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  1. Ekea

    30 year old Grady and Yamaha...what should I replace before it breaks

    prioritize things that help you to keep floating. 1 deck drain hoses (if your model has them). they can dryrot, fail and allow water into the boat 2 bilge pump 3 pick up fittings and shut off valves then i would go afte things that help you to move and steer, then everything else. where are...
  2. Ekea

    OEM Parts?

    i dont see why you couldnt call any dealer and have them ship to you. Taylor Marine is the closest to me and they sell things on Amazon
  3. Ekea

    2004 Marlin replacement window

    as a last resort, you could put in polycarbonate. you might have to work with material thickness to get it dialed in right and may have to be creative in how you hold it in place while your adhesive cures. i say this because i am getting poly carbonate stitched into a piece of canvas to have a...
  4. Ekea

    another Prop help thread

    best advice i can give is to call ken at prop gods. beyond that, id call grady and see what they put on the boat with that motor. im guessing you will have to drop to a 13 pitch based on your current numbers, but that seems low
  5. Ekea

    Honda BF350 on Canyon 306

    congrats on some great efficiency gains!! super helpful with your absurd fuel prices. those prices would put a lot of US boaters out of the market. is that at least ethanol free?
  6. Ekea

    Honda BF350 on Canyon 306

    in this context, the business end would be the stern with your new power. its a figure of speech in US english referring to the end where "all the business" is happening. with a chain saw, it would be the chain end; with a gun, it would be the end of the barrel... congrats on the new power...
  7. Ekea

    2016 GulfStream 232 windless install

    my current boat is my first with a windlass. id prefer that it was a flush or hidden mount just for visibility. im not short (6'0"), but between it being on the pulpit and being a top mount, its quite prominent. id really like to ditch the pulpit and go to a hidden windlass.
  8. Ekea

    Grady White marlin trim tab replacement how difficult is it?

    just the actual tab itself? its pretty easy. well, that assumes the boat is out of the water...
  9. Ekea

    2017 Express 350 yamaha's

    who is calling the shots here? the boat ran bow up and they wanted to recalibrate the trim tabs? tabs can either do nothing or bring the bow down. what were the rpms on the first trial? was it acting like a dirty bottom or spun hubs then as well? if the engines are spinning quick and you...
  10. Ekea

    Bilge Pumps

    ill do a second one at some point as well
  11. Ekea

    GW Freedom - 307 vs 285?

    you will stop noticing the "inconveniences" of the larger boat within the first few trips. however, you will appreciate the benefits of a larger boat every time you are out, especially on a KW or Bahamas trip.
  12. Ekea

    Bilge Pumps

    Heres a friendly reminder to everyone to check the operation/condition of your bilge pump and hose. I replaced mine over the weekend (lots of bending and squeezing, but easy after doing deck drain hoses). The pump didnt work and there was a tear in the thin corrugated hose, double failure. i...
  13. Ekea

    Drain Plug Hole - Exposed Wood

    i felt the wood around the hole, it feels dry and firm/hard. transom taps well around the hole as well. i dont like the idea of leaving it the way it is to absorb more water. i also dont like the idea of trapping any moisture in there. its been out of the water since september, so if i...
  14. Ekea

    Drain Plug Hole - Exposed Wood

    I was crawling around my bilge yesterday and i noticed that on the inside of the transom, there is exposed wood where the hole was drilled for the drain plug fitting. The plug fitting is not as long as the transom is thick leaving a good bit of bare wood exposed on the inside. I didnt love...
  15. Ekea

    Buddy boat

    i always though it would be fun to have a buddy boat to go out with. im not quite in your area, but hope you find one. maybe try the hull truth regional forum. lots of guys there.
  16. Ekea

    Lost my gas cap today...

    strange. my boat has a little chain that holds it on
  17. Ekea

    Portable Onboard Walkie Talkies

    whatever you choose, do NOT choose a push to talk. you want an open line. your wife will need both hands when handling lines & walking/climbing around the boat, and you want both hands for wheel and throttles.
  18. Ekea

    Grady 275 Freedom rolling issue

    you cant just leave it at that...we need a full review!! i actually think that you are the first on this site to have them. we would love to hear some more in-depth assessments and observations
  19. Ekea

    express 265 prop question

    Solas L3 15.25 diameter by 19 pitch. keep in mind that my boat is lighter and narrower than yours, but i can run about 52 with them
  20. Ekea

    Chase 273 / Fisherman 273 Bow Rail - MA

    seems to be a chase with a fisherman name put on it. probably when they were re-doing their naming convention. if you go to GW website and look up the manual for a 2011 273 fisherman, it brings up the manual for the chase.