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Hello all, I am a longtime member and 8 time Grady owner. Strayed away to Stamas for a bit and it was a great experience but coming back to old reliable GW. As title states looking for late model express GW. Prefer side door and no 350’s unless they are ready to be repowered. Conditions are...

Hey Guys I need to buy a new livewell standpipe. This is the same Standpipe I had on my 232, 275, and 300 Marlin. Anyone have any idea what the diameter is? I wish I could measure mine but my kid dropped it overboard accidentally. Thanks!

Hey guys I just bought a pronautic 1240 charger. The manual says to ground the negatives to the boats main chassis ground. I know my boat in and out but can't find the main 12V chassis ground buss bar. Anybody have any ideas where it is on this boat? It's a 2005 Grady 300 Marlin. If it doesn't...

Hey guys I am considering switching my passenger pompanette chair to the L-Shaped bench seen on some Marlins. Anyone done this? If so where do I buy and how much is it going to set me back?

Hey guys, I am the proud new owner of a 300 Marlin. It is up in North Florida and I am in South Florida. Do any of you have any shipper recommendations or know of any trailer rental places down here in South Florida? It does not have a trailer.

Hello gents, I am considering a 300 Marlin with 250 OX66's. Boat usage will be relatively limited in next 1-2 years so I know I will be logging less hours than my usual 150 per year. I plan on either repowering with 4strokes in 2 years after purchase. I am however scared of the fuel burn with...

Hey guys I repowered my 1993 208 with the new Yamaha F200 I4. it has been great so far and here are the preliminary performance numbers. I had a chance to break it in last night and went for a couple of short blasts after the 2.5 hr mark. These are the preliminary results: Conditions were as...

Check out my recent progress on my 93' 208. it may give some other 208 owners some ideas. Sorry for the dirtyness of the boat!! these were taken while work was in progress. Newly installed factory pulpit: Aquatic AV IPOD Stereo Stereo Custom Boxes in helm with 6.5" Poly Planars...

hey guys, Since i got my boat back Ive wanted to make the upgrade of adding a pulpit and a windlas to it. It is a 208 adventure. i know some of the guys on here have done it and I was wondering what the cost of the pulpit and the railing was. The windlass cost is self explanatory.. If you guys...

This is Ed my 1993 208 Grady White Adventure was stolen from my front lawn this morning. I live in the city of South Miami by Sunset and the Palmetto Expressway. Please see the pics below and if anyone sees it please report it to the police. I just graduated from college and this boat was my...

I wanted to post up some of the upgrades that I have made to my 208. These are the new seats that I had made and a full sunbrella boat cover.

My freshwater switch in front of my gunnel mounted faucet doesnt light up and doesnt pump water when I flick it on. Am i missing Something? Do I need to have an accesory switch turned on also? If any of you have had this issue how did you remedy it? Where is the fuse for this pump? Thanks...

Hey guys, I wanted to share some pictures from over the weekend of a successful boating outing. I have finally been able to put some hours on my new to me 208. In these photos are my boat, my cousins ORIGINAL condition 1970 Potter Built Seacraft and my other cousins 16' HOOG flats boat. Enjoy!

Hey guys my 208 has a countersunk hole in the very tip of the bow railing. is this for a burgee flag? if so where have you all been able to buy the post that will fit in it? Ed

Hey guys I purchsed a new set of Lenco tabs for my 208 and plan to install them this weekend. Do any of you guys have any helpful tips for running the wires from the transom of the boat to the helm? I am a little skeptical about how easy or hard this is gonna be. Thanks, Ed

Hey guys, I need to buy a new prop for my 93' 208 with a yamaha 150 precision blend. GW shows the 150 four stroke performance report with a 13 3/4 x 17 pitch with good numbers but I am unsure as to whether my 2 smoke will perform the same with that prop. What are you guys running on a...

I have a freshwater tank and the small freshwater faucet recessed in the port side of my 208. Does this boat have a T for a freshwater shower or does it have a shower somewhere that I cannot find it. I cannot imagine GW would have placed a FW tank in the boat for that small faucet. Let me know...

Hey guys my new to me boat has a 1993 Yammi 150 on it. Do any of you have this motor on a 208 or 209 and how well has it worked out for you? I had a 1994 115 Yammi on my old Hewes flats boat and it was bulletproof. Let me know. Thanks!

Hello, I just became the new owner of a 1993 208 with a hardtop and 150 Yamaha. I pick the boat up on Saturday and wanted to get all of your feedback on what to expect as far as performance out of that package. I have heard high 30's as top speed but didnt know if this was with or without...