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    Helm Cover

    Maybe give LaPortes a try.
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    Freedom 285

    Congratulations! post a pic!
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    Jumping out of my skin - anyone else?

    I cleaned mine up yesterday, so it’s my fault it’s pouring today :mad:
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    Shiply Is Horrible

    That sucks, big time. Hopefully, you’ll be made whole. Perhaps you can still get the boat at a salvage offering?
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    2000 Adventure 208 is 150 HP enough???

    Grady speced 150 as minimum and 250 max. If you are happy with the performance of the 175, not sure it’s worth the risk to try a 150 and now be disappointed with the boat. Put a 250 on it and grin from ear to ear every hole shot:p
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    Power Pole mount on a Freedom 235

    The dual swim platforms make adding that challenging. I did a quick search of used 235’s and search results didn’t show any with a power pole. New boats likely won’t have it unless dealer added since Grady doesn’t offer it as a factory option on that model.
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    Registration numbers in a GW font

    I think BoatUS that has an app with various fonts.
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    Reminder to turn off batteries

    Reminds me of my VHF antenna on my Seafarer 228 that I kept forgetting to lower before trailering. Shakespeare had me on their automatic monthly replacement program :( I contemplated putting a reminder sticker at the helm but after enough financial pain, lowering the antenna became part of my...
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    Hydraulic upgrade

    Parker stores can usually fab up new lines with proper connectors on both ends. Not sure if they shorten existing lines.
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    Transom Transducer Mounting Location

    On their website they use the term “adhesive” and I may be incorrect calling it “epoxy”. The 2-part comes in a mixing tube, but I still squeeze it out on to a piece of cardboard and mix it thoroughly. If you look at the back of their blocks, the perimeter holes are machined with an undercut...
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    Transom Transducer Mounting Location

    Stern Saver is a brand and a company that supplies a kit for the installation. The kit consists of a starboard block, a 2-part epoxy, sandpaper, alcohol wipes, gloves, and a mounting template system that makes locating and keeping the block in place very easy. The starboard block is machined -...
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    Transom Transducer Mounting Location

    Here’s a couple pics that are hopefully helpful. I’m holding an aluminum square flat against the hull bottom adjacent to the transducer. The square is about 1/8” thick. You can see the nose of the transducer slightly lower than the hull bottom and is at a slight angle downwards at the rear. The...
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    Transom Transducer Mounting Location

    That’s called a transom saver. Epoxy a chunk of starboard to the transom to mount the transducer. I also epoxied a couple cable tie mounts, too. No holes drilled through the transom below the waterline.
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    Transom Transducer Mounting Location

    Here’s a pic of when I mounted a transom saver to my 215. For the transducer itself, I used a level to project the hull bottom and set the transducer height with the front of the transducer’s mid-line even with the hull bottom and the rear of the transducer slightly lower than the hull bottom...
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    gradywhite.com down?

    I just tried. “Server Not Found”
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    Grady White Sailfish 282 Boat Lift Size

    I have a 12k lb Hi-Tide lift and kept a Back Cove 29 on it for a few years. Boat was 10k lbs, 9’6” beam. I think lifts have an amount of safety factor built in to their ratings and should hold their rated capacity. When I was selecting my lift there were small price increments by upping motor...
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    buffer recommendations

    My main polisher is a Flex. I think the model is #3401, which is their 6” model. They do make a smaller version. Expensive. Excellent quality.
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    1994 Tournament 225 stripe and log replacement

    I found the raised name and gw logo on Etsy. They were 3D printed.
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    Installing a boat table

    This is from an Edgewater 248CX I had. Factory option, so not much help on how it’s installed.