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Impatiently waiting on that motor by the way. At least mine is not a have to repower, it's a want to repower. F225 still purring along. Yamaha's are not known for a strong pee stream anyway. As long as you never tripped an overheat alarm, you should be good.

Grady-White generates their part numbers. As to who the manufacturer is, not a clue. I ordered all mine through my Grady dealer in Charleston.

Even the side discharge scuppers will have the flaps also. The ones you will probably need are the 11-656. These are the long ones which mine used. Being on the side, you may use the short ones, 11-657. The more I think about it, you will use the shorter ones. The long ones are for the thickness...

I trailer from Kentucky to Ohio going to Lake Erie, South Carolina to Santee, Florida to the central west coast and in May to the Keys and have used the M-Y Wedge on both trim cylinders with no issues. They take the weight of the motor much better than the single trailering bracket. I've seen...

That was first thing I did to mine, sitting in the driveway right after I bought it. Peeled the big decal/name off both sides. Even brought some adhesive remover with me to further clean it up. It had to go. Drank beer while I did it too, so it was an official de-naming ceremony!! :cool:

Looking at your pads, I don't think soaking them will help you. Looks like the vinyl coating is gone and all you have left is the rubber pad. Either vinyl paint or the overlays that Pompanette sells will be your only fix. I will tell you the rubber pads are t-shirt grabbers when you walk by...

I've got a list of them for my 228 when I replaced all mine with the SS ones direct from Grady-White. The scuppers should be the same. I can look when I get home this afternoon.

Low to mid 20's, usually cruise 25 to 30.

My '04 228 with a F225 works well with the 16 OFS 4. Can hit 41 at 6000RPM.

Glacier,, my boat is out of Florida and I have the same shrinkage as yours,, in the corners above the steps. That's the only place mine has pulled away.

VOC's,,,,, That new, fiberglass boat smell!!!

Buy the Zuk,,,hang on to your existing motor, try the Zuk out and see how your boat handles it, if it's to much, re sell the Zuk, and hang old motor.

280 is 280,,,, be it twin 140's or a single 225. The 225 was the biggest that Yamaha had back in 1988. Throw some sandbags on the transom to equal the weight of the Zuk and see how she sits in the water. My buddy had a '88 228 that he put my old F225 3.3 on and had no issues. I fished it many...

If you're dunking in saltwater, yes, get the SS brakes. Make sure they are Kodiak's or equal to them. Any hardware on a saltwater trailer that can be changed to SS, should be changed out. Freshwater flush your trailer after use. I'd even change out for a freshwater trailer, just less to deal...

1988 228G HP rating is 280hp.

Better choice. You are within your specs for your boat. Just make sure everything is good with your transom and bracket. What is the weight comparison between the Zuk and your current power? Scupper issues if it's a huge difference.

Too long, over HP rating results in insurance problems, too heavy for 2 stroke designed transom,,,, to name a few.

True. I forget the 192 is a transom mount motor setup.

If you have a full width swim platform, this would be what I would use. PDR Marine, formerly Pooderbuilt. 25 inch shaft is what I've seen as the preferred size. I'll be purchasing both in the near future.

Depending on what unit you run, some have apps to calculate your route. This is a Simrad app that I used for calculations from Marathon to Islamorada Humps.