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I have had a Panoptics on my boat for the last 4 years and love it. I use it for exactly what you want it for. Keep in mind it’s only designed to see 300’ down and 300’ forward. I keep mine set at 150’ forward and have bottom fill on. I always flip my GPS to sonar when entering know shallow...

I had a fill enclosure made and installed on my 36CL last year, best investment i made so far. Lots of screens, everything can be removed and/or lowered for reduced aircraft if needed. Sorry for the photo orientation, I couldn’t out how to rotate them, they were fine when I attached them

I had a problem mounting my Magma on my Grand Banks. Finally contacted Magma because they didn’t offer a mount that would work. They have been fabulous to work with and have made a custom mounting bracket for me. Hope to have it soon.

My insurance is with Boat/US or should I say GEICO. My 1980 Grand Banks 36CL only needed a positive survey which it pasted with flying colors. You hear all kinds of problems with insurance companies cancelling insurance, I assume for the sake of profits. Good Luck.

After all my research I decided and am in the process of installing a Onan Cummins 7.5kw. The kabota engine and the large parts and service network were big factors for my decision.

I purchased a 1980 Grand Banks 36 last year and absolutely love it. Like you, it had no generator, but the engine room and the AC panel is set up for one. I have a Cummins-Onin 7.5k on order and will be installing it this winter. It’s going to take some work getting it into the engine room but...

WIX no longer sells the spin on adaptor kit to replace the CAV filters. I found out through WIX customer service the part# for there conversion kit is DP1000 and is still available, just not through them.

We get the same with our 1980 36’ Grand Banks Classic. As previously stated, it’s all in the time spent on upkeep and maintenance. We get compliments every ware we go, I love my wife, kids, dog, truck, but my GB is my pride and joy. If I could figure out how to upload pics I would share a...

You should figure 50 miles/day while locking through the Erie Canal. I would suggest going to canals.ny.gov, it will give you up to date alerts and information for the whole system. There are still locks that are closed along the way, some not opening until July

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Stroutmail all good points, that’s what make this forum so great, it initiates thought

Thank you to all who have contributed to this string. This is one topic that has been on my mind since I currently have no system in place and have been trying to come up with a safe and viable system. There has been some great conversation here and I hope that it continues as information...

It sounds like a common problem, I also have a master, start, and stop switch at the LH. The FB only has a start, and stop switch with no master. In the northeast we have a lot of canals, shutting the engine off while sitting in a lock in normal practice. The problem using the stop button from...

Go with multiple horns, I made the mistake of getting a single horn. It serves the purpose but I’m disappointed in the tone. Do yourself a favor, get at least dual trumpets.

Does the documentation number change with a change in ownership or does it stay with vessel?

Grand Banks 36CL, early 80’s, sleeps 4, 140hp single screw, 8 knots, seems like it would foot the bill perfectly

I did the Erie from the Hudson to Lake Erie the summer of 19. There is nothing to tie to. You will be holding slimy wet ropes hanging on the wall. One to two deck hands can easily handle them but Lockport is twin 50’ lifts back to back. Two people can handle the locks but there is quite a bit of...

We do the Black Rock Lock, thats one of the nice reasons being at Rich Marina. We don’t do the river under the peace bridge but the East and West river is no problem.

I’m at Rich Marina, the nice thing about Rich Marina is we can jump in the Black Rock Lock and be in Buffalo or up on the lake in no time. There are two other Trawlers there as well and am sure they would be willing to show off there wares. The name of mine is “Tortue de Mar”, feel free to stop...

Well I’ve been reading this forum for a few months now and this string caught my attention. I am from Tobermory Ontario which is up on Georgian Bay/Lake Huron but have been living on Grand Island NY through out my career for the last 40 years. I have a fair bit of experience on the Great Lakes...