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Dennis I forgot about Shorelander. I have never really checked them out at the ramp nor for shopping . You're right though there are many and many are likely just average but few come close to Myco or Rolls. My Owens is the best I have ever owned and I would buy another in a heartbeat. The...

I am with Doc in these numbers. I mainly troll for dolphin/tuna anywhere between. 5-7 knots. I burn like 1.5 gallons an hour . I have a Yamaha 4.2 liter F250 and it doesn't make oil . At cruise say 4,000 to 4,200 RPM if seas allow I am burning between 9.5 to 11.2 gallons per hour . My average...

Yah my 228 will cruise at 35 at 4500. I run a 4.2 F250 with Power Tec OS4 4 blade prop. I would trust the guy and then you got your sea trial too and trust it yourself .

Um, Dennis I disagree . There is a best or a few best like Myco or Rolls . Those two trailers are the bomb! Then you got Pacific, Ownens, Sport Trail , Ameritrail and Load Rite. Then you have Road King, Magic Trail, Rocket. And so forth. Not all trailers are created equal. In the moment...

How far do you trailer ? A few miles or hundreds ? Practically any trailer will get you from home to the ramp if it's just a handful of miles . I have had Performance which I think is now Road King. I have had Magic Trail , EZ Loader and Venture . I now own an Owens. I trailer to Florida a...

For tough deck stains I sometimes use The Worx toilet bowl cleaner on the deck. I use Star Brite PTF deck cleaner and also use Woody Wax on the deck. Simple Green is also helpful for cleaning up too. I use Collinites wax and 303 protectent on rub rail and vinyl . The key as other have...

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So I was polishing it with Finesse it 2 glaze using their white hex foam pad. I was doing the outside "wall" of the walk-around space and got to the anchor locker . I accidentally increased the RPMs on the DeWalt and at the same I was near the hinges of the locker . I touched the hinges at this...

And the OP was straight forward and saying it's either the 208 or 228 and no other boats . ;-)

I might need to take a field trip.

Along those lines check your fuses first . It could be as simple as that.

Curious, how long are your poles? How long have you had them and do you run with them extending while on plane? I ask because I have aluminum 15 foot Tacos and their junior mounts. I have them installed with backing plates and no cracks. I have had them now for 6-7 years. . I don't run on...

My advice is to sea trial both boats. get on them and bring your wife if you can. I would suggest taking the sea trials on average days with some wind. You will then know which boat offers what you are seeking. I have a 228 and love it. Ain't gonna lie my heart years for a Sailfish or...

Greetings Guys. I spent the afternoon and into the evening today compounding polishing and waxing the front half of the boat topsides only. I used 3M marine rubbing compound, 3M Finesse it2, and waxed with Collinites 925. This is my first legitimate compound and polish job since owning a...

Hey Y'all,. I bought a cordless DeWalt XR 5 inch random orbital buffer . I have a bunch of DeWalt 20 V XR tools so what the heck. My struggle here is finding pads. The buffer came with 5 inch disc with the hook side of Velcro on it. I am missing something here , but where do I find say 5-6...

There is a breaker in my boat near the battery selector switch for the bilge pumps. They are not going to place a fuse or breaker in place where it gets flooded or wet routinely or inaccessible without dismantling the live well or what ever . The float switch could be stuck like others...

I enjoy reading here because most of us are passionate about our boats, we either love em or hate em. . Back in the day when I was in middle school Grady White invented the Walk Around style boat and it catapulted them in the industry. At one point the 228 was their flagship craft and Grady...

I had a 192 dual console Grady. I can attest the 228 runs way better than my 192 did. With that said they discontinued the boat because it sales went below some metric. why did it do that? Because the walk around especially on smaller boats under 27 feet have fallen out of favor with the boat...

If they both were powered with the sane motor one or another , I would go bigger . They are not . The ox 66 is thirsty but they were done what bullet proof. The Journey is going to ride better but the layout of the 228 is amazing for a small boat . On a typical day of 2-3s either boat is fine...