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who is calling the shots here? the boat ran bow up and they wanted to recalibrate the trim tabs? tabs can either do nothing or bring the bow down. what were the rpms on the first trial? was it acting like a dirty bottom or spun hubs then as well? if the engines are spinning quick and you...

ill do a second one at some point as well

you will stop noticing the "inconveniences" of the larger boat within the first few trips. however, you will appreciate the benefits of a larger boat every time you are out, especially on a KW or Bahamas trip.

Heres a friendly reminder to everyone to check the operation/condition of your bilge pump and hose. I replaced mine over the weekend (lots of bending and squeezing, but easy after doing deck drain hoses). The pump didnt work and there was a tear in the thin corrugated hose, double failure. i...

i felt the wood around the hole, it feels dry and firm/hard. transom taps well around the hole as well. i dont like the idea of leaving it the way it is to absorb more water. i also dont like the idea of trapping any moisture in there. its been out of the water since september, so if i...

I was crawling around my bilge yesterday and i noticed that on the inside of the transom, there is exposed wood where the hole was drilled for the drain plug fitting. The plug fitting is not as long as the transom is thick leaving a good bit of bare wood exposed on the inside. I didnt love...

i always though it would be fun to have a buddy boat to go out with. im not quite in your area, but hope you find one. maybe try the hull truth regional forum. lots of guys there.

strange. my boat has a little chain that holds it on

whatever you choose, do NOT choose a push to talk. you want an open line. your wife will need both hands when handling lines & walking/climbing around the boat, and you want both hands for wheel and throttles.

you cant just leave it at that...we need a full review!! i actually think that you are the first on this site to have them. we would love to hear some more in-depth assessments and observations

Solas L3 15.25 diameter by 19 pitch. keep in mind that my boat is lighter and narrower than yours, but i can run about 52 with them

seems to be a chase with a fisherman name put on it. probably when they were re-doing their naming convention. if you go to GW website and look up the manual for a 2011 273 fisherman, it brings up the manual for the chase.

on the scale of "bare bones tough as nails fishing boat" to "wine cruise and sand bar", scout is closer to the latter. the grady will be tougher & stronger and be a more timeless design. the scout will be fancier and trendier.

have you heard back? he set me up nicely

in this case, a good thing. the chase model tends to sit low in the back, many with the deck drain through hulls at or slightly below water level. i suspect the vast majority of the reason yours sits high is due to the single engine.

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wow, that sits high in the water with no top and only one engine...

just comparing it to a transom - a full transom job is around $10k and that includes removing/reinstalling engines and trim tabs, and using coosa for coring. A transom is about 8' by 3'. That seems like a bigger job than two areas that are 2' x 4' that are also much less structural. this is...

the OP was near Annapolis which is located in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. the upper bay is only about 5-10 miles wide. that area is over 100 miles from the ocean

that seems pretty excessive. i had to replace 6 feet of keel on mine (previous owner either ran aground hard on rocks or ran into a cross beam on the trailer) and that only cost me $6k