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Finished the port storage cubby. Only thing I might add is a stop in the front of it so when you open it nothing rolls/falls out. I'm planning on making two drawers for the starboard storage unit instead of one hinged door. Happy how it came out. Looks just like the ones on the newer...

My friend who welded it is in the marine business and thats all he does. He used to work for Atlantic Towers now he owns his own mobile business building towers, hardtops, and whatnot. The weld did fix the original crack, however it did not seal the lower entirely. My fault really since I...

Since the weathers to crappy to fish, started to build the storage compartments in each seat out of starboard.

Built a rod holder setup out of some parts I had laying around. The holders came off a 54' Viking and the tube was from a leaning post on my old Whaler. Brought them to my buddy once I had everything ready and he welded them for me. Mounted them on the splash board tonight. I made an L...

Squeezed in an hour before and after work today. Removed the teak/plastic rod holders mounted on the side of the baitwells. Made alittle filet knife/hook tool/ and hook holder on the one side not sure what to make on the other? Any suggestions? Also found some rail mounted rod holders in our...

well, if I get the rest of the season out of it (planning to come out sometime in november) I will have it repaired again. This time I will pull the gearset and do it right. Or I might just buy a reman unit and be done with it, can always use this one as a spare if I do get it fixed.

Beautiful weekend to break in the boat. Started out yesterday morning super early with 4 stripers, lots of seabass, and then driften around early before the slack tide for some fluke. All shorties but had action all day. Didn't head outside yet I wanted to see at what rate I was losing oil in...

Yes I was in that same boat lol. That boat would have came out beautiful just didn't have the time. I was able to get my lower unit to hold 10lbs pressure and vacuum between having it welded and some additional marine tex/epoxy. Unfortunately after using it Sunday, Monday night after work I...

What year is your offshore? Mine is an 88' and has the fuse panel on the inside (cabin) starboard bulkhead inside a glovebox type hatch. Good spot, and it looks original. On my previous Gradys, they were always right under the helm. I too plan on re-wiring my new to me 88' offshore. I work...

Go with Apollo or Groco for the valve, most likely 3/4" or 1". You could even go to a plumbing supply store for the valve which would be the cheapest route. Correect me if I'm wrong (Dennis), but I beleve the strainer thru-hull is a running thread and the seacock is a female pipe thread. At...

Transducers in and ran up to the console, new bilge pump and float, and water intake. Went through all the main wiring in the back and it's definitely not original and actually looks pretty good. Changed some connections here and there and neatened it up a bit. Good enough for now. I'm...

Re: Would anyone be interested in having starboard work done Still cranking out the starboard work if anyone is interested.

Made a mounting plate out of starboard to cover the old GPS holes and mounted my new Garmin. Also reused the hole on the side of the electronics box. I'm still doing the starboard work if anyone else is interested. Looking forward to putting in a full day tomorrow.

Decided to glass in a floor in the anchor locker today. For whatever reason, my front most compartment/anchor locker does not drain into the bilge. There was about a foot and a half of water up there and it reaked. So I made a template than cut my material out of 1/2" plywood. Made sure to...

Got some work done today, glassed in some new blocks for the bilge pump/float and thru-hull. Also bottom painted the hull. Borrowed my father's Jabsco electronic head he's installing in his Bayliner to see how it fits in the Grady. Fits perfect. I have about 1" between the cover and...

Went with the Garmin 74DV and Airmar ducer, looking forward to getting it installed. Filled all the old holes from the old transom mounted ducer, and also sold the 7" Lowrance unit that came with the boat. Not too bad. Most likely won't flush mount it, kind of big for the electronics box...

well after a long day of powerwashing the inside/outside/and bottom of the boat I found some issues. Lower unit has a hairline crack in it towards the very feront of the skeg. Looks like the previous owner nailed something pretty good, and its leaking oil. Lower also had some water in it. I...

Well I ended up deciding to junk my 24' Offshore that I had completely stripped. No longer had the time to put into it. You live and you learn. Decided to find something put together already and just "update" it as I go. Found this the other night on craigslist and jumped on it Saturday...

Thank you for your thoughts. I have a feeling the boat will be similar to my 22 seafarer I had. That boat only had a 175hp ocean runner on it and it was no rocket but it got the job done. The boat only has one fuel tank which I will most likely never have completely full. Like I said I'm not...

Also, anyone know the difference between the offshore and offshore pro?