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Dennis: Yes. I was thinking maybe that same paint I used on my awful helm chair arms. It covered well, has held up well and matched the Grady color well. Of course I'd have to paint that entire bulkhead piece for a decent look. Tx, Rob

I had this thought that I knew was highly unlikely. But perhaps someone had a positive experience with repowering a Sailfish with the newer 4 cyl. 200 hp four strokes. I was hoping against hope. I'm looking at repowering not too far down the road and it would be nice to get all these new...

The boat stays in an outdoor covered rack. However, I don't know how well it was treated for the first twelve years of its life. I'm told it was kept outside, but with a helm cover over it. I know that it saw little use. I need to remove the horizontal trim that runs along the outside base of...

Thanks very much for the helpful responses. I have the plastic tools to remove trim rings from electronics. I'll try that first and try not to break anything. I'm gonna be especially embarrassed when i find those screws in the radio box, because that's the second place I looked! I'll bring a...

Thanks, Dennis. Since my idea was to cut it out, I'm not risking much by giving it a try. I'll be most impressed if it can firm up the soft spot. It is soft enough that I could push a finger through it, I do believe. Tx, Rob

There is a brown-colored soft spot in the forward cabin bulkhead. It is getting softer. I'm guessing I wash the boat too much ;). But I don't think its going away if I stop washing the boat. So before I take steps that may not be the best solution, I'm asking here because I know there are...

I'm sure there is a very simple way to remove what appears to be the original dual-switch helm dome light. There are no apparent screws. So I presume the light cover rotates counter-clockwise to remove. I tried, but was afraid of breaking it in case it isn't meant to move that way. Maybe it just...

Really nice work. Admire your gumption! And keep the pics coming. Tx, Rob

r16409: First, welcome to the forum. I hope you find it helpful. I am curious. What kind of speed/rpm numbers do you see with the 4-stroke 150's? And are they Yamahas? Tx, Rob

Ayiani: Welcome to the forum! The Spirit 175 was our first Grady. About the most sea-worthy 17-footer you can get. That said, the transom is solid, 1" thick wood inside that fiberglass. The question is whether anything around it has been compromised to let water in. Three places to look...

Halfhitch: Sorry to see that you got your share of Ian. That was a nice Boat/RV shed you had there. Rob

Halfhitch: First, how did you do in Ian? Had intended to go around to the keys and make a stop to check out progress in Flamingo marina. Unfortunately, my buddies house in MO received 11" of rain a few days prior. They are not prepared for anything like that. Although my buddie's son-in-law is...

Bill: Beautiful area you live in. PM me your address, when you receive the charts, you'll have my return address. And I can answer your PM with my address. I'll put the charts in the mail before I get your check. I'm not terribly worried about it! Rob

These three full-size paper charts cover, approximately, Steinhatchee to Tarpon Springs, Florida. The charts are 11407, 11408 and 11409 and all are dated from early 2022. I recently carried them with me doing this segment of the Great Loop. I also practised a little compass navigating on them...

Where we live in West Palm Beach, we have several marine bedding options nearby. We took the Grady mattresses to them (E.J. Schraeder) so they could make an exact fit with 4" pillow tops. Now we just go with the pillow tops. Makes it easier to get to the storage areas below the cushions as...

First, congrats on buying a great boat. A good compromise between fishing and cruising. A 2007 282 for us here. Also no trailer. But we take some long distance boat trips every year. There are many folks who make their living trailering boats. For example, last year, the guy we use trailered...

Beautiful! Really envious of the bow thruster. Rob

One 12" screen is the biggest we could fit. I prefer that to two smaller screens. Especially when navigating in unknown waters. While fishing at home it is usually on split screen of sonar and temp. I've gotten used to seeing a smaller section of sonar. The idea of a backup did concern me...

"I do have the temperature control knob on the inside, back, top, right. I did not know I can turn off the fridge with that knob!" Congrats on your Sailfish. I also have the 2008 which had the 12v only fridge. Assuming we had the same model fridge, that temp control wheel in the fridge is also...

John: Congrats on the Sailfish. Following up with on what Seasick said about getting the garden hose well down into the water tank to let the water pressure do some cleaning. My boat stays on a rack and I'm sure they wouldn't be happy with me to cut the end of a hose, which I think would be...