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  1. Mustang65fbk

    Question for Grady Owners for older boats 1997 are so

    Are you looking at the 1997 Grady White 208 Adventure on Boat Trader located in Brooklyn? If so, it says that the motor runs great? If not, might want to check it out. https://www.boattrader.com/boat/1997-grady-white-adventure-208-10107184/
  2. Mustang65fbk

    285 Freedom on a 10,000lb lift... any issues?

    Yes.... but that wet weight is from the Grady White performance bulletin, of which we can only guess the number of gallons of fuel that they had on board during that sea trial run. My guess is that they likely had 25-50 gallons of fuel, or less, in order to be able to get the best fuel economy...
  3. Mustang65fbk

    Question for Grady Owners for older boats 1997 are so

    I think they're possibly quoting two different things/years... in I believe 1997 Grady White switched from standard marine grade plywood to a product called Greenwood XL. It's supposedly a far superior product compared to your standard marine grade plywood at resisting water/rot, though it...
  4. Mustang65fbk

    285 Freedom on a 10,000lb lift... any issues?

    Doesn't seem like it would be an issue if the boat wasn't full of fuel and completely loaded down. That being said, I'd call up the manufacturer and see what they recommend, if anything. I think my biggest concern would be the width though, as your previous boat was an 8'6" beam and your new one...
  5. Mustang65fbk

    285 Freedom on a 10,000lb lift... any issues?

    Do you already have a lift and are wondering if it will be up to the task at hand of lifting your new boat? Or are you looking at buying a new lift and trying to determine which size you need? If the the former, then I'd imagine a lift with a 10k lb capacity would be able to lift up the test...
  6. Mustang65fbk

    Engine bracket inspection cover replacement

    Something like this possibly? I don't know, hard to tell without seeing the top portion of the inspection plate. https://thmarinesupplies.com/products/designer-series-screw-down-deck-plates?variant=462169341980
  7. Mustang65fbk

    New 285 Freedom on the way!

    Congrats!
  8. Mustang65fbk

    Grady Marlin Livewell gas shock

    It looks like per the 2007 parts catalogue that it should be an Ameritool 10-296 pneumatic shock, which shows as a 10-30#. I'd obviously call up Ameritool to confirm, as a quick Google search doesn't show any new products with that same part number, as it's likely an older or discontinued one...
  9. Mustang65fbk

    Swapping out F250 Yamaha for BT350 Honda

    Dang, that thing looks massive on the back of the boat. Does she clear with regards to the cowling and the back of the bait table? Congrats on the repower.
  10. Mustang65fbk

    Live scope

    The PS30 transducer per the Garmin site says it's good down to 300', though I imagine since it doesn't specify whether that's saltwater or freshwater... that it's likely freshwater, and that saltwater would probably only be good to about half that depth, or maybe even less. If the PS30 was good...
  11. Mustang65fbk

    Swapping out F250 Yamaha for BT350 Honda

    Hopefully that's accurate, as Honda always seems like, at least around here, that they're in last place in terms of preference, pricing, availability, etc. The top 3 seem like they're Yamaha by a long shot, then probably Suzuki with a slight edge over Mercury? It's pretty rare that I see a Honda...
  12. Mustang65fbk

    Swapping out F250 Yamaha for BT350 Honda

    I don't have that information and can't find anything about it on Google, so it's a little bit difficult to compare. There is a performance data sheet for a 251 Coastal Explorer with a single F300 available on the Grady White website, it has a heavier dry weight compared to your boat and...
  13. Mustang65fbk

    Swapping out F250 Yamaha for BT350 Honda

    It's in the performance data sheet that I attached above... 27.4 mph
  14. Mustang65fbk

    Live scope

    I haven't personally done it before. I was considering adding the transom mounted Panoptix transducer to my boat at the time I purchased her coming up on almost 5 years ago now. But at the time, the Panoptix was only rated to I believe 200' in depth, and that was in freshwater. In saltwater...
  15. Mustang65fbk

    Swapping out F250 Yamaha for BT350 Honda

    I mean... I'd hope that you'd be getting above 3 mpg, as I just saw a performance data sheet on a 257 Advance with a single F250 on it, and the optimum cruise was @ 4k rpm, burning 9.1 gph of fuel and getting 3.01 mpg. If that boat, which is likely quite a bit underpowered, can do it then I'd...
  16. Mustang65fbk

    Swapping out F250 Yamaha for BT350 Honda

    It's interesting because people keep talking about torque numbers and so forth, yet I don't think any outboard manufacturer actually posts their numbers for ft/lbs of torque. I imagine that the Honda 350 likely has more torque considering that it's a v8 as opposed to the Suzuki considering that...
  17. Mustang65fbk

    Swapping out F250 Yamaha for BT350 Honda

    As mentioned in another thread... it seems very odd that they're discounting the Honda 350 by like $10k+, as it's essentially a brand new design that they've come out with only in the last couple of years. It almost seems like they're going to go with a different design or they aren't selling...
  18. Mustang65fbk

    Failed through haul fitting?

    Is it the 2007 on Boat Trader that's located in Michigan? If so, the pictures all seem a bit odd/suspicious to me...
  19. Mustang65fbk

    Failed through haul fitting?

    To me, it almost looks as though the scupper, as well as the trim tab were removed and some fiberglass work was done in that area. Then they were reinstalled but looks like some water was in behind them? Is that a dried seam going from the scupper on down? If possible, I'd look at the same part...
  20. Mustang65fbk

    Hard Top Courtesy Lights - Freedom 285

    Yep... that was the one that I linked above, it's by i2 Systems Lighting.