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I rarely get out of site of land, but I am noticing that my Garmin MFD and my Ritchie Compass are not reading the same heading. I would say it may be off as much as +/- 20 deg. I was thinking the other day that I should probably figure out who to believe. Of course we all assume that GPS is...

I am going to take your advice and check the signal at the radio. It is a brand new Garmin 670 radio so I'm sure it's going to be good there It might just be some wiring to the speaker which if that's the case then I'll probably just use the existing wire that's there and pull a new wire...

Freedom 285. Right front speaker not working. I hooked up another speaker to confirm it was not the speaker. It has to be a wiring issue. Left front is working so I'm thinking bout running a short wire to daisy chain the right off the left. I realize it is not going to be high fidelity, but...

Michael, good morning. Yeah, I have not been back to the boat yet. I am actually stuck up in Michigan right now until the 5th of February. I've had people working at the boat, but I've not gone ahead and asked anybody to remove the sure shade yet because I really want to take a good look at it...

Ok...when I get the unit off the hardtop let me see how it will break down for shipping. Stay tuned

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Seasick, thanks for your thoughts. I really apprecaite what you said and it all makes great sense. You are right, the SureShade would most likely be of interest to a Grady owner with a boat prior to 2019. It clearly was a post production option that was added, unlike the new curved electrical...

I purchased a 2019 freedom 285 that the owner installed most of the factory options on, one of those being the manual SureShade. I am realizing how large and unappealling it is to the lines of the boat. With all the nice new fly shades available today that can be put up in a snap, I am...

Rusty, If I got the boat back to Northern Michigan and was traveling short distances on more rural roads to and from boat ramps, would that be ok? I realize the 1400 mile trek from FL to MI needs a bigger rig.

Steve, Thanks I sent them an inquiry.

Dennis. Thank you again for all of your information and knowledge. I truly appreciate it. With everything that you've said and what others have said, I definitely will be buying a trailer with EOH.. I actually got a quote yesterday on an All Marine. Triple axle. 15000 GVWR with EOH, which I know...

What do you think about using a weight dist hitch. The weigh safe with a tongue weight gauge looks interesting

At Present tow vehicle is lacking. I have a 2023 Ford f150 Lariat w Eco and Max Tow showing capacity at 13800, but I dont think I want to spend 1400 miles on the highway. I could take a week to go that distance...back rds and a few hundred miles a day. The amount of time I would be towing it...

I have a line on a 2023 BlueFin Trailer tandem axle 12000 lb w hydraulic brakes. The owner is going to send me some measurements. Thnx

I am curious If there are any production trailers out there that would accommodate the Freedom 285 and its wide beam? I've seen a few nice looking used trailers on Facebook marketplace with a capacity of 11 to 12,000 lb but I just don't know if they would be wide enough. If anybody has a...

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Check there guys out....the whote kit and kaboodle for 750...includes the deck inserts...black or white fiberglass poles. I'm gonna go with these guys once I get my boat, but I just don't want to rush in and give them bad measurements So this will be one case in which I will take my time and...

Dennis, thanks for your input and you know, I don't even have the boat yet I told my wife that we probably would wait three or four maybe five months before we even started looking and we boat in Fort Myers that it just seemed like it was too good to be true and we put it deposit on it last week...

Yes, and I might even have to remove the cup holders if I can, so that I can get my hand in there and put the backing plate on those recessed shade pole holders. That was what somebody recommended But yeah, I would imagine I could tap into the cup holder drain tubes as well. I'm hoping that...