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    Sailfish deck panel rot/mold

    I believe that those are not plywood but rather end grain balsa wood. Balsa wood Balsa when sealed on the end grain historically is a good coring material when sealed. However when the end grain is exposed, it will suck up water like a sponge and start to rot . As the wood rots it leave...
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    Pantographic wiper arm question

    If you know the make of the motors, you can research for compatible arms or at least get the specs for the shafts
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    Sailfish deck panel rot/mold

    Bleach wont hurt the underside but can discolor the gel coated top side. Its hard to judge from only photos but the panel doesn't look too bad. The corner with the water damage should be repaired and the entire underside probably could use a coat of gel coat or perhaps a bilge paint. It is very...
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    Pantographic wiper arm question

    Assuming you are installing new motors, arms , parts from Marinco probably would work. This is a good place to start your research https://marinco.com/en/products/Wiper-Systems
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    Is there a repair kit for small chips in the fiberglass?

    Below the water line and under the hull gel coat doesn't get the same UV damage as above. I also assume your hull is not painted with anti foul
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    New style windshield on a older 300 Marlin

    Call Grady and ask. The beams are the same as is the cockpit depth. It's an interesting thought
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    Is there a way to adjust the windlass speed?

    Either the locker well is too shallow ( or too full) for the line to lay down or the line is too stiff and the same thing happens, the line 'backs' up in the locker and there isn't enough free fall depth for the line to get pulled down by gravity. Another possible although less often reason is...
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    Is there a repair kit for small chips in the fiberglass?

    How old is your hull. Over time, the gelcoat bleaches out and becomes whiter ( but not white white) The Spectrum color probably will be too dark. In those cases where I am more concerned about a bare spot with the fiberglass showing and not so much the color, I use Marinetex paste white . It is...
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    Is there a way to adjust the windlass speed?

    Fast is all relative. The Lewmar 700 series run at 72 feet per minute. The capstan rotation speed is deceiving. It looks really fast but its just retrieving or deploying about 15 inches per Mississippi (one, Mississippi, two ...) So if you want to lay down 150 feet of anchor line, you will be...
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    New to me 222 Fisherman

    On my 208 hull, there are two scuppers for the deck and two for the motor well. The flappers for the 4 are not the same diameter. I don't remember which is what but one set is 1/16 inch different. I think the deck scuppers are the smaller size and if you use the same size as the motor well, the...
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    Hull vent

    That a good way to look at it.
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    New to me 222 Fisherman

    Good luck with the boat! The info on the helm tank switch is correct; It selects which tank signal connects to the fuel gauge. That boat was originally 2 stoke powered I believe and the added weight of the 4S motor will cause the rear to sit lower a bit. Old scupper valves cat let in water when...
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    Hull vent

    Or a water tank vent
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    Charger and Shore power

    The receptacle is OK as long as the area it is in does not get wet. It's may not not up to abyc specs though depending on what type of cable is used to connect it to the AC panel
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    Odd Fuel Gauge Issue

    Is there a ground wire connected to the sender in addition to the pink signal wire? There should be and that wire needs to go to house ground.
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    Odd Fuel Gauge Issue

    Remove the pink wire at the sender and connect it to a good ground, Gauge should read full. Disconnect pink wire at the sender and leave it hanging. Gauge should read empty. If that is the case, the gauge and signal wiring are OK. If that tests out OK, reconnect the pink wire to the sender...
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    Is there a way to adjust the windlass speed?

    Did you mean Fresh Water? Soaking overnight in a solution of water and fabric softener has helped me in the past to soften up a stiff line.
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    2001 Grady White 306 gas struts

    if the strut has failed, the scale measurement won't work correctly. I suspect that the rating for the model number given is 20 pounds. The OP also mentioned the word strutS ( more than one) If there are two each would be rated at half the lift load. So if the load was 40 pounds, two 20 pound...