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Did GW's customer service go down the crapper since covid? Prior to covid when i had a question, would get a response from the factory rep. (I forgot her name but she was very good) within a couple of days. Sometimes the same day. Over a week ago I reached out to the factory with a question I...

In the 7 years that I have owned my Freedom, I have always filled my gas tank whenever going to the gas dock. I would then reset the control panel and it would read 135 gallons available. If I partially fill the tank and did a reset, would it read 135 or the partial tank amount? Or if I did...

I started the audio upgrade on my Freedom 255 today. Enlarged 4 speaker holes and now scoping out where to put the single 10" sub in the gunwale. The existing speaker holes were reinforced with glassed-in plywood at the factory. The rest of the wall is just the 1/4 glass laminate. I did manage...

I will be running some 1/0 wire from my battery switch in the stern up to the console for a sound system amp. Based on the diagram in the manual, there are 2 (100" 3") tubes running from the console and head areas aft. I have had my head down in the transom compartment many times and actually...

In the near future, I will be adding an amp to my sound system. My plan is to add the power line from the amp directly to the battery switch so it will be powered regardless of what battery I select. The panel on my Freedom is mounted in the stern. I dropped the access hatch for the transom to...

I will be changing out the batteries on my 255 Freedom with a single F300 next spring. I bought the boat used it had Interstate SRM 27's in it and I got 5 seasons out of them. I am looking to replace the Interstates with Deka 27m6 batteries but cannot seem to find them locally. I am in the...

Went out fishing for a couple of hours this morning. On the way back to the dock, I ran over an on-coming vessel's wake and came off the back side of it pretty hard. After washing down the boat at the dock, I went to button up the canvas due to bad weather coming tonight. All morning I ran the...

Doing some winter routine maintenance on my F300. One task is changing out the water pump. After removing the housing and impeller assembly, I noticed some shallow scoring on the shaft where the 2 stacking seals at the top of the housing reside. My question is whether or not a light amount of...

Today I went out with the wife to throw out the hook, picnic, and swim. We went over to East Harbor on Fishers Island, NY. We did the picnic thing and then late in the afternoon decided to head back to RI and dug a few clams since it was low tide. Went to our clam spot and when I went to deploy...

This will be the 4th summer that we have owned our Grady. From day 1 there has been an issue with the fold down lounge seat. I have yet to address it since the seat functions pretty much as designed. The issue is with the aluminum folding hinge system. It appears that the side rails are bent and...

I recently installed a new Lewmar V700 windlass. I purchased 230' of 8-plait spliced to 20' of 1/4" G4 chain from Defender since they are close by and have a good reputation for quality anchor rodes and dock lines. I soaked the line for several day prior to install. During the install, the rope...

Does anyone know if GW will provide a full wiring diagram of one's vessel if they are available? The manual for my boat has the basic wiring backbone but it shows very little detail. The reason I ask is that there is an orange wire (10 to 12 AWG I would guess) that is tied into the accessory...

Does anyone know what type of screws that hold on the bolster pads and whether or not there is a trick to removing them. I am installing a windlass and need to remove an anchor locker hinge. Just my luck the lower hinge screw is behind the bow pad.

Greetings, Yesterday I began to install a new thru-hull transducer Garmin GT51-TH). My plan was to keel mount the TD. The location I chose was the flat area where the bilge pump & switch were located. My plan was to move the switch a few inches to make room for the thru-hull wire stem and...

I am thinking about a windlass DIY install in the future. Does anyone know if one can purchase the split anchor locker hatch by itself? I am trying to avoid purchasing the entire kit because I am leaning towards Maxwell vs. the stock Lewmar V700 and ripoff price GW gets for the package which I...

The other night I stopped by my dock and decided to check my nav. lights since I almost never run after dark. When I switched on the lights, I noticed that the port side bow light was substantially dimmer than the starboard side which appeared to be lit to normal intensity. I activated the...

Shakedown cruise spring 2016

I am considering switching over to a (Lewmar?) stainless Delta type anchor mounted on a bow roller for ease of deployment Does anyone know which bow roller line GW uses as OEM?

Does GW manufacture their own hard tops or have them made by a 3rd party? Would like an OEM hard top for my 255 if they can be had for a reasonable price.

I am looking to order some OEM canvas from Great Lakes. Presently, my boat is equipped with a bimini with the visor and side curtains. In addition to the bow/tonneau cover, I plan to order either the bimini drop down rear curtain or the aft curtain but cannot decide which direction to go. Any...