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I'll work on more pics for sure. The side windows are sliders and they let a lot of air in.

I like the bar at the dock. I love me a good cocktail at the end of the day even though I won't allow any booze on my boat (I'm on the Pacific, we don't have that Florida flat ocean sandbar vibe, we have it just got shitty really fast vibe. Doesn't mix with booze). But your home dock has a...

I put my boat in a slip because I was redoing everything, brake lines, calipers, rotors, bearings. Much easier with the boat off. I think you can probably do it with the boat on if your trailer is anything like mine. Plenty of room at the front and that's where you will be working.

Why not tighten up the nut that lets the tiller swing up and swing it up out of the way? That's what I did.

The way I did it was probably harder than most because I replaced everything: brake lines, calipers, bearings. If you have a setup you trust and you just need to add the electric over hydraulic pump and redo the wiring, that's pretty straightforward. You need to find the wiring diagram and...

I have an alternative for you that might be cheaper (but way less cool!) Check out: https://www.controllking.com/ I have one of those, I got it because my friend who got my hardtop has one. We fish with each other and I loved his control so I got one as well. What it is: a box that goes at...

I guess the question is what value is it to the forum to have you repeatedly state you don't need something? You can say "no offense" all you want, but what you are really doing is sort of shitting on someone else's project. Maybe I'm a big pussy, but your comments seem to run counter to the...

I probably have already posted. I've got some stuff. A) I put on correct sized trim tabs. My 228 came with 9x12, I replaced those with 12x18 and holy shit, in our shitty Pacific ocean, the ride is so much better. I used to have to back off the throttle on every swell, now I roll over them...

We have different goals. I will be chasing bluefin in this boat and I had one goal: visibility. I got it in spades. I have 180 degrees of visibility through the windows. I will see jumpers out of my peripheral vision, something that would _never_ be possible through Eisenglass. As for the...

I beg to differ, I started with the hardtop and went to a pilot house, it is night and day better. MUCH better visibility, less clutter, looks great. I would have paid a lot more for my boat if this had been an option.

I'm the buddy with the pilot house, and yes, while expensive, it's really sweet. I agree with Peter, I think 40's as well.

A few thoughts from a guy that hated the tabs and now loves them. First, what size tabs? My 228 came with 9x12 and those are sized for a 12 foot boat. I put in 12x18 and it is a *HUGE* difference. Make sure you have tabs that are sized for your boat. For 9 inch deep tabs, Bennett says an...

When you do it, a couple of things: Obviously 316 stainless for the hinge and the latch (maybe reuse yours if in good shape?) If you've seen my other posts, you know that I have put deckadence "carpet" on my floor. If you are inclined to do the same, then leave about 3/4" off the bottom of...

I think it would be pretty easy to get some starboard and make replacements. That might be your best bet. Anyone with a CNC router could cut the slats.

I bought deckadence and installed that myself. It has a sticky back so it doesn't slide around and it's cushy on your feet. You can see my boat here: https://marineflooring.net/gallery/ - it's the 7th boat counting left to right. I *love* this stuff. My install is 2 piece, if you look...

One more vote for bunks. This topic came up before, I said bunks, and some wiser person did have a decent argument for rollers but I don't remember what it was. Nevermind, I found it. Rollers are better in shallow water. So imagine a lake launch and the lake gets deeper very slowly, you have...

A friend of mine has a 1999 225, had a similar problem. He replaced the fuel pumps, cleaned the O2 sensor and one other thing, and his is back to normal. He's on here, I'll nudge him to fill in the details.

I've seen those go for around $60K. Really depends on how it surveys. I'm biased, that's my dream boat, if Grady still made those I'd own a new one.

When Johnson-Hicks mounted my radar on my hard top, they mounted it pretty level. When Charlie Hicks (no relation) did my pilot house, he did about a 6 inch tower for the radar and tipped it down towards the bow about 4 or 5 degrees. Holy smokes, what a difference! Before, I didn't see...

I've got a 2020 228 (same year so likely same rod holders) and I've used Scotty downriggers and puller in the rod holders. People tell you they are not strong enough and people are wrong. I had a crab pot get tangled in an abandoned fishing net (big one, commercial) and we had 2 200 pound...