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Looks like somebody did a patch job there. You can get the newer vinyl bang plate from Grady. It's not cheap but under $100. You need to cut it into 3 pieces to make the corner junctions. They told me to seal it with 5200. I did that when I recently repowered. My transom was as dry as a...

The thing about the pre-SV2 hulls is that they are not designed to be fast. They will knock your teeth out if you try to run over 25 mph in any kind of big sea or shop. I ran my old Overnighter in Long Island Sound for 3 years and then another 8 years in the Gulf of Mexico. If you didn't fish...

It can get wet if it isn't fully encapsulated. But it won't rot and get soft. That's the point of the arsenic treatment. It kills any mold that tries to grow in the wet wood.

Until recently switching to composite, GW had been using Greenwood XL in place of marine plywood since the late 90's. There have been fewer reports of rotted transoms since then. Here is an interesting post from THT where a builder describes what Greenwood is...

I've owned or moderated a half dozen different internet forums over the years. The statement that "you guys want a private club here" is really played out. I've read it so many times I want to puke whenever I see it. Every group has its own culture. New members just need to figure it out...

It could be a poppit valve. The poplit drains into the midsection just above the pressure relief exhaust. It should be closed at idle, but if it's stuck in the open position the exhaust pressure could push water out of the exhaust relief port. The typical way that you learn about a stuck...

I used to see a similar drop off in performance at the end of the season when I used to keep my 204c wet slipped in Connecticut. The efficacy of the bottom paint falls off over time if you are in a high growth environment. Down here in Homosassa, a lot of folks take their boats up to the...

You have it backward. Opti's require really strong starting batteries with at least 1000 MCA. I don't know of any deep cycle batteries that can produce that output. A few dual-purpose batteries such as the Deka 27M6 that Grady supplies will do that. Opti's spec a higher MCA rating than any...

If your switches are wired correctly, yes switching either one of them to both should bring both batteries in parallel and double your reserve capacity. The downside is that a bad cell in one battery can drain the other one. A common cause of voltage loss in older boats is corrosion working...

I have a friend who uses a pretty heavy plow style anchor rigged break away style. He uses tightly wrapped copper wire to connect the chain to the top of the hole in the shaft. It seems to clear his roller every time as only the bottom of the shaft come in contact with the roller.

I hung up a new Fortress anchor almost 50 miles offshore in 65' (It's the Big Bend). I needed to cut the rode but kept the GPS coordinates so that I could get diver buddies to retrieve the anchor. Two weeks later all they found was the rode! Some other divers must have found the anchor. There...

Any of the autopilots designed for outboards (Garmin, Navico, Humminbird, Furuno, Raymarine) will work fine. You just have to make sure that the pump you install is matched to the volume of your hydraulic steering cylinders. They will all work with any multi-function display on an NMEA 2000...

If you don't want to go through re-bedding, there is a temporary fix that will keep the bleeding from coming back for a year or maybe longer. After cleaning up the rust, let everything dry for a few days. The seal around the edges of the metal where it comes in contact with the gel coat using...

Where from? If it's the rams, replace the seals.

I don't know if moving the motors away from the centerline will help or not. The SV2 hull is a strange bird. Sometimes just a little tweak will make all the difference in the world. Just a wild *ssed guess, but is it possible that one of your new engines is not counter rotation?

Could your engines be mounted to high? If they are, you not going to get enough bow lift. Take a look at your anti-ventilation plates with the boat on plane. The wake should be right at the level of the plates. On lighter hulls without forward cabins, you can get away with the water level an...

You are seeing complaints about the same problem on many new boats these days, not just Gradys. Some think it has to do with a decline in the quality of 316 Stainless Steel that is used for marine hardware. There are different grades of 316 and a lot of the stuff coming from China is at the...

Any acidic rust remover will clean up the rust. The issue is keeping it from coming back. You will need to remove the grab rail by unbolting it from inside of the hull. This can be a real PITA. After cleaning up and drying the part and the bolts and removing the rust from the fiberglass, you...

How do you think all of that junk got into the compartment? The only time I've seen that kind of thing was after my friend's boat went through Hurricane Andrew. I was never able to figure out how all the pine needles got into his bilge and tank compartment. All of the access covers were still...