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I understand what you are saying but I never seen anything made in Japan ( cars+ outboards) with imperial bolts. In his case someone may have changed the anode with one that wasn't genuine ( maybe made in USA?) and probably came with a new bolt, both same imperial thread. Mercury is another...

The circuit breakers for the bilge pumps are on the panel where the manual switches are. Just replace the fuse with a 5 amp and you should be fine. If you replaced the bilge pump with one that requires 7.5 amp fuse then you need a 7.5 but you have to make sure the wire that go to the pump are...

Very unusual place to have moisture even if it was kept on the water. Are you sure it's not in the gunnel? The gunnel is cored on all Grady's I have seen ( not that many I may add ), if they installed an extra rod holder they may may not have sealed it and water got in there over the years .

Mine has metric, M10x 1.25 sounds about right and hex head 12 mm, you need to use 3/8 drive socket to get to it. Yamahas are made in Japan and everything there is metric.

You can never get a professional job with spray cans however it can be satisfactory for most people. Spay gun will give you a much better job, if done by an experienced sprayer you shouldn't be able to tell it was painted. As far as colour goes, it's never going to be exactly the same even if it...

Thanks for clarifying that makes sense . My Yamaha won't pee unless you start it I don't think but that's fine as long as it works and cools the engine . I think the Merc Opti runs colder as well, do you know if that is right? I still prefer the smartcraft .

For guys that have older boats, the 40 amp circuit breaker on our boats is not a quality marine breaker . In my old boat you could see some rust marks under the breaker so I pulled it off soon after I got the boat and it had corrosion so I replaced it with a quality bussman marine breaker .

Thanks, my boat is 2013 model besides I like to keep them clean. This is not the battery area , it's the fuel area as you can see by the fuel filter. On the 4 stroke boats you have both batteries on the port side and fuel on the starboard. On my old 228 I had oil tank and one battery on the...

Wow, that's one terrible looking hose there!! My old boat was 12 years younger than yours but the fuel hose looked like new when I sold her.

For those of you interested have a look how they are in my 228G 2013 model but it was exactly the same in my old 228 as well. Several other Grady's I have seen have the same set up. They are wired direct from the off, 1, 2 all , switch , obviously picked up before the switch so they are always...

What Dennis said, I would change it if it was cracked. If the boat lived up north in sub zero C temps ( sub 32F) it could become fragile with time.

I'm glad you guys like them, I don't. Current engine F250 4.2 2013, impeller replaced before I got the boat 12 months ago by Yamaha dealer . Engine had 220 hours then. The engine cools fine according to temp gauge however the tell tale has weak pressure. When I flush at home I block the side...

Paint will cover 600 grit. Depending on how deep the scratches you can start with say 80 to 120 then progress to 320 and finally 600. As I'm not in USA I can recommend brand of paint but I would use acrylic paint two pack is better lasting but harder to use and more toxic. In any case use a mask...

You will find them both, aft and rear, near to 1-2 both off switch. They are in waterproof fuse holders mine are mounted on the transom near the switch. The breaker you are talking about does all the power to the helm.

Are you in Canada? I thought you were in USA hence my comment on fuel price. Right now 91 Ron (87 Mon USA) around $1.00 per lt but it can vary from retailer to retailer in the same City/ Suburb. I know fuel price in Canada is similar to ours but much cheaper in USA. I would say it should be...

Yes mine are there as well because they bypass the 1-2 both off switch. They work when the batteries are off so the boat doesn't sink if left on the water.

I agree on the painters tape even the spoon for a nice smooth finish. It does go fast but so does the beer, it is still summer and hot so you may need several beers!!

The quoted 25 years are not on the same trailer, I have used Kodiak full S/S kits on my trailers since early 90's in that time never had a piston seized. Before I started using S/S we had hot dipped gal calipers all the time with steel pistons, they would only last a couple years that's why I...

They should be screws not bolt+nut, that's what my old 228 had, the swim platform is sitting on the out-drive bracket as well so not much load or leverage . I would say the screw head broke due to too much torque with rattle gun . It could be hard to pull out without enlarging the hole. If that...