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Around here, everyone uses the terms up/down to refer to trimming the engine (outboard). Trim all the way up and the engine is out of the water. Trim all the way down and the engine is straight down as far as it can go. Most people tend to cruise with their engine trimmed up a certain amount...

Yes, boat model and size matter greatly. Hull design, length, width, weight, all will change trim requirements. Grady's are pretty heavy boats, which contributes to their famous comfortable ride. The only time I use trim tabs is when getting out of the hole. Put the tabs and the engine all...

Next time you are cruising at a constant speed, try adjusting the engine up and down. The RPMs should go up or down a few hundred depending on the angle of the engine.

I think there is some terminology confusion. Forward, back, up, down.... When you say forward, you mean down and back means up, correct?

The OP has a new 235. He has the Yamaha display that I posted. The yellow indicator shows the trim position of the engine. No yellow blips means the engine is all the way down. More yellow blips means the engine is trimmed upward. I always start with the engine trimmed all the way down...

At top speed its usually a little bit more, like around 70-80%.

Engine trimmed up around 50-60% like this.

I keep my 235 trimmed at about 50-60% on plane. Almost never have to use the tabs. It's such a heavy boat for its size that it just naturally cuts through the waves without much need to fuss a lot with trim tabs. But I can definitely hear cavitation if I trim up too much.

The Pensacola Beach Blue Angels show was last weekend and it's the biggest boating day of the year. If you go you need to plan to be there early and stay all day. Our routine is to load the boat on Friday night, leave the dock at 5:30am Saturday, drop anchor around 6am and not return till...

I was browsing the Grady website right after i bought the boat and saw they have some galleries of owner's boats. They had a link you could use to submit a photo for inclusion. I thought it would just get posted on the website...

I love it! Can't imagine not having it now. My old boat was like trying to turn an old diesel truck with no power steering. DES is like driving luxury sedan. So smooth, precise, and effortless.

Holy cow, check it out!

Why not give it a try? But it looks like it would hold water and get real moldy and gross underneath. Plus, it would probably be very lose and wrinkly. More of a trip hazard than anything.

1. Having to pry open that little deck portal every time to access the seacock. Do I leave the seacock open all the time or close it every time at the end of the day. 2. Trying to explain to guests how to flip the switch on the toilet to pump water in then flip it back to flush then back to...

So is it not a concern to pull salt water through the system from the hull to the bowl to the holding tank without being able to rinse everything with fresh water?

Yes, there is a marina about 3 miles from my dock that does pump out. My main concern is that the manual flush system is a bit complicated. I have concerns about a guest messing it up. Trying to keep things as simple as possible.

My thought on using gallon jugs was simply to eliminate half of the process. No need to open the seacock, flip the switch, pump to fill the bowl. I barely know how to use this thing....can't imagine having to explain the process to a guest. Figured it would be easier to keep everything in the...

I could have sworn that during my orientation the guy said to operate the toilet you have to open the seacock under the deck so it can pull water in from outside. But I could be wrong....maybe it does pull from the fresh water tank. Surprisingly, there is almost no information about it on the...

I have never had a toilet on my boat before and people have told me "DO NOT EVER USE IT". I don't plan to use it except maybe in emergency #1s only. Anyway. To keep it simple, instead of having to pry open the hatch on the deck and opening the seacock to be able to pull salt water into the...

Can't offer a ride, but I can tell you that you won't be disappointed. I didn't seatrial my new 235. Just took everyone's word that Grady's ride like nothing else. And they were right.