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Glad you stopped receiving your unwanted e-mails. I used to get some, but now I can’t get anything from the forum. I’ve checked my preferences and my gmail settings, but I have no idea why I can’t get e-mails or notifications anymore.

Sorry, I did not receive a notification about replies on this thread. I installed a 72” shaft, but the prop will still come out of the water in heavy chop. I would go with a 86” shaft if you are going to do any offshore reef fishing with your boat. The 72” shaft handles 95% of the water I fish...

seasick, here is a post I made about my engine height journey. https://www.greatgrady.com/threads/215-freedom-engine-height-adjustment.31749/

I am posting my journey on this experiment to help others that may be experiencing similar engine mounting height issues due to additional weight being added to their boat. I have 5 group 31 batteries in the stern of my boat and a 36V 72” shaft trolling motor on the bow. I have added 8 stainless...

I stopped getting notifications from posts as well. I checked my google account and they are not in the junk or spam folders.

seasick, here is my boat and engine model information. 2018 G-W Freedom 215 2017 Yamaha F250XB 4.2L Offshore My boat and engine are fairly new, so the boat was designed for a Four Stroke outboard. I promise you my prop will not ventilate when I have the Trim all the way up at WOT speed. I am...

Ausway, I have read your postings about engine height. My anti-ventilation plate is buried when I am on plane, and it will only come out of the water at WOT and full trim up. My outboard will not ventilate the prop at full trim up, and it is currently mounted in the 2nd hole from the top. I was...

I had a similar problem with my head compartment door when I am in a moderate chop. Just flies open multiple times. I discovered that the catch for the latch was sticking out to far, and it had decent loose movement when it was latched closed. I took the catch off, recessed the catch a little...

My 2017 Yamaha F250XB on my 2018 215 Freedom has an extremely rusted lower motor mount bolt on the port side. This is the side with the ground wire attached to this bolt. The factory installed this bolt in a direction to where you cannot easily remove this 227mm long bolt. My plan is to cut the...

Take it back to the dealer and let them troubleshoot the issue. More than likely you have a fuel venting issue, but they have a troubleshooting method to find out what is causing the problem. I did the troubleshooting myself, and sent them pictures of when I ran a borescope into the fuel tank...

At this point I had rather just fix it myself. I do most all of my own work, because I want things done the right way. I only took this back to the dealer, because it was clearly a manufacturing defect, and I did not think I should have to pay to correct the issue. However, after seeing how they...

You are correct. You cannot use heater hose in a fuel system application. You can only use USCG approved fuel hose. That is why I told the GW dealer to ship me some USCG approved fuel vent hose, so I can replace what they installed. The service manager apologized and said that he was not aware...

I bought my 2018 215 Freedom in August of 2019 from the original owner. Here is a list of modifications I have done so far. These are just things that I have done to my boat to suit my needs, so you can leave positive comments, and any questions you might have. I had to do an additional post to...

I bought my 2018 215 Freedom in August of 2019 from the original owner. Here is a list of modifications I have done so far. These are just things that I have done to my boat to suit my needs, so you can leave positive comments, and any questions you might have. I had to do an additional post to...

I bought my 2018 215 Freedom in August of 2019 from the original owner. Here is a list of modifications I have done so far. These are just things that I have done to my boat to suit my needs, so you can leave positive comments, and any questions you might have. I installed a 36V Minn-Kota...

I am planning to run a piece of large diameter pool noodle around the new vent hose from the new adapter vent under the fuel sender to the Tee fitting up at the front of the tank, so the hose does not have a droop in it. Hopefully this will allow any fuel to drain back down the hose to the new...

I am happy to report that Grady White, through my local dealer, fixed my gel coat chipping issue. A local boat building guy came to the dealer and fixed the issue. It wasn’t a perfect repair, but it is not chipping anymore. We’ll see how long the repair holds up.

Here is where you can order the female and male quick coupling. https://products.cpcworldwide.com/en_US/ProductsCat/ChemicalHandling/HFC35571/HFCD16657 https://products.cpcworldwide.com/en_US/ProductsCat/ChemicalHandling/HFC35571/HFCD261257GHT

If you want to see how Grady White fixed my fuel fill issue go to my post below. https://www.greatgrady.com/threads/2018-215-freedom-gas-fill-problem.27977/

After some troubleshooting here is what I finally found to be the issue. Troubleshooting steps I have taken: 1. Remove original vent hose from vent fitting on fuel tank. 2. Installed short piece of vent hose to the vent fitting on the fuel tank utilizing the deck plate access. Tried to put fuel...