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    Changing colors

    Take it to your dealer and trade it:cool:
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    Door Locked on Freedom 307

    I think the keys to those are generic and not specific to your boat. Perhaps call a dealer and see if you can borrow one. As long as it’s for that brand lock it should open it.
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    Steering is Stiff

    Instead of adding the hydraulic steering boost pump the dealer quoted initially, I opted to upgrade the engine to digital electronic steering, so no hydraulic steering. Hard to steer both directions indicates a different problem than prop torque in only one direction. Perhaps unhook the motor...
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    Steering is Stiff

    I had a Sea Hunt with F250 and regular Sea Star hydraulic steering that over 4,000 rpm took some effort to steer to port and would easily steer to starboard. I chalked it up to prop steer and lived with it. I did try moving the lower unit anode fin around and it helped a bit, but it still took...
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    Looking for ideas to get boat & trailer in new garage

    Smaller diameter wheels for the trailer.
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    Panda out solar in?

    The FP genny I had on a Back Cove had an underwater exhaust. Not sure if that system was standard or optional, but it cut the noise and smell quite effectively. Perhaps research to see if your genny has it and/or add it.
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    Aft curtain

    In the photo of your boat there are 3 SS screws that are in the underside of the cross bar, facing up. Perhaps those were for the female portion of the slider. Just guessing.…
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    Aft curtain

    Looks like that may be the type that the curtain has a male “slider” that slides in to female slots that are attached to your hard top.
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    Looking for a decent boat cover

    Around here LaPortes is favored being local. Won’t be cheap, though.
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    2013 Freedom 285 Windshield Frame Repair?

    When you are installing the glass in to the rubber channel, soap is your friend. Lube up both the inside of the rubber channel and the edge of the glass your inserting.
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    Adventure 208 steering

    Sea Star is a common brand. They also now have electric steering which should eliminate pull altogether.
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    New steering wheel

    Not bad for the thing you touch the most. My guess is it starts out as a stainless steel casting, so you need a tool and foundry. Lots of polishing after that, possible machining of the hub taper and rubber insert pockets. speaking of the insert, need those, so another tool, molding and...
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    Freedom 215 rear seat backs

    My guess is there’s a zipper on the underside, probably near the flap, but just a guess.
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    Helene

    For the most part it came through here last night. Gusts to 70, quite a few tornado warnings, lost power early a.m. for a few hours. Tide was higher than the recent king tides due to southeast wind blowing water up the rivers, but no intrusive flooding. So, just a big mess to clean up. I talked...
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    Grady White Accessories Online

    Have you looked here? I’ve purchased a few things and quality is fine. https://gradygear.geigershops.com/
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    Bennett Trim Tabs Lights

    It may seem inconsequential, but if the tabs are retracted and the controller doesn’t get the signal that one and/or both tabs are fully retracted it keeps the pump running until it times out, creating unnecessary wear and tear. I had it happen to my boat early this season when even though both...
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    Bennett Trim Tabs Lights

    Here’s a video and it’s on a Grady!
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    Bennett Trim Tabs Lights

    You may need to calibrate the lights. I had to do that. There’s a simple procedure you can find on YT. Offhand, press two buttons simultaneously to put it in calibration mode, then move the tabs to full down position, then full up position. The lights then are coordinated to the actual tab position.
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    Dash modernization

    To give you an example that Kirk is referring to. Make sure you leave room for the protective covers for each device. I gave this dimensioned template to New Wire since they’re local. End result was excellent.