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I'm not sure if Grady lists deadrise for your boat in your manual or by downloading it on Grady's site. It seems that sometimes Grady publishes it and sometimes they don't. But that is AT the transom and since you're doing a thru-hull (I assume you mean ACTUALLY thru the hull, not "shoot...

I'm no tree hugger, either, but I hear 'ya on the plastic issue. Some localities have recycling programs - something I'm going to check into. Another option (for future reference or others reading this) is you might find someone in the area that would want it to repurpose it or cover a smaller...

Preferred? Sure. But for the OP, he has to trailer it and the reality is that tilted up (not necessarily all the way - just to some type of support system) is perfectly fine.

Good - glad that you got it done and found it easy! Probably easier than you imagined it would be?

My "guess" would be with platsic Christmas trees... but that's just a first guess. What I would do is pop out (down) the lights (they appear to be the kind held in place with a spring clip) and look inside - there's a good chance you can see what you need to see to do what you need to do.

You're overthinking this :) Although I understand where you're coming from. Think of it this way... what do boat owner's of trailer boats do (boats that get trailered all the time)? Yup, they leave them as is year round. The only thing I'd add is what Hook mentioned to do something to avoid...

Rust staining doesn't necessarily mean there has been water intrusion into the transom core. It could be from crevice corrosion (google it). If the boat was recently in the water, a moisture meter isn't always very accurate. However, there "could" be a problem, as well. The only way to know...

Ah, gotcha. On my Sea Ray (a cruiser) I used to do a very similar thing. I would disconnect the pickup line (that runs from the tank to the pump) and put that in a 5-gallon pail where I added a few gallons of pink stuff. This 5g pail essentially became my new "tank". Then I just went around...

Andrew, where does your water fill line enter the tank? I'm not sure on the Grady's, but on all of the boats I winterize each season (many, MANY) the fill line connects to the top of the tank and the fill lines never have any kind of (substantial) dip to them. Meaning, there's zero reasons to...

You got it. That's the best way to know FOR SURE for YOUR boat. Next, check how much lower the drain scuppers are below the floor. Meaning, whether or not the scuppers are partially/fully submerged is not the limiting factor to draining - it's the resulting height below the floor. HOWEVER...

Personally, no. But how much heavier is the engine you're looking at compared to your current engine? Put something of about that weight on top of the motor and see what happens.

Yes, he would have to tape over the vent. Which, if it's integral to the cap, makes it awful hard!

If you have a city water hookup there are adapters for that. I've never seen one for a fill cap but it would be easy enough to make one. However, you can just pour a gallon or two of pink stuff into the tank and run faucets till pink comes out (after running the tank dry, or course). Don't...

Good point!

10g will be MORE than adequate for a number of electronic items in the future. That said, it doesn't hurt to go bigger. But 6g is definitely overkill. Get good quality marine wire (tinned) like Ancor. A fuse is a fuse - they'll all work No. You'll remove the spade connector from the aux's...

Yup, you're good! Obviously, give them a looksie once a year just to be sure, though.

As I noted above, condensation can happen when there is a difference in temperature between the holding vessel (the tank) and the liquid inside along with moisture suspended in the air that enters the tank. In this case, the fuel remains at a certain temperature while the aluminum (where it's...

Your comment was "It looks and feels fine, very rigid when I turn the valve handle" which is why I responded about the seacock. But you're also asking about the bronze thru-hull? For the most part, bronze is a lifetime product.

Since you have unused aux switches on your dash, they are most likely using one of the fused slots in your breakers panel. Well, actually, they HAVE to be. Either that or there is a secondary fuse panel somewhere else that they are getting power from. Figure out what fuse is feeding one of...

If you exercise it on a regular basis, you should get many, MANY more years out it.