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I pulled a 25' Sailfish with my '02 Suburban a few times. 5.3, 4L60E and 3.73s. It didn't like it, but it did it. You'll be fine.

Nice. :goodjob I've also seen y-valves put on the intake of washdown pumps. The second input has a hose that just lays in the bilge. In the event of an emergency, you just switch the valve and turn the washdown on.

It's probably pressure that you hear releasing. Those tanks get pressurized when the engine runs and that forces oil up to the engine mounted tank where the oil pump draws from. The caps have to be tight so there are no air leaks. Perfectly normal. There is a small screen on the bottom of...

I have a buddy who...after several failures of his QL tabs...finally "fixed" his with a set of Bennetts.

I'd put a Force or Chrysler outboard on my boat before I went with one of those things. Hell, I'd even do a straight inboard coversion. Ugly as $%*@)!!!! :cry: Bring back the styling of the OX66 and EFI Mercs. Those were the best looking outboards.

My 227 has those deckplates and there was no way in hell I could reach anything under the fishbox/livewell.

I believe Grady has been using Greenwood XL treated plywood that has a warranty against rot. That being said, a poor seal around the engine cutout and improper sealing of penetrations can still lead to a wet core. So in my opinion, the situation has not been corrected.

Yeah, that would be a little excessive in your case. :) If I were you I would get a big hole saw and run it through the bottom of the livewell. Replace the fitting, glass the plug back in, fair and gelcoat.

I've also found that snap lose some of their ability to hold as they age. You might try just replacing those (the part attached to the canvas).

A previous owner probably had new stickers made...and the printer screwed them up.

My 227 is a bit different but I also had/need to replace the drains in my fish boxes. Since I already had the fuel tank out...and I didn't want to put holes in the floor for more deckplates...I cut a small (about 6" x 8") section out of each stringer so I could reach in under the deck and get...

That boat takes a 30" motor so we can toss out the idea of there being an XXL where an XL should be....unless for some screwy reason someone put a 5" extension on. Stranger things have happened... I think in '99 Grady was still allowing dealers to install whatever power they wanted so it's...

What price range are we talking about?

Also keep in mind that manufacturers need to be within 10% of the stated HP, plus or minus. So not all motors are created equally. I've seen dyno reports on Merc's 225 EFI that put it at 247 HP.

You might see a 3 or 4 mph gain on top end with a 250, but that's probably about it. I would concentrate more on the condition than the HP.

Yes, this one is going to get bunks. I generally prefer rollers, but because of the light layup of this boat I think the bunks will work better and keep the hull straight.

Free parts trailer...

Pulled the braces last night and sounded the transom. Things seems OK. I'm going to leave it alone for now so I can get it on the water, but it might get done again in the future though. I can't stand knowing that I could have done it better...

As with all of my boat projects lately, this weekend's work was not without it's mihaps... :x On Friday I bored a 3" hole around the center drain so I could backfill and seal off the wood core from any possible water penetration. Then I taped around the area to keep from getting resin where...

Drop your trailer tongue a bit. They'll drain.