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  1. Ekea

    A change of heart... (also a lesson)

    well, i had a change of heart. a significant one. i de-striped my grady. i have been a fervent pro-striper in the past. so, what happened was... when i last filled my fuel tank, i was putting in ring-free and adding fuel incrementally to not over treat the fuel. well when i put gas in...
  2. Ekea

    Helm Electronics Update - Garmin Chartplotter and Ideas

    Also, going to push buttons takes less space and can make the panel look empty (unless you reconfigure or add more) I just did mine and went with rockers and red light to better preserve night vision.
  3. Ekea

    Helm Electronics Update - Garmin Chartplotter and Ideas

    also, i prefer the rocker switches to the push button. more of a target for your finger if you are in rough conditions.
  4. Ekea

    Canyon 271

    what power do you have and what props? did it previously kit 6k before the bottom god dirty?
  5. Ekea

    2007 232 Gulfstream prop selection

    call ken at prop gods
  6. Ekea

    Canyon 271

    that sounds like the wrong props or weak motors
  7. Ekea

    Helm Electronics Update - Garmin Chartplotter and Ideas

    new wire did great work for me. ditch fuses and go with breakers everywhere you can afford to i wouldnt do a single panel for the "top" and "bottom". the two areas are not centered relative to each other. personally, i would pull the old mfd and auto pilot, have the cutouts glassed, and then...
  8. Ekea

    Gulfstream shopping.

    that seems severly underpowered. even if you went up to 175s. my chase has twin 250s and it feels right.
  9. Ekea

    New Marlin Owner

    congrats. post some pictures when you can
  10. Ekea

    Engine Flush Adapter no longer sold by Grady

    fresh water boater here, so i have never needed to flush... why all the flush adapter stuff? the engines have a garden hose attachment. whats needed beyond a garden hose? i dont see how it gets much easier than hooking up a garden hose
  11. Ekea

    1997 Islander 268 Transom Rebuild Project

    looks good. what was the total cost?
  12. Ekea

    Test drove a gulfstream today - carumba

    a 23 foot boat is not going to be pleasant in 2-3 foot closely spaced seas. often times people think that 2-3 foot seas are pretty "tame" because in the spectrum of 0 foot to 30 ft seas, 2-3 is pretty small, you are still talking about a 3 foot wall that you are trying to bust through at...
  13. Ekea

    Trim tabs getting damaged when forklift lifts boat

    im glad its not the trailer used for that boat. to me, it looks like its for a stepped hull.
  14. Ekea

    Trim tabs getting damaged when forklift lifts boat

    is that the trailer for that boat?
  15. Ekea

    ?Problem with AGM batteries in new Grady White boats

    Sams Club reviews may not be the best source of information. Additionally, just because 30-40% of the reviews indicate early failure, that doesnt mean that the battery has a failure rate that high. The VAST majority of owners without problems never leave reviews. so, of those that did leave a...
  16. Ekea

    My new 2026 216 Fisherman….still in the wrapper until spring

    damn, im sorry to hear that. i hope that whoever is battling it beats it and stays cancer free for a long happy life.
  17. Ekea

    Treasure coast fishing

    yikes. hopefully you took all necessary steps to prevent an infection. i got hooked once, as a kid. we were pond fishing and my buddy hooked my forearm with his cast. it was a much smaller hook than you got caught on though.
  18. Ekea

    FS - 263 Chase Windshield

    it went in the trash 2 months ago
  19. Ekea

    GPS Antenna ?

    at the risk of derailing this thread, why does the SKR need highly accurate gps input? i assumed the only gps input to SKR was speed, but also assumed that high accuracy isnt as cruicial for speed as it would be for pitch/roll/yaw and acceleration g's
  20. Ekea

    Embarrassing Admission/Question

    i know this is old and you seem to be fine, but just thought i would add that i would expect the hub to spin before you damaged any gears