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No. The bracket on the 228 allows the engine to be mounted higher than on the 226. I've never seen water coming in the scuppers on either a 228 or 226. It might be a problem for pre-2006 boats that were balanced for lighter 2 stroke engines, but I am not familiar with them. I have seen the...

It is so helpful and by the way your Grady looks beautiful! My Grady is in its 10th season of abuse. Run hard and put away wet most times. I keep it at a dry stack marina but don't have enough time to do much more than hose it off after each offshore fishing trip. The cockpit and gunwales...

Where I live, welding skegs is a normal part of maintenance since we have shallow water and lime rock everywhere. Here are a few tips: 1. Nobody uses stainless steel skeg guards. The problems are two-fold. The aluminum skeg will corrode in saltwater where it comes into contact with the...

Here's the picture I told you I would take in your THT thread. This is with 125 gallons of fuel, 10 gallons of water, 50 lb of ice, and a cooler full of bait on the starboard side. While the starboard scupper is under water, no water enters the cockpit since there is a vertical drain that goes...

Chevron Techron Marine just came out a few months ago: Techron Marine It seems to be a nice combination product that contains both the Techron anti-deposit formulation along with a fuel stabilizer. At a treat ratio of 1 oz per 10 gallons, it beats adding both a fuel treatment like Ringfree...

I've sized several models of fishfinders for the electronics box on my 226. 10" is the biggest that fits well and allows you to see the whole screen. The 9" Simrad will fit fine. I'm considering one to eventually replace the 9" Humminbird that I have in there now. I had to mount my radio...

So you aren't using deep cycles for your trolling motor? If you draw a starting battery down to 20% or less of its capacity a few times, it will be toast. My skiff, which has a trolling motor, came with an Interstate starting battery connected to 50 lb thrust Minkotta that the previous owner...

I don't know anything about Star Tron RIng Clean Plus other than it says that it contains the latest technology for deposit control in addition to their enzyme formulation. Since many PEA formulations are now off patent, that's probably what they are using like just about everybody else. But...

Deka markets the 27M6 as a dual purpose battery. Deka 27M6 In my experience, they work fine as both starting and house batteries. My first set lasted 7 years before I replaced them just for security. The still passed a load test. I run my electronics continuously off of the house battery...

Naphtha is just part of the solvent system used to keep the active components of a fuel system cleaner in solution. There are several different types of naphtha, but all are just petroleum distillate cuts that contain linear and cyclic hydrocarbon chains containing 12 or fewer carbon atoms...

You will find that the old Overnighter hull will be very wet and pound a good bit in the typical GOM short chop. But it will be solid as a rock if you do all of the restoration work you described. It will all be needed for sure. The Wellcraft V20 is a much better riding hull for the Gulf, but...

As long as you run the boat every day or so, you can go a couple of weeks without bottom paint. I've taken mine down to the Keys and left it at a slip for 2 weeks. Fishing almost every day, I had little accumulation of bottom growth. A pressure wash of the bottom when I got back to my dry...

You can download the 1984 owner's manual from the Grady site here: 1984 Owner's Manual The wiring diagram for the Overnighter should be the same or very similar to your year.

They charged me over $50 for the little 2 oz bottle of paste. You can get the same product from spectrum matched to your year Grady White color for $32. As far as I can tell, the color match is the same and they appear to be the identical product. It matched up very well with my 6 year old...

Any dealer can order the gelcoat. You'll fall over when you see the price for a tiny bottle.

For whatever reason, you're getting a lot of prop slip. I calculate anywhere from 21-28%. So either your engine is mounted too high or there is something wrong with your propeller. I've seen people mount engines too high on bracketed boats in order to try to improve fuel economy. This can be...

I blew up 2 of those old loopers on my '75 Overnighter. Be sure not to over prop them. I had the best results with a 15' prop on my single engine setup that would let me turn 5500 rpm empty. Both failures came with 17' props that would only turn 5100 rpm. Wrist pins both times. Once after...

Dennis, the only product I've tried is 3M Marine Mold and Mildew Block. It seemed to work for a while. The only reason I chose that one was that it said "Marine". All of the products that say things like "mold inhibitor" rather than protectant should work. The product you mentioned sounds...

I haven't had mold come back since I replaced my armrests a few years ago. The trick is to understand that mold requires moisture and a nutrient source in order to grow. It can't grow on clean dry vinyl or rubber. When growing on (and into) vinyl or rubber, the nutrients are obtained from dust...

They don't look too bad. Start out with Starbrite deck cleaner. Brush it on and let it sit for a while before brushing hard. It has a foaming action that lifts most of the dirt out of the pores in the vinyl. Then use Starbrite Mildew Stain Remover. It seems to have less bleach and be easier...