than a 'mod'. - Similar to Skunkboat, - Reconfiguring batteries to have a dedicated house battery, moved both to port side, Added a VSR switch so I'll never run down my start battery...

What are your Top 3 favorite boat mods or additions you've made and why do you like them so much? Bonus points for photos!

Move to the Keys? Buy a Pilothouse boat? Diesel heater?

Nice, I did the same after I bought my boat. Added an ACR (love it) and moved both Group 24 batters to port to balance out 120 lb kicker. Did you use the Blue Sea Terminal fuses they ask for on your ACR? I've blown 2, thinking of switching to a circuit breaker. 100 amp. Good project, well worth it.

Awesome trip report! Thanks for taking the time to post. I've had 2 boats shipped east to west but always wondered how it would be and how much it would cost to drive it myself. I paid $3500 for my 228 Seafarer in Nov. 2019 to go from Richmond Virgina to Seattle, WA. Let me tell you it was nerve...

Never seen a Boomer sub but I can tell you our ferries have a prop at each end. So they don't turn around. They use the front prop as the brakes, which is the wash you see in the front. I'm pretty sure the ferry could have stopped if he wanted to but he had the right of way. Amazing how tough...

Found a pic of the old rear speakers. These couldn't handle an amp so took them out. Front 2 sets are still in there. SKAR audio replacements but the same holes in the hardtop were used... luckily. Those box speakers are really easy to mount! Not much room in the hardtop when you open the...

I flush mounted the electrical outlets and am happy with the location. Easy to find, never in the way. clean look.

Don, Are you at a fish camp/resort in that pic? I'm dreaming about a trip to Rivers Inlet someday.

Congrats on the new boat, and the cross country trip. Another Grady from the East hits Seattle. Those same speakers came with my boat. They're from west marine if I remember correctly. Was in the same spot too. I replaced them with bigger 6" speaker boxes. I think those were 4". They aren't...

No it won't help you in the fog. Look up what Garmin new Reactor autopiliot can do. It's not a a magic robot that can avoid obstacles. You can still hit things or be hit by things with auto pilot. In fact I'd say it's more dangerous because you don't have to pay attention to drive. My friend...

I've seen a bracket added to a euro transom on a non-grady but the transom wan't raised. Imagine a massive swim platform, that's what the owner wanted for diving. Watch the latest Florida Sportsman Dream Boat episode (youtube) the owners of this marine company are about to do it. They are...

If your boat is hard to steer, you could replace the steering cable for $150ish. They need it every 10 years or so. I could steer my 20' boat with cable steering with one pinky. You didn't say there was a problem. But if autopilot is the goal then ya go hydraulic for sure.

It's a known issue where cosmetic chipping occurs on the hatches. I had it bad. Fixed it over the winter, with gel coat. Can't even tell it was there. Do a search on this forum, you'll find photos of the process.

How many thousands of dollars are you willing to spend on this project? It's not going to be cheap.

Do they have a way to mount it high over the livewell on a Seafarer 228? Find the cutting board is easy but the mounting at 40 " is the tough part it seems with off the shelf parts.