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Get a look at the construction of the newer model. I'll bet they improved the seal on the hinged panel for safety.

I agree...moisture meters are just one piece of information. Movement is the biggest give away. Look inside the hull at the engine bolts for swelling/cracking. Look at bang cap for swelling. Look at tie down u-bolts for swelling. If you are going to do all this work take a 2" hole saw and check...

I don't know anything good or bad about the ones you have. My fiberglass guys made two medium sized holes for access and used the Beckson screw-down ones. The two existing larger ones are Beckson pop-in's. They will be replaced with Beckson screw-in. This is a work-in-progress photo - I'll try...

I just had my transom redone. I'm going to swap the pop out ones in the splash well for the screw type.

Start with your local marina. These .com shipping companies can offer great prices but I have heard so many horror stories. A boat your size is not just some guy with a F150 pickup truck transport. Do you have a trailer? I drag my 268 Islander to Islamorada and back to Cape May every winter for...

GW and other small boat hulls "hide" the accumulation of water in the bilge under the deck. When the boat starts to handle improperly you are already in big trouble. I have bilge pump lights on the dash to indicate the pumps are operating. Bilge is usually very dry but I do watch them. I also...

I'm always amazed at these "blame game" stories. What was the lesson learned? A bilge pump isn't going to save your boat if you are taking on that much water. The forward bilge is connected with a small diameter hose which may be plugged at the factory to isolate the compartments. A "crash...

Solved my wiper problems...and leakey windows too.

Prop'ed wrong. Call www.propgods.com and see what they say. I switched to 4-blade props on my boat. Game changer.

What year? In my opinion all Grady White owners of older boats have a transom in their future. All in denial. There are so many ways for water to get in there most of which are inaccessible. Mine was a Greenwood XL plywood transom that should not have rotted out. It did. My Yamaha/Suzuki dealer...

Lewmar windlass is very sensitive to anchor rhode thickness. Rope to chain splice too. Don't overload anchor rhode locker or rope/chain splice won't feed. Use 8-plait from Lewmar as specified. Couple of years of experimenting. Everything working fine now.

With those Garmin 90xx displays with 4k resolution I would be looking at making room for larger than 13” displays. Maybe even going to a single 19”. 4k makes the combo screens more practical. You get 4 times the resolution of the 86xx screen. I’m setup with a 8612 at the helm and a 8610 in the...

Garmin unit won't power up if battery is below 10 VDC.

AI: The RP knot (Royal Polaris knot) is a very strong and reliable connection, retaining an estimated 80% to 90% of line strength when properly tied, though it is slightly less strong than an FG knot. Royal Polaris are the long range guys out of SanDiego. They know their stuff. You should be...

Put a volt meter on battery. What's your battery charger situation.

I’m swamped right now with personal stuff but will give you best practices for tournament level fishing in Cape May. Setup is similar but I’m not familiar with the knots you are using. Bad Company blueprints all its reels with Cal Sheets in SanDiego. Cal does both Penn and Shimano reels. Cal...

That fuse holder style above is not one I've seen on ProMariner. Probably something they swapped the original out for. But yes they have significantly improved the fuse holders. Switching from glass fuses to ceramic. Different style of screw down holder. Much better. I could go out at night...

I have owned several ProMariner chargers over the last 15 years. One went "dark" on me. I had chronic problems with melting the fuse holders. Fuse holder problem was so bad you could hookup shore power and grab the fuse holders and they would be hot to the touch. The latest one is a ProMariner...

Both work just fine for me... I prefer the claw in the FL Keys with all the coral. And 20' of chain is important. I get it back most of the time. The Danforth is a looser - always bending it and not working afterwards.

Delta or claw. Both "plow".