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    Belated birthday present

    Great seat and a great Birthday present!
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    The New Guy

    The Saiilfish have a Groco Macerator and tank level monitor. The tanks level monitors are inside the tank floats and they just rot away with time. It is a PIA to replace the internal floats. I put an external monitor on mine and it is much more accurate and dependable than the OEM.
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    Refrigerator - AC Only or AC & Battery

    I dont know the technical draw output but from a practical POV, I have run the boat on a 10 hour day with frig running and hd no problems I have run 10 hour days with no battery power issues. If I am fishing on a hook for exttended periods I ususally just shut it off. trolling it stays on. Even...
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    Refrigerator - AC Only or AC & Battery

    Congrats on your Sailfish it is a great boat. Her is the frig info - it is the exact same size and brand that was in the boat originally. Does the light in your frig go on when you open the door. If not it could be a fuse. The fuse is under the helm an the 04SF. If the light is on the frig could...
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    Small plastic drain end

    I needed them too and had great customer service for an order worth only a few bucks. I will use Gem again in the future for other parts that they have available - sign of a good company!
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    Marlin Rear Hatch Mod?

    I used these brass inserts around windows to secure fiberglass hurricane coverings during noreasters. They are very secure. I found the easiest way to get them in straight is to use a bolt, nut and a rachet. The nut gets put on the bolt and then just use a rachet to spin the insert in. if you...
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    Any Experience with Catalano & Sons in CT

    I had 04 F225's - they were great engines had them scoped every other year and the last time they were both junk due to corrosion into the power head, Funny thing they were running perfectly including the day of scope. The mechanic said they would start overheating and get progressively worse...
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    WTB 2004-2005 Yamaha F225

    Thant is absolutely crazy 2 years+. I see many people switching to Suzukis even though some are waiting 9 months for those to arrive.
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    WTB 2004-2005 Yamaha F225

    Thanks KY and Mustang - BIL found one on Cape Cod yesterday
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    2 Rescued from the water in Boston Harbor - GW sinks

    Father, son rescued after boat sinks in Boston Harbor - They were lobstering in Boston Harbor. They got lines tangled which stalled the engine (s) on a 28 foot Grady White. The boat ended up getting a hole on the hull after crashing into the rocks. Very lucky to be alive,
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    WTB 2004-2005 Yamaha F225

    My brother in law just lost one of his twin 225's to the infamous exhaust corrosion issue. He isi interested in the northeast. Figure it is a long shot but thought I would throw it out there. Thanks in advance for any info
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    Side window flew out, help needed 282 sailfish

    Never touched the hinge - once you unscrew the window pull handle the glass will just come out or the hinge.. Hinge stays in place
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    Side window flew out, help needed 282 sailfish

    Most glass dealers have a supplier that they can send a template to replicate the glass you lost. I replace mine 2 years ago. I just took the opposite window to the glass shop. they made a template and I had an exact replica 5 days later.
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    Service Manual for wiring, plumbing, and hull structure - GW235

    They changed the Grady site a bit - on the home page click on the 3 lines at the top right of the page - select customer - select year and model then download
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    Service Manual for wiring, plumbing, and hull structure - GW235

    My 04 manual shows all of that information for a 282 Sailifish. Try downloading a copy of it from the GW site may be different from what you are looking at.
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    Grady White Cocktail Napkins

    My daughter gave us these customized cocktail napkins for our cocktail hours on board - pretty close digital image with the boat name. She found them on Etsy. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1286737865/boat-cocktail-napkins-boat-wedding ht
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    282 sailfish microwave area

    I had the same problem and it was the side window. Try and realy tifghten down the latches, that worked for me.
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    Propane Stove in 2006 Sailfish

    I have an 04 Sailfish and seldom use the stove top. I run it once a year and it alway fires right up. Same tank of gas since it was new. Same install as described by BG above.
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    Buying first Grady White

    All 3 very nice boats - most of the time bigger is better with boats. If shopping older dates check to see if the model is SVBig difference in the comfort of the ride with the SV2.
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    Where to buy small microwave for 1999 sailfish 272

    I am not 100% sure of the size I bought for my 04 Sailfish but I know it came from Walmart. I remember I had to remove a part of the microwave enclosure trim It was pretty easy just a couple of screws it pops off and the microwave will slide in.