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Something that’s taken a back seat to other things on my Grady to do list is getting the canvas enclosure usable. The factory canvas “looks” new but as so many do it’s shrunk some. I saw a product called zip extends that zip in between the panels bridging the gap. Anyone here given this a try...

Finally got to put my new Simrad Go9 thru it’s paces today and I’m blown away ! It’s super easy to use and I credit it with putting me on bass today that I wouldn’t have found with my old Faruno. The transducer was mounted on line with the starboard side chine and though I was worried that the...

I trailer my boats, always have. I always flush my engine after every saltwater trip and if I haven’t run it in awhile I like to run it on the muffs at home to be sure it’s good to go. Problem is on my DT225 besides the ports that get covered by the muffs there’s a rectangular grate on the...

The last year and a half have really been tough to get out on the boat but this fall I hope to get more regular use like I used to. One of my local marinas has offered special of $50 for 3 days use of a slip which I’d like to take advantage of. If I’m gonna slip my boat I’ve got to upgrade my...

I'd touched base on this earlier and have decided to follow thru. When tied up at the ramp waiting for me to park my truck or dunk the trailer after a day on the water the boat has a way of pivoting in with the bow rubbing on the dock marring the gelcoat. This happens even If I ask someone to...

Since I’ve owned my boat, 7 years the horn has never worked. I bought a replacement but have been dodging that task because the wires that feed it are toast with zero conductivity and are fed under the cabin carpeting. here is where it is mounted and it’s opposite side inside the cabin... The...

Never thought I’d see the day but I launched the Grady today and retrieved it and it actually needed to get the rear tires in the water on the ramp. :rolleyes: I’ve launched with my Chevy K1500 and my Jeep Commander and today was the first trip with our new Toyota Tacoma TRDOff Road 4x4. The...

Trying to neaten up everything in my boat and one of the small things that had bugged me is the extra 12’ of coax cable for the vhf that’s in my helm box. My antenna is literally 2-1/2’ from my radio. With the routing of the cable I’m thinking it only needs 5 maybe 6’ to reach with a little...

Getting a very late start for the season and getting things cleaned up after storage. Also moving towards updating the electronics. Removing the external gps antenna and it’s five miles of coax cable all zip tied up and jammed in behind panels, wires connected to whatever they were before the...

last year I posted about this antenna wondering what would be a good replacement but it was determined that this was actually good high end model so I decided to stay with it. Now I was going to give it a fresh coat of white epoxy and found a 4” crack running vertically. It’s small but I wonder...

The image below shows the fender arrangement I use to keep my hull safe when launching and retrieving from the ramp and it’s dock. The orange ball guards the flare at the bow when the stern line isn’t as tight as it could be and it turns in to rub the bow. I’d like to add a cleat pretty much...

Those who have this hatch and storage under the helm what do you store in yours? This seems wet and access to it is awkward at best. I have my Overnighter some 7 years and I barely if ever get in there. I’ve been storing a bucket and extra castnets sometimes there but that’s about it. Thinking...

Picked up an external speaker for my vhf. Easy to install in this spot, even have two bolts under it in the dash doing nothing that line up perfect with its mounting bracket. Looks good there, would hear it clearly there, and it’s even protected under the windshield but there’s just one problem...

I’ll be swapping in the new Simrad Go9 unit and removing the old Faruno with its external gps antenna this winter. While I’m at it I’ll be adding an external speaker for the vhf and figure to replace its old vhf antenna. It’s a Shakespeare but it’s finish is totally cracked and weather checked...

Over the last couple weeks I went through a lot of write ups, videos, and went to the store to try out the units. I settled on the Lowrance Elite 9ti2 with coastal maps figuring it’d be the best bet for the inshore fishing I do. It was very user friendly too. It was $969 so I figured I’d wait...

This is boat related and something fun so I figured I’d share this. I like cars, trucks, motorcycles, boats and everything old, particularly petroliana. Living in NJ I keep my eye out for old unique license plates mainly from my state. My favorite are the early license plates for boats. They are...

I have the older 2002 Faruno chart plotter pictured on my Overnighter. More and more it’s been freezing up and loses depth at times. Time for a new unit with improved imaging, being simple to operate and side scan. ;) I don’t want to go crazy (but it might be a little late for that) and trying...

Went out yesterday for a good long day on the water. Had a pretty good time but not so much this morning as I wash it down on the trailer :( First I find log scratches and a gouge on the hull. I had fenders out and asked my wife and grown daughters to watch it at the dock while I went to dunk...

I'm on the Jersey Shore and though the Manasquan is closer I trailer and dump my boat all up and down the state, but not so much lately. It used to be easy for me to handle the ramp chores by myself but I must admit I'm feeling it these days. There is a marina near me high up the river and its a...

Just a quick note to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy!