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    Replacing the stereo

    https://www.greatgrady.com/threads/adventure-208-speaker-placement.24402/#post-148217 I think my post is #4
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    Biggest OB On 1997 Adventure 208?

    Save yourself the aggravation and just buy the 4cyl f200. Read all the threads on here about it. I have 350 hours on mine and I love it.
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    Trim Tab Auto Retract Feature?

    I tried it. This is exactly what happened to me. The draw from the module killed my battery after about 48 hours.
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    209 escape repower

    I repowered my 2000 Adventure 208 with the f200xb. Went from a 150hp OX66 to the i4 and couldn’t be happier with it. Awesome hole shot and efficiency etc. Take a look at the thread that Searosis posted. Don’t know much about the Suzuki or Honda but if the price is somewhat close to the Yamaha —...
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    Grady 20' Overnighter Repower

    Inline 4 cyl Yamaha. There’s a thread on here by Searosis from when he repowered with the F200XB. After reading that I made the choice to repower from a 150hp OX66 to the F200XB. The comparison is night and day. It’s not cheap but it was worth every penny to me. I definitely wouldn’t go with...
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    250 Yamaha on a 208. Too much?

    I would base my decision on how much of a premium the seller is charging for the 250. I repowered a 2000 208 a few years ago to the Yamaha i4 200 hp and it was the perfect match for that hull. It is more than enough power and top notch fuel economy. Although my hull couldn't handle a 250 hp...
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    Reupholstering all seats and coaming bolsters

    http://m.ebay.com/itm/Grady-White-Boats ... Ciid%253A9
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    Adventure 208 Speaker Placement

    Sound quality is unreal. I use my iPhone for the majority of my music and the speakers are so clear that you can hear the difference in sound quality between the wired AUX input and the Bluetooth connection. It's hard to tell from the photo but the fiberglass speaker boxes are not flat, they are...
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    Installing amplifier on 208 - Wire Length?

    ....the boat could use some soap and a brush also :D
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    Installing amplifier on 208 - Wire Length?

    I posted in another thread on here but I'll copy and paste it here with a little more info. I bought a piece of starboard off of eBay and cut it down to size to mount against the bulkhead. I didn't want to drill a ton of holes into the boat so I mounted the board and then screwed all of the...
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    Adventure 208 Speaker Placement

    It's still a work in progress but this is what I have done so far. Need to finish tidying up the wiring and then I need to figure what I'm going to do about the second set of speakers. I really want to add box speakers under the gunwales but its tough to find a decent quality pair that can...
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    Adventure 208 Speaker Placement

    I just finished installing a stereo system on my 208, I haven't had a chance to take photos yet but I will get over to the boat tomorrow and snap a few pics. I used fiberglass boxes from SMS Sportfish Parts. They weren't cheap but I didn't want to drill 7" holes in my boat so they were worth it.
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    Installing amplifier on 208 - Wire Length?

    I haven't had a chance to get down to the boat and take photos yet. I will take a bunch of pics in the next few days and post them. I mounted the speakers in these boxes: https://sportfishparts.com/products/fib ... audio-m770 I mounted the boxes in that small dead space between the cabin...
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    Installing amplifier on 208 - Wire Length?

    Went ahead and ordered 20' lengths of 4 gauge wire from genuinedealz. Only wound up with about 1.5 to 2 ft of extra wire. I was dreading pulling the wire through the rigging tube but it wound up being a piece of cake, the tube was plenty wide enough. Installed a JL Audio MHD900/5, 2 M770's, and...
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    Installing amplifier on 208 - Wire Length?

    I am in the process of installing a new stereo system on my 2000 Adventure 208 and I was wondering if anyone knew a ballpark number on the length of wire that I should purchase for a run from the battery at the transom via the rigging tube to where I am mounting the amplifier on the bulkhead...
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    Adventure 208 Fuel Sender & Tank Depth

    Mine just started sticking this season. What exactly did you do to free it up? I have to bang on the top of the sender with a screwdriver to unstick it.
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    Fake wood in Adventure 208

    I saw on THT that International Marine makes some sweet CNC switch panels and trim pieces. I was thinking about sending all my fake wood pieces in the mail and seeing if he can duplicate them in the fake carbon fiber pattern of the new GW's. Hard to believe that the fake wood ever looked good.
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    Will a Garmin 741xs fit in 2000 208 e-box?

    Digging up an old thread but if anyone is wondering.. I wound up installing the new Garmin 7608xsv on a bail mount bracket inside the ebox on my adventure. The unit fits perfect for the size of the opening. Just a heads up if anyone is looking at the new Garmin line. The attached photo is before...
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    Yamaha 200 I-4

    I also recently repowered my 208 with an I-4 Yamaha. I absolutely love it so far but I agree with everyone else that it might be not be enough for a 228.
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    Will a Garmin 741xs fit in 2000 208 e-box?

    Ideally I'd like to mount it on the bail mount inside the box if it would fit. Garmin doesn't give the dimensions of the unit on the bracket so its a guess at this point. Gipper I'll PM you my email address if you can send me pics that way. Also not sure if the 2000 208 dash is the same size as...