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    On the West Coast picked up a boat on the East Coast and trailered it back!

    Will be picking it up in two weeks he is booked up!
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    Seafarer 228 Electronics

    What an awesome job very little of the compartment removed looks very clean!
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    On the West Coast picked up a boat on the East Coast and trailered it back!

    Yeah some of the rain storms we probably had only 40 to 50 feet visibility it came down in buckets at times. Definitely nice to meet other Grady White owners seem to be a lot more open to advice ! Definitely look forward to having you on the West Coast and taking you out to wet the line With...
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    On the West Coast picked up a boat on the East Coast and trailered it back!

    I mostly do trolling for halibut and salmon and tuna I do do some drifting for rockhard and link card and a little bit for halibut
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    On the West Coast picked up a boat on the East Coast and trailered it back!

    Well earlier in the year I picked up a Grady white 228 2003 with a Yamaha 225. Found an outstanding Yamaha technician to go through it and replace the exhaust and few other seals. Left the San Francisco Bay area July 22 picked up the new trailer from Owens and brothers in Florida on July 25th...
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    Yes we troll for them will talk this afternoon

    Yes we troll for them will talk this afternoon
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    I have a pretty open schedule but high on my list right now is to go for albacore out of Fort...

    I have a pretty open schedule but high on my list right now is to go for albacore out of Fort Bragg have to check the weather and out of Bodega Writing a post right now of my travels and also taking care of summer refrigerator issues so I’ll be busy for the next few hours I’ll be available to...
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    Gonna write a post this morning made it to rhino fine dropped off the boat In Reno at TNT to get...

    Gonna write a post this morning made it to rhino fine dropped off the boat In Reno at TNT to get the boat bottom paint removed trip went extremely well, Are you going out soon? Out of bodega Bay? If so love the buddy boat with you,
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    A question about trailers

    Parthery it was great meeting you and thank you again for lunch, Monday hopefully will be dropping the boat off at TNT in Reno Nevada to get the bottom paint removed and the gelcoat buffed out .
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    Windlass Installation

    Thanking I’m gonna pull the trigger On the split hatch. do you recall how much that split hatch cost you from the dealer ?
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    On the water impressions of my 228

    That looks exactly what happened it melted ,I’ll probably take the thermostat out and try to flush the system to get any rubber particles throughout the cooling system very low pressure !!! Probably do some more research how to flush it out without doing any more damage !
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    On the water impressions of my 228

    The pump could’ve been installed wrong several years ago I bought a boat and motor saw the work order from the shop in the north bay with all the parts took it apart to where the fins were in the opposite direction From the rest that we’re going in the right direction just a thought!
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    Donner Lake

    Definitely a very nice MAC ! Awesome do you release it to make more babies nice job .
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    A question about trailers

    Here is the quote I got from load rite trailers (. The trailer will be 8k carry capacity so its more than enough. Torsion axles. Brakes on both axles. SS brake lines. Spare and mount. Vault hubs have been discontinued because of problems. Price is $6295 4 week build time and 4 days...
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    Yamaha F225s got the corrosion...

    If you have the right certified Yamaha Mechanic with experience in that they could take care of it what I understand! Not sure where you’re located there’s a really good guy in Savannah my understanding!
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    On the water impressions of my 228

    Another place you might look for parts I’ve purchased parts from them last two years and they’ve been good service and very knowledgeable staff and pricing is very competitive https://www.partsvu.com/yamaha-outboard-maintenance-parts-library.html? Just to give everybody another option
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    My 228 arrived

    Definitely sorry to hear your sonar hub has something loose in it At least the ocean is very rough these days out of the Golden gate and half Moon Bay
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    A question about trailers

    Myself and my Boat Mechanic and Savannah who works on trailers also has seen less metal fatigue breakage on Galvanize steel than Aluminum, like I stated earlier our roads out here in California and Baja California are horrific , I’ve heard the roads in Florida from my friends that visit there...
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    A question about trailers

    Not to hijack this topic from lucky dude , glad that Pacific Trailer is standing up behind their product lucky dude ! Ordering a new trailer on the East Coast Monday morning been in contact with a load rite dealer for an 8000 pound galvanize trailer just because the roads on the West Coast are...