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    Good Bye to the Grady Family

    Well after seven seasons I have sold my Grady 265 Express. With the birth of my son in 2008 and my daughter is 2010 I find that I am using the boat less and less, and never for offshore. This has been a truley amazing boat and I sold her locally to an owner who I am sure will take good care of...
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    Anyone ever add a bunk bed?

    As I find my family getting bigger (son is 3 now and daughter is 1) I am find that our 265 Express is getting small for overnighters. I am trying not to upgrade but find myself looking at the 33's more and more. One thought I had was to install a folding single bunk above the forward bed...
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    Wiring of shower pump - diagnosing problem

    On my 265 Express the cabin sink and shower drain into a resevoir that is emptied by its own pump w/ float - It is not working and I am having trouble diagnosing the problem - I am 100% sure that the float switch is working AND the the pump works (removed pump and connected to 12V - used a...
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    Fridge not working

    I have a 12V only (no 110) fridge in my 2000 Grady 265 Express- This season I turned the fridge on and it worked for a few minutes and then just beeped - According a sticker on the inside door it will beep if cabin temp is above 110 degrees- I am positive it is not even close...
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    Raymarine Auto Pilor S1000 Pump Location

    Just purchased a S1000 autopilot for 265 Express - Looking find out if anyone has this ap in there 265 and where they mounted the pump and head unit? The hoses they give are only about 18" long and I dont know how much room I have that close to the helm! Thanks Tim
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    Cushion Repair - Supplier for new Vinyl?

    I am having my cushions on my 265 express redone. Each of the cushions is made from two types of vinyl. One is a smooth white material, the other has a texture that forms approximatley 1 1/2" wide by 1/8" deep planks - Does anyone have a good supplier for the smooth white vinyl? A direct...
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    Cushion rework on my 265 Express

    I am having some of the material replaced on the cushions for my 2000 265 Express- The cushion includes an external vinyl material cover that includes zipper access to a preformed foam pad stuffed inside of the vinyl cover. The preformed foam pad is currently wrapped in plastic - Some...
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    Groco Tank Level Monitor

    My tank level monitor touch pad on my 265 Express stoped working. It is the actually part with buttons that one pushes to pump over board or check the tank level. Can I purchase just this component? When I search the internet it wants me to by the entire kit, (push button, wiring, sending...
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    Changing out props on 265 Express

    Anyone play with swapping out props on the 265? My factory props are 17M (stamped on it). I would give up a little planning time to get a little faster cruising speed. Thanks in advance Tim
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    How to tell a wet transom?

    Well, This may sound stupid, but I am not sure if this is a problem.... On my 2000 265 express, one of the stainless thru hulls out the back broke right at the end. I was thinking about how this would possibly break? The only thing I could think is that if the transom wood was wet and...
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    FYI - Dont Forget To Check the Life Vests

    Was on the boat today getting it ready for the season. The 265 stores life vests above the helm in a slick canvas storage area. I think Grady does quite a bit of these on many of there boats. I was going to check the life vests and had serious problem getting the zipper open. Not a big deal...
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    Raymarine S1000 Autopilot

    Anyone running this on a 265 Express or similiar size boat? It says up to a 25 foot boat, but I have to think it work on my boat just fine. I like the remote and need to replace the 5000+ that I have now. Tim