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Most likely from corrosion, but hope it works out that it's covered. I am interested in what type of bearing point pads they used on that year, my tank corroded every location where rubber was used against the tank. I am told that the carbon content in rubber promotes aggressive oxidation where...

My 226 is a 1987 but should give you a fair comparison. I have twin Johnson V4 140's with a combined weight of 756 lbs, my scuppers are not submerged when just tied up at the dock. Look up the weight of the Yamaha you stated and see how it compares. My large fuel tank is placed in the forward...

Great birthday fishing trip! (2) Mahi, a king fish, and a sail fish catch and release.

RIP Tom!

I have always admired Grady White boats growing up in South Florida, and was excited when my brother purchased a 2002 26-3 Chase. He has a timeshare in the Keys and I have had the pleasure of fishing from his boat many times. In the mid 80's I purchased a 1984 Answer Fishmaster with a 150 Merc...

Yep, my boat mechanic friend told me to let those loopers drink! :)

Exactly, I have a friend that lives very close to me and he runs a boat repair company. He showed me how to run my fuel lines along the stringers above the top level of the fuel tank, also fasten it so it will never fall to a lower level. He also stated that he has run across problematic ASV's...

The tank I removed was not original, probably around 10 to 12 years old and not coated. I did away with the anti siphon and ran my fuel lines very high in the bilge.

Upon removing my tank from my 226 Seafarer, I found corrosion at every point that rubber pads were used for isolation. After wire brushing them, holes developed at the corrosion points, so I went the route of having a new tank made. The new tank was constructed of 3/16" heavy gauge aluminum...

Out going tide and heavy seas are a recipe for disaster here, the bottom drops out and they stack up in front of you. I decided to gun it and keep the bow up, guess I gave it a bit too much launching completely out of the water. I bet it looked awesome from shore, but the landing was hard enough...

I run 14.5" / 19 pitch and get around 5600 at 44 mph on my 226 Seafarer.

Just noticed this thread, I have an 87 226 with 88 Johnson 140 loopers. Mine run 3 blade 14.5 / 19 pitch and will run up to 5700 rpm and 44 mph, the heavy boat shoots out of the hole and gets on plane very quickly. I would check your carbs and make sure they are freshly rebuilt, float levels are...

Seas look a bit calmer out than what I had off Jupiter yesterday, my wife could only handle about an hour of fishing before we headed back in. Jupiter inlet was not pleasant when we headed out yesterday morning, never thought I'd have the boat totally airborne heading out. o_O

I know, lucky shot to catch him mid flip.

Took the 226 off shore yesterday in pretty sloppy conditions, Jupiter inlet is known to be hazardous and it was yesterday morning. Probably 4-6 feet in the inlet with an outgoing tide that stacks them up. I actually had the boat totally out of the water twice to avoid taking waves over the bow...

Perfect, PM sent!

I paid $2,400 for my 87 Seafarer sporting its two 30 year old original outboards, and very nice trailer. Luckily the power heads were in very good condition and the boat affordable to restore doing the work myself. I'm all in at around 6,800.00 now which worked for me. Expect electrical gremlins...

Not much left to do to the ole girl, really enjoying some problem free trips lately but noticed some dripping from at least one of the live wells. I plan on replacing every fitting and hose on all the drains to make sure there is no more issues down the road.

One of the last issues I have to address on the 87 Seafarer is the twin livewell drains that are on the bottom. They have leaks somewhere around the drains and because of limited access I can't really see how they fasten through the bottom. I had planned on removing them and installing new...