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Just repowered my Chase 263 with a Verado 350 and took it out for the first time Sat. The spray from the motor is excessive, "unnatural", and fills the splashwell. I believe the engine is mounted too low. Here are some pics I just took of it sitting on my trailer. Sadly I was solo and couldn't...

I recently repowered my Chase 263 with a Verado and replaced the old Yamaha gauges with two Go7 XSR with VesselView. I have the Simrads on a NMEA2000 backbone with the TotalScan transducer run directly to one of them (the only configuration bc it obviously can't go directly to the backbone). I...

2000 Chase 263 Pulled the boat out of storage this fall to repower and noticed the fluid was low/out. I tried removing the vent plug so I could fill/bleed, but it stripped out. I ended up drilling it out, but now no threads left, not sure if I can tap & get a new plug, and figured it'd just be...

I'm doing a decent refit of the boat (repowered, new electronics, etc). I was original planning on just replacing the old glass style fuse panel to blade fuses and cut out all the old unused wire from various previous owners, but now that I'm in the console and running harness for newer motor, I...

2000 Chase 263 (same hull as 273). I'm replacing an OX66 250 with a Verado 350 (last of the L6...not new v10). I really have no idea where to start on this topic. I know I want a 3 blade and really looking to optimize cruising performance/economy (hoping for 30-35mph). Mercury's prop selection...

2000 Chase 263. I'm upgrading from OX66 with Yamaha gauges to a Verado and I'm using a Simrad GO7 with VesselView for my "gauge". It just dawned on me that since I'm redoing my dash and getting rid of the old round gauges, I won't have a fuel gauge. Briefly researched and I guess companies make...

EDIT: Further research I've found specifically names Marlins and Sailfish (both larger boats than Chase, but not by much), so I'm still curious. If it does have balsa coring, is it structural? How thick is the balsa compared to inner & outer glass? 2000 Chase 263 is my specific boat. Stumbled...

I'm at a crossroads of either selling my boat or repowering with newer used motor(s). The latter seems like a lot of money / work and I'm not sure the value will be there if I decide to part ways in the next few yrs (based on prices I see around me and how long the expensive ones sit around)...

I bought my Chase 263 from a guy that kept it on a lift. I found a 10k trailer locally, but the bunks are not ideally setup (a lot of weight is on smaller front bunks and makes it difficult to get boat on/off). I've suffered with it long enough and want it corrected for this season. The brackets...

I'm sure we've all toiled with this decision at some point... I currently have a 2000 Chase 263, single OX66 250. If I were to keep it, I'm going to have transom sealed up (supposed to have a fiberglass guy give me a quote soon, but based on some reading in this forum, some considerable $$ for...

I have a Chase with a single 250 OX66. Hopefully I'm going to have the bangplate removed & transom sealed up soon (meeting with fiberglass guy this week for estimate). Hopefully I'll also be swapping to twins (staying 2S tho bc we just completed a large & costly remodel at our house). I would...

Thrilled to have a Grady White to my name (I think - ha!). I just bought the boat a few wks ago. Previous owner had it for 3 yrs and it was kept in the water. I see some corrosion around the bang plate and although I'm a lil wary with all the transom stories, I don't see any swelling and it...