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I have a 208 with a 200, same hull with the extra weight of a cuddy cabin and hardtop. Your 205 with a 250 should have plenty of push! Nice.

I would be continuing to push Grady to pay for the entire repair! That’s ridiculous. Except for the “bumping” all the other are manufacturing defects, too small bolts, voids, gel coat too thick. On my 2021 208 I have gel coat chipping around the cockpit floor hatch, I believe a combination of...

I’d be shooting larger unless you have a big concern on docking, say from a slip that is exposed to big winds and current or is very tight. Would be nice on the 232 to power up to 300 or 350 if you can stretch and better for down the line resale. I am thinking my upgrade from the 208 with a...

Yes, looks good in that color as well and if you read thru he’s put that rig in a couple of hairy spots for a 20’ boat with apparently excellent boat driving skills. Plus the pics with the all the gear and people and fish are priceless. I’d be wanting a 250 with power steering to haul the load...

Thanks for the advice. Will try to go inside out or failing that, pack it from outside in as @SkunkBoat advises if that is a void since it is on the upper side of the strake. Hard to see that being a manufacturing defect must have hit something and at that spot may have ingested a lot of...

Thanks. Yeah you are correct. It is kind of a weird spot, not much static load and not a horizontal surface. Its right there on the front that will take a constant wave strikes. I’ve not done these little glass repairs before but have done metalwork on cars, it typically requires a bigger...

Getting ready to repair this small hole in the bow of my 208 right at the waterline on the strake. It is about the size of two pencils side by side. Noticed this when doing a quick once over a few weeks ago but have not been inside (the wrap was still on to inspect inside out. Anybody have a...

Definitely run in the water under load, one engine at a time. I am assuming there is a sea trial before finishing the purchase is done.

I am in NJ out of Waretown, have sign/glide, needed to use it once inside Barnegat Bay. Worked fine, they were very attentive on the phone and followed up after, actually a very personalized service. The representative asked me a few questions that demonstrated they actually knew something...

LOL I am that nobody, since my 208 is set up that way. On every trip outbound using one battery and return on the other. If I forget to switch on the way home I will run the boat in the slip to give the second battery a bit of a charge. I have a logbook at the end of each trip and that...

Good call. I have two ocean tamer teardrop bags on my 208. One stays aboard most of the time, throw on the second for sandbar days. Take some of the stuffing out! Anchored, I jam it on top of the bowsprit/windlass it’s the best spot. Can go onto the beach. Main issue with anybody riding up...

A more expensive approach but if you have a recommended good marine upholstery shop they can give you ideas and options.

A friend of mine has this system on a 23’ Sportsman center console, running from NJ across to Delaware pretty impressive in 2-3’ quartering head sea.

Trailer tires are pretty high profile, with tall sidewalls. . I’d think you can safely lower tire pressures enough for the short trip inside, and especially with radial tires not risk damaging expensive tires. At least it’s worth a try to air down a bit and measuring how much you can get...

Outta my price range by a long way and given the size of the boat not a big fishing cockpit but that is the DC design. Love that full windshield up to the hardtop.

Surprised that with 150hp on a pretty light boat you only turn 5100 rpm, presuming that the motor is making full power and the hull is clean. Year and model of the engine? I’d think on that a Reliance 14.25x18 would be the approximate prop. But that’s a guess among lots of options. Call or...

40 x 8.3= 332 lbs. yes that would make a difference!

I just need some of those military night vision set-ups to wear on my head :cool:

I likewise have a small fortress anchor for my 208, 10’ of coated chain and 3/8” line. Key modification…I have the stem of the anchor and initial chain inside pipe insulation to prevent it banging around the boat or my legs and I use an extra large Lands End type canvass bag to store. Line...

A couple of quick comments. Friend of mine just traded his Pursuit DC295 for the DC307. Lots of improvements that make it a much better boat in his opinion for both cruising and fishing. Regarding the 275/285, at the dock the 285 feels and is much larger based on a brief time on board at the...