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What's wrong with the Merc that's on there now? If it's one of the old 2.0 liter 150 V6s, run that sucker into the ground and then rebuild it. The power to weight ratio on those motors was excellent and they were very easy on gas. If it's toast....have it rebuilt. I have one on my old...

Check your PMs. :)

Buy yourself a nice big tarp and pad any hard edged contact point with pieces of old carpet... :)

Take a look at the Sailfish in my signature. My wife and I have spent numerous nights onboard with our daughters who were 4 and 8 at the time. They both slept pretty comfortably in the aft cabin and my wife and I took the v-berth. If the cost of importing is truly based on HP, then mine...

You got Optis, right? If so, make sure the batteries are up to snuff regardless of age. Those motors require something like 1000 MCA to crank properly I believe.

The only comparison I can make is my '93 25' Sailfish w/ bracketed motors to a mid-90s's 28' Carolina that I have fished several tourneys on. Basically, there was no comparison. The Carolina was a bigger, better boat...plain and simple. I beat the Grady hands down in pretty everything but...

Wrong forum for this type of question. Ask on www.classicmako.com. :)

Once you have the deck hatches up, disconnect the lines from the tank inlets. Also disconnect the lines from the fill ports by reaching up under the gunwales if you can. Take a small block of wood or Starboard (really anything will work) and run two screws through the end of the old hose into...

Great advice! Thanks! I had previously not consider using Ebay to try and sell my Sailfish, but based on the success you have had, I think I will give it a try. As you said, where else can you get that exposure for $50. :D One question though... Given that you ran "no reserve"...

Yep. I fully understand that and that's why I still have the boat. As stated above, I am not willing to get crushed on the price. It's a buyers market. That being said, if I can't get what I want as a seller, the only thing I'll be buying is a pair of engines. :D

Albes are awesome boats. I was all set to pull the trigger on an immaculate 280 a few months ago, but couldn't unload my Grady. Seems in this market, the only people selling are those that are willing to take a beating. I'm not one of those folks...so I'm still a Grady-owner. Good luck...

As far as I know there is no difference...other than the decals. :) Johnson called them one thing and Evinrude another.

Thanks for the input guys. I'm not really expecting a whole lot, I just wanted to have an idea of what she will burn. As stated, I'm going to continue trying to sell the boat and want to be able to give interested parties some numbers. Besides, I don't do many long runs anyway. The...

Grog, What year is your boat? Thanks.

As you all know, I sold the 225 OX66s off of my 25' Sailfish a few months ago. Since then, I have been trying to sell the boat w/out power and at the same time keeping an eye out for a nice set of used 200 HPDIs or 200 Optis. Well, that search has turned up absolutely nothing to date. I have...

Yes, it can be done. Problem is duplicating that diamond non-skid pattern is very labor intensive and is going to cost you and arm and a leg. I've followed lots of projects both here and on ClassicMako.com where duplication of this pattern would have been warranted. However, in each and...

Way too much for the '91s and I don't trust motors that have had powerheads replaced... Those '91s should be closer to $3000 (maybe less)...especially if they still have the steel shift shafts that rust out and cost big $$$ to replace.

Capt Bill, Try to find a Merc dealer that participates in their prop-demo program. I looked but there's something wrong with the site right now. If memory serves, you front the $$$ for a pair of wheels and then get to try as many sets as you like until you get the performance you're looking...

Make sure the tow vehicle and trailer harness connectors are nice and clean and making good contact. I routinely have to connect and disconnect mine a bunch of times to get it to work right no matter how clean things look. That being said, the one and only time I did a drum to disc...

Although I am not a fan of the pilothouse setup, I would choose the Parker over the GW. It's a better built boat.