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Brian, you will love how the boat handles especially for water sports on a summer day at Lanier. I guess though you have already figured that out ;-). Perhaps I should have looked at the Mirage.

Be sure when you sanitize the tank that you also run all the fixtures connected to the freshwater system. Not only does the tank need to be cleaned, the lines going to the stern shower, sinks and so forth need to have the chlorine solution to run through them as well. Odors are caused by...

Hey Yall: I switched from a Yamaha SSII 3 blade prop 15.5x 17 to a Power Tec OS 4 15.25 x 16 4 blade stainless steel prop. While I did not make a detailed spreadsheet on actual performance of the boat before and after, I can say by feel some things are improved. So far the resutls are based on...

I use Collinites. Good stuff. It seems to last a lot longer on the hull proper. In fact reading here about Collinites is what turned me onto it a couple years ago. Today I used 3Ms cleaner wax for oxidized finishes. I was not in the mood after work to use a rubbing compound and then wax. It...

Hey Yall: I am looking for advice on keeping the topside gel coat surfaces that are supposed to be glossy...glossy. I have used rubbing compound for oxidized surfaces and then wax it. It looks good only for a short time before it looks faded again. Is there something I can apply that will extend...

Wow...glad you are safe. The sea can turn on a dime for sure. I have had a weather incident or two in my old 192 and it was nerve racking but the boat handled it quite well. With our smaller Gradys we still need to pick our days.

i read part of this thread and I need to reevaluate my entire life :bang I bought the wrong boat. One poster said watching the Grady running in the ocean is like watching a far girl run hurdles. The same guy then called them gas guzzling pigs. I am besides myself. Man I am wondering what other...

Sweet ride! I would like to see the inside pics of the cabin. If you ever need a crew to fish. Call me (lol),no seriously call me....b frank, I have had my spit glands removed because the drool problem was well becoming a problem when I see folks with a new big Grady. I have ruined too many...

Sweet ride! I would like to see the inside pics of the cabin. If you ever need a crew to fish. Call me (lol),no seriously call me....b frank, I have had my spit glands removed because the drool problem was well becoming a problem when I see folks with a new big Grady. I have ruined too many...

Today I was in an antique market in Asheville for work. I came across a ton of old National Geographics and I started to look through them. Not for the articles mind you but for the art work in the ads. I love looking at how artistic we once were selling stuff. I came across an ad from 1966...

Doc, you are correct on the wiring. My 192 had issues and it was frustrating. With that said no boat no matter who makes it is perfect. However, some boats are perfect for the people who buy them like the original poster said. There are pros and cons to every boat on the water. I will likely not...

I have wondered this before. The weird part of it is I have no animosity towards any other brand. Buy what you want I do not really care. It is clear some folks love to hate Grady. After reading this post I began to reexamine my boat. And here is what I found. Grady is clever in getting me to...

Magic, I am.meeting up with Coconut on June 15. We are excited about the Bahamas trip and I am hoping gas prices keep on dropping too (lol). The Keys are a strange place as they are not Florida being south and all. I think it is why I like the backwoods coastal panhandle towns. It gets plenty...

Magic: I am a native Floridian. I was born and raised there and spent 38 years living in Central Florida. I moved away in 2006 to change careers from a city planner to buying the Dillsboro Chocolate Factory in the NC Smoky Mountains. Not only did I just move, I totally changed careers and took...

On a factory top on the 228 the aft frame is verticle. I read Brian's post and was confused but perhaps on bigger boats Grady adds more of a sweep or angle to the rear supports. My only advice is to not add side mounted rod holders. The way the rear jump seats are the side mounted holders...

Sorry about your boat. I can not answer your question. Although I will lend an observation. The power to weight ratio of I/O is less than todays outboards meaning I/Os are heavier and deliver less power. Maybe you could find some decent used outbooards out there? Best of luck with all of it.

Wow! A small small world it is after all. I hate that song and ride. Maybe if Disney put Gradys on it then it would be cool. Thanks for staying at our place. I sent you a PM sprockets and take it by your screen name you are bicyclist. I am getting back in shape after a year off and knee...

Congrats on your boat! So is this Brian's old ride? Insuspect not as he lives in Ga and that is a SC boat. With gas the way it is down sizing makes some dollars and cents

Thanks Parth. We fished Thursday,Friday and Saturday. Thursday we fished out of Sebastian inlet with 3 to 5s in a 10 to 15 knot wind. The seas laid down in the pm and we caught 3 gaffers all in about 132. Friday we moved up to port canaveral and trolled near the weather bouy. We had 2 in the...

Hey Yall: I had a productive 3 days of fishing this past Thursday-Saturday down in my native Fla of the central Florida coast. We have a quite bit of dolphin in the freezer. I noticed an issue with my trim tabs and I did search here looking for solutions. I can deploy each tab and adjust them...