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That's what I thought as well KY but you guys should know better than me, you have lots of Grady's there, not that many in Australia . The most I've seen are in several visits to your country especially in Florida.

You could be on to something there.

It maybe easier to find old holes by looking in the inside of the transom. I didn't know Seafarer came with twins, that is news to me but I never looked at a seafarer that old. I thought 228's had a full transom and the motor was on a bracket, 226 was the same boat with open transom and...

I have this one GPS and free battery replacement at 5 years, these days they are very cheap under $200 US. Here every boat going 2 miles offshore must have one , PLB is optional here.

Biggun You can't compare a Trophy with a Grady, they are not in the same league . I owned a 2302 Trophy a few years ago, a 23 footer with 250 Merc outboard . The Seafarer is technically a smaller boat and narrower beam . I can tell you the 228 has a lot more room than the Trophy and she handles...

It looks like he was trimmed all the way down and probably trim tabs all the way down and when the wave pushed him she dived in. Going with the waves you should be trimmed up and tabs up as well.

Having owned Both Yamaha and Mercs my preference is Merc but Yamaha are good as well, I have bad memories with Zukes , years ago ( 2 stroke days ) they called them anodes. If I was you I would hang a V8, 250 Merc, having said that I'm happy with the 4.2 lt Yamaha, if I was to re-power I would go...

Mine are very easy to put up and pull off, when I launch the buddy in the boat puts them up, aerials up anchor light up all done long before I park and walk to the pontoon. When we retrieve I drop buddy at the pontoon he reverses the trailer, I have them down long before that, no wasted time at...

I have the same boat as you one year older with the same 4.2, 250 hp, I'm spinning a 17" and it is perfect I can get 5900-5950 in calmwater full load of fuel plenty of gear and 3-4 on board. I don't know why your boat has a 15" prop. The swim platform is all aluminum, one piece with the bracket...

Don , your 1999 seafarer 228 has only 2 coaming pads and they go around at the seat to create a seat backing , they are the same height where you seat. The later models post 2004 maybe 2005? are different the coaming pad finishes at the rearmost of the gunnel and the seatback is separate and...

The backing on my 2013 model 228G is some plastic looking and as Seasick stated 5/16" thick. I wouldn't use any timber material, it will rort.

I take my fronts off, keep them in the cabin, put them on in the water after launching, side ones stay on all the time . Even going to the local boat ramp 10 minutes away. If I didn't keep the boat under cover I wouldn't leave any of them on the sun kills them here, same as in Florida.

Very easy, you can start at the front ( V) as you will always see the bend on it, you may need someone to hold on to it , pull on it a bit and it will feed in . If you find it hard some liquid soap will help, I didn't have to use soap when I refreshed it on my old boat, new boat has the S/S...

Yes they will. You actually hand the pads on the brackets and then you screw them on as well guiding the screws in the grommets. If you close you may even find the small screw holes on your gunwale.

Take off the round part of the rubrail, it just pushes in place, find the ends usually at the rear and pull it off. It's easier to clean it if you take it off, you will also find the half that is inside will be dark blue and unmarked. Put the old part in and the new looking facing out. Don't try...

I'm with Holokai , replace the thru hulls/ball valves with new ones, new hoses with double clamps. At the very least I would pull out the thru hulls and check the condition, if they come out in one piece. You need a check valve for the livewell only. If you don't the livewell will drain when...

No problem I can convert as i'm familiar with both, we had imperial here in the past. Doc , the soft tops use considerably less fuel . I had a 228 vista top with 250 Merc optimax and i was using 10-15% less fuel. The current boat uses about 200 lts per 110 nautical miles. 52.9 US gallons per...

What fuel burn do you guys get on a 228 with hard top? Preferably on the open seas but flat water usage will give me an indication as well. List your engine HP, age, prop make and size, load, sea conditions, RPM, speed, etc.. 4 strokes only please. If you could average use for the day, not...

You are welcome, you can contact me anytime if you need advice, happy to pass on what I know and what I don't someone else will know on this forum. I find most of the guys here are very helpful. For the record I use Scotty down-riggers on the rare occasions that I fish for yellow tail kingfish...

Bolt on electric trolling?