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Doug228,,, go straight to PropGods and order. Bypass your local guy. As far as correct prop goes, you're going at it wrong. You need to prop your boat with a light load, not full battle gear!! If you prop for your current load, you will be underpropped (spin up faster, over rev, reach max RPM...

Yes,,, that's what most detail guys will use. Wet sand it to get oxidation off and then use product to polish it out.

All I'm saying is be careful. I went through a nightmare doing the very thing that you are wanting to do. The end result turned out well, only because I have a good fiberglass guy, but it was a stressful process that didn't have to be.

Hey,,, I'm this side of Asheville too, and live on Lake Cumberland during the summer. Heading there Sunday if it's not raining.

I know a guy that will sand your hull down, through the gelcoat, and get you a bunch of thin areas!!!! Not that I would recommend him. Be very careful who you choose to do your work, check references and go see some of his work and talk to people that he has done work for. Ceramic coating...

Just placed the order for my radar. Simrad Halo 24 on the way!!

I'd go straight to Grady-White customer service. Explain what you're doing, I'm sure they would help. Also might reach out to WMW Marine as they were the OEM manufacturer of the hardtop's, they could be the one's doing the powder coating for Grady.

Cleans up nice!!!

These are on ebay for $29.95 and shipping. Might check with Grady also, part #30-450.

Hull looks fantastic!!! Great attention to detail with her name in the blue and gold like the stripes and logo.

To get the true midrange grunt, the F250 is the ticket. I currently run a F225 and a 4 blade prop, and with the 4 blade, it helps overcome the lack of midrange that the F225 lacks. Patiently waiting on a new F250 Yamaha as we speak, which will be ideal for me, since my '04 is only rated for a...

My Grady-White dealer and my Yamaha dealer are a mile apart in South Carolina. Never have used my Grady-White dealer to work on my Yamaha. Was established with Yamaha dealer before I had a Grady-White, saw no need to move my Yamaha work.

Agree with the others on this. I was in the industry a few years back and we wouldn't work on the older stuff either. It's like opening a can of worms on a older motor. Go to fix one thing, two other things break due to age, while accessing the original problem. An independent guy will possibly...

Probably won't work Slim. Cabin design changed in 1998 to current design with the rounded look. Before that it was the squared off look with the front windows. Maybe with some metal fab you could make it work.

What year Slim? 226 and 228 are the same cabin design as long as they are in same age range. Transom changes between the 2 is biggest difference.

Appreciate the observations Taildown. Putting eyes on a boat does more than pictures can.

Excellent!!! That is the same setup I've been looking at. Was going to go with 9.9 Yamaha 4 stroke but it still has carburetors. The Mercury EFI will be nice.

Congrats on the new ride. Need info on the kicker bracket you went with. Been looking into a kicker for awhile, just haven't pulled the trigger.

Pics are a must for this kind of project!!! Keep the progress pics coming. Love to see the old ones come back to life.

Scanstrut or Battlewagon. I think Battlewagon will do custom height. I looked at Scanstrut first until I bought the custom height Sea-Scan.