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Did yours act intermittent in both directions or only one direction? Mine only hesitates in the down direction so far.

cosmic and seasick, thanks for those thoughts. I haven't got in to it yet but I will be using your thoughts when I start looking for the culprit. Thanks

Like I said, I haven't dug into it yet. Just looked it up in the repair manual and Sims Yamaha. It's not a simple relay like on your headlights on your truck. The thought of a motor failure is there but in the back ground for now.

My motor is a 2004 F225 TXRC Model Code 69J. When I bought this boat, I noticed that sometimes the tilt/ trim would not react when the "down" button on the shifter was pushed. If you let up on it and push again it works. On the test ride I just figured it was a bad rocker switch contact or...

Leave the old Another option, Leave the old broken screws alone. Remove the trim tab. Drill holes between existing holes in the tab. Reinstall tab with new screws in the old existing holes that are not broken just to hold alignment. Mark the location of the new holes in the tab. Remove the...

We fish a lot of man made reefs and it's not uncommon to get hung up. We usually fish in 60 to 160 feet of water so no chance to free dive to get it free. I rig my anchor with a break-away setup so when the boat pulls too hard it will break the zip tie and then the chain is pulling on the crown...

Take it to a metal fab shop and they can straighten it with a press. If you are anchoring in a known area of hang-ups, rig a crown pendant and buoy to prevent that.

I don't understand the need for the bubbler if the tank has circulating raw water.

If your boat stays on a trailer, why do the pumps run? When the boat is not in the water the garboard plug should be removed. If you are worried about critters getting in, stick a piece of screen in the hole.

If you were in-hauling a slack line and the line was new and the windlass cut the line, my first thought would be that the line jumped off the gypsy due to the line being hauled in over the side and the line jammed between the rotating gypsy and the gear case of the windlass. While in-hauling...

Chews through the rode while anchored or chews through the rode while in-hauling the rode? If it is chewing up the rode while anchored it is because you are leaving the strain of the anchoring force on the windlass gypsy. When the correct amount of rode is payed out, the line must be...

Dennis, have you had any customers ask, just what the hell kind of experiment you're doing, when they see your contraption?

This is a picture of the console on my previous Grady. It was a 2005, 205 model. I installed a 9 inch SIMRAD without moving the VHF. I would have moved the radio and installed a 12 in MFD but my wallet wouldn't fit.

For punishment for stealing that boat, he should be shackled and given to the owner of the boat. He will know what to do so the guy won't do it again.

Sometimes it seems the world is full of jerks.

.....ha ha ha ha....

Bill, the photos you captured for your reply are the bad ones. The next ones came through clearer. I deleted the fuzzy ones. I agree with you that there is no way your line of boats ever got to production without complete schematics of all systems. Can't you just imagine Grady telling the Coast...

Bill, The pictures on my laptop are clear and legible. For some reason they are un readable when I put them here. I will try a different method....these are better.

Bill.... here is a couple of photos I took of electrical schematics of my 228. The wire colors will be the same for your model for most of the standard systems like pumps, fuel tank sensors and such but the routing will no doubt be different. I am sure these same type of diagrams are available...

You can usually figure out that color change conundrum by using the continuity setting on your multimeter.