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My 226 does the same thing. I need to run three lights on the port actuator (right rocker switch) to level mine out with just me aboard. I contacted Grady when I first got the boat and after the usual "try trimming the engine up more" and "change the weight distribution", they begrudgingly...

What type of AGM batteries do you have Bill? I'd like to try another brand in skiff and see if I have better luck.

It's easy to confuse correlation with causation. It is likely that your charger was going to fail anyway. AGMs will not damage a charger. It's the other way around. If you use a much older type of charger that doesn't sense the battery resistance, you can overcharge and damage AGM batteries...

You will have a problem with the weight if you go with an F225. Your scuppers will be submerged when the boat is a rest and it will cause stern squat when you are running. My pre-SV2 hull 1986 Seafarer had a 200 hp Merc 2 stroke that weighed less than 400 lb. It pushed the boat fine, but if a...

The difference in the optimum charging profile between flooded cell and AGM batteries is miniscule. Chargers with an AGM setting will give a slightly better final charge level and some are able to charge deeply discharged AGMs that are not recognized by standard chargers. A smart charger with...

I'm so sorry to hear this, Bob. And while you're on vacation! If you guys want to try some offshore in the Gulf while you're down in FL, give me a call. Grouper have been slow but there are some kings around chasing the bait schools about 30 miles out.

Don't sweat it. The main reason for the 20 hr service is to check for problems and to change the lube in the lower unit. Since there is no filter in there, metal fragments from the initial break in can cause accelerated wear or actually cause the clutch dog to jam. So if you are paranoid, just...

I shoot come CorrosionX in there every 6 month or so. It can free up the tumblers if they are stuck.

They are a very poor design. At least on my 2008 GW. There are 2 screws in addition to the pair of hangers. The screws are not accessible. It appears that they were put in from the rear before the cap was installed. Grady told me to just pull them out and use only the hangers. I just pulled...

No. WD40 is way too thin. Use 2 stroke engine oil.

Do the diagnostic as suggested, but the problem is almost always the sending unit. I've had the best luck with the WEMA unit: http://www.wemausa.com/sensors/level-FuelWater.shtml#.WRm8iWjyuHs 14" fits my 226, but call Grady to be sure.

Now you need to start running it hard. During the third hr give it 1 minute at full throttle every 10 minutes. Vary the speed in between time. Use full throttle to accelerate to WOT each time. There is a difference between what the owner's manual and the shop manual say about break-in. You...

I'm also interested in your performance numbers. I forget, did you have a 3.3 L F250 on your boat before the repower? I've been hesitant to repower my Grady since I've heard from others that the 4 L F250 gets about 10-15% worse mileage than the older engine. But that was on other hulls.

Dave gave me a test ride on that boat back before I bought mine. He really loved that thing. Did he get another boat or is he getting away from boating?

Yep. On my iPad and just had one just now when I tried to log in on my PC.

2006 seems to have been the transition year for the newer mid sections. So you won't know if the engine will have a problem without inspecting the dry exhaust tube at the very least. Yamaha seems to have used up their inventory of older mid sections by sometime in 2007. My F250, which was...

Yep. Starbrite Marine polish with PTFE once per year. I've used plenty of other stuff over the years, but the Starbrite product is the easiest to apply and works as well or better than conventional waxes. Rubbing alcohol (isopropanol) removes black streaks caused by dock bumpers and I use a...

When I lived out west I used to trailer around 10,000 miles per year. Over a 10+ year period, I experienced just about every kind of wheel bearing failure, so I ended up learning a lot. 1. Many of my failures came after having the bearing or hubs replaced by professionals. Several times after a...

All stripers are the same species, but they have different life histories depending on where they live. They are temperate water fish, so they don't do well where it gets too cold or too hot. In the North East, some will stay in rivers year round. But the larger fish move out into the coastal...

The 250 hp HPDI has been a problematic engine. Rather that going in to details, Google "250 hp HPDI problems".