bfloyd4445 said:
ocnslr said:
Thanks. Is that your Grady in the pix? I've seen her before somewhere. A beautiful boat. You have 150's? From the test data that grady has sent me thats id the best package for fuel economy. Mine has twin F225's.
Two years ago i saw a 268 with 2 stroke outboards in San Deigo and almost bought her but didn't. I said to myself, hold on there boy no need to buy the first one you see, do some shopping and i did. Two years latter i decided I'm tired of waiting and at 68 I may not have all that many years left so a couple of new boats came up for sale and i put in an offer on one which was accepted. Now all i have to do is drive 3,000 miles to take delivery and tow her back to Oregon. I'm retired so have the time. We have millions of boats out here but 268-270's for sale has happened for me once in two years. That says something about how owners like thing dosen't it.
Got any ideas for electronics? I've got enough money left to buy a nice electronics package what would you recomend?
I'm also 68. Retired from the USN in 1993 and retiring again next Spring. We are moving from Norfolk, VA to Ft. Myers Beach, FL and will be taking the boat down on her bottom in April.
We bought the boat new with a single OX66 250HP 2-stroke, but repowered in the third year for greater fuel economy so we could fish offshore. We only have the single 150-gal tank.
Our electronics have developed over the years from the original Lowrance LCX-15MT, to an LCX-16C, to an LCX-19, to an LCX-112C. We now have an HDS-12M with Sonar Hub feed, plus an NSS-8 with a separate transducer. Radar and weather available on both. AIS info shows on both. Simrad AP-24 controllable from head unit or MFD. Twin fixed VHFs, with separate antennas and separate power feeds (i.e. one on house bank the other on engine bank). Handheld VHF and GPS for the ditch bag, along with the EPIRB. All installed by me.
Electronics selection is a function of budget, brand preference, installation options/locations, and the use you intend for the vessel.
Brian