Recent content by glacierbaze

I don’t recall ever seeing a Grady cockpit cover that went only to the back of the seating area. Most either go to the windshield, or to the back of the hardtop or bimini top. Maybe that is what you meant, a slant back cover.

Tennis ball cans in a plastic bin with a lid. No labels needed, you can see what is in each one. Labels are usually plastic film that just peels off. Free at your local tennis court trashcan.

I would start out by adjusting the straps until the Bimini is level. Undo the two rear straps, and walk them forward until the frame collapses in the bow. Straighten out the canvas, and then wrap it and the straps around the frame. Prop the whole thing up on a boat hook, or a deck brush, in the...

I find it useful, especially with twins, but I find it annoying when working on the boat, and will sometimes just up-plug it, because mine beeps every few seconds when only one motor is running, even with that key off. Unless you are the original owner, maybe a previous one, or a mechanic...

Best bet for a split hatch would be Rusty Ron’s/Island Marina(252-706-5706), here in Morehead City. He buys all of Grady‘s leftover parts, blems, returns, etc. from the factory. Has a huge warehouse of Grady parts, but is not cheap, pretty much in line with Grady pricing.

My last comment, but Matt did picture himself, or someone else, cutting on a slalom. Sooner than later, most people graduate from the tube to a ski, or a wake board, where rope height is critical. If I were considering adding a pylon to a Grady, I would want it to extend as far down as possible...

There are good reasons, for the skier, the boat, and the driver, why nobody makes a ski boat with an attachment point on the transom, much less behind the outboard. If the ONLY reason for a pole is to get over the OB, serious skiers wouldn't be hooked to a pylon, or a wake tower, right behind...

SeaDog makes what appears to be the same, for under $10. I have a couple of new spares, since I sold the Grady, that I can send you, but I am out of the country for the next 2 weeks.

Did they verify that the overboard discharge from your holding tank was physically secured?

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Put the cushion in a trash bag, with the bag opening opposite side from the zipper. Stick the shop vac hose in the end of the bag, and suck it down. Hold the bag closed until you get the cushion in, and pull the bag out of the zipper opening.

Chances are about 99% that those two valves shown are NPT threads on both ends, judging by the amount of thread showing on the thru hull. They screw on about two turns and jam, and make a very poor connection. You need a seacock with NPS straight threads, that will screw down a couple of inches...

Since you have the house garage for your truck, I assume that you will park the boat just inside the door, and use the back half for work space. Hope everything else works out.

If you must use a light bar, you want it low enough, and far enough back from the front edge, that the top shields the front of the boat from any direct light, which will kill your night vision.

The big blue "Click Here to Continue" box locks up my computer, and directs me to call Apple support to unlock. Only a shutdown and a re-start clears it, so I predict that things like that, along with the ads, will be the death of this site, at least as far as new recruitment is concerned.