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The forward bilge of my 226 always has water even though I keep the boat at a covered high and dry marina. The forward bilge is the lowest part of the hull when the boat is at rest in the water. Rain, spray and washdown water tends to accumulate in there. Since the bilge pump is mounted on a...

I had a conversation with a Yamaha tech about AGM batteries maybe 8 years ago. He told me that the reason they recommended only flooded cell batteries had to do with the alternator output rating. AGMs have much less internal resistance than flooded cell batteries. So when a nearly discharged AGM...

Those Ongaro horns fail regularly. However, they can often be repaired by clean the contacts, the diaphragm, and adjusting the tension screw on the diaphragm. Here is a general description of how to fix a boat horn...

Thanks! It's funny but when I looked at the pictures when I got inside the house, I thought "nuthin' to it". But outside in the heat, I was confused. I think the brain shrinks in this weather. Now all I have to do is replace the seacock under my baitwell pump in the tiny little bilge and...

I need to replace the wiper motor on my 226. This was a piece of cake on my older Gradys that had externally mounted wiper motors. But my 2008 has the wiper shaft going through the deck and the motor is located behind a cover on the inside of the cabin. Before I start taking things apart, has...

No. I have the newer design with a single fuel tank and the freshwater tank in the rear compartment. It's going to be tough to find room in the bilge. A transom mount works well on that hull as long as you use an extension like a Sternmate. http://www.sternmate.com/ My transom mounted...

Didn't your Daddy teach you not to do that? :roll:

It's not difficult at all. Don't try to do it through the access port. Remove the deck panel so that you have lots of elbow room. Drill the pilot hole from the inside so that you can be sure that you're not going to hit the water tank and use tape on the outside of the hull when using the hole...

It's completely normal with a single engine on the SV2 hull. Just the effect of propeller torque. A lot of deep V hulls also do this. I run with my port tab (starboard switch button) down 3 lights in order to keep level.

I mounted one in the water tank compartment of my 226. There is plenty of room to the stern of the tank.

Yes, you should first test with another radio. But I've had the receive but not transmit problem at least 3 times over the years. Each time it turned out to be the antenna connector at the radio end. Those solderless connectors tend to loosen up over time unless the installer knows what they...

I had to replace the transom on my 1975 overnighter, which is the same hull that you have. The problem was caused by rainwater seeping around the aluminum bang plate, not saltwater intrusion below the water line. But any intrusion will cause problems. There is good advice in this thread. The...

The Deka 27m6 is indeed a dual purpose battery that was developed to meet the Yamaha requirement for a starting battery with a reserve capacity of 182 minutes yet also provide >800 cold cranking amps...

Sorry, I was referring to the Deka 27m6 that comes stock with most Gradys. That's a dual purpose.

I'm not a professional surveyor, so I don't have a moisture meter. The first thing I do is to look for any structural damage such as dings that go deeper than the gel coat. Then I look for screws in the transom such as transducer mounts. I take out the screws and look to see if any water runs...

The Deka Marine Masters are dual purpose batteries, which are generally the best type for most boats. They have extra reserve capacity and can be run down below 50% of capacity multiple times without shortening their life too much. You can draw 25 amps from them for almost 3 hr before they drop...

Yep. I used a cheap Attwood for my fishbox lid. It lasted a little over a year. The stock one from Grady went 4 years before the threads stripped out on the strut. That's how mine fail. Fish come back to life in the box and slap the lid open. So far the $$$ Taylor Made has hung in there for...

These are the good ones: https://www.go2marine.com/product/385596F/taylor-made-stainless-steel-gas-shock-spring.html Taylor Made gas shocks held up better than the cheaper Attwoods in my boat. 20 lb should be enough. I went with 40 lb and they are pretty stiff.

Yep. 20 degrees.

You might want to look into the new Mercury V6 engines that just came out. The new 225 hp only weights 475 lb with the 20" shaft. They don't list the weight of the 25" shaft engine, but it can't be too much more. They are the lightest 4 strokes available at that hp level. While they are new...