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I read this and was concerned so I called Yamaha and discussed it with them. They said simply "Flush your engine after every use in salt water". If you don't flush and have a 2003 F225 or earlier - you're asking for trouble. Note there are thousands of F225's out there and they all aren't...

When I owned my 228, I needed and used every rod holder on the boat while tuna fishing. FYI - I went with Taco's hard top mounted telescoping Grand Slams and liked them.

Congratulations and welcome to the club of GW Owners. Not sure what you had before but I think you'll like what you have now. Just take care of her and fish it hard!

The Para Tech sea anchor is very expensive but also very good (best IMHO). Cabelas sells Drift Socks which are not sea anchors but work pretty good. For a 208, a 48 inch diameter drift sock will work well for you and they're maybe 20% of the cost of a Para Tech. For drift fishing on a...

I hate hearing stories like this but I guess it could be worse. Depending on the location of the damaged area - maybe that's a spot for you to have a Painter stencil the name of your boat there. Otherwise - call around and you'll get some ideas. Since your boat is insured, maybe talk to...

The Fortress and Guardian anchors are very good but because of their very light weight (aluminum), they need lots of chain. How much? Depends on the conditions you're in when trying to set it + how hard the bottom is. Maybe I'm on the overkill side but I have 40 feet of chain for my G-16...

Here's what I did (field tested it on an overnighter last weekend 55 miles offshore for a tuna trip) I placed a Square plastic milk crate upside down on my swim platform. I bolted to this a small section of thin plywood as a base for the Honda to sit on. The Honda generator goes on top of...

Regarding the original question I am considering going to 4 strokes 225 Yams and I would very much appreciate some real world figures on a 265 express non painted hull, particularly in heavy (fully loaded) and light modes at cruise ie. 4,000rpm and trolling one motor approx 1500rpm or 5...

You're a good Dad Alan - and I'm sure your girls have told you so... Cheers, Jack

The zincs you really want to change the ones you can't see. Take engine cover off. Take the black plastic cowling, on the back, off - you know - the one covering the spark plugs held on with the 4 allen nuts. Next - look in between the spark plugs. On a V6, there are 4 wine cork sized...

I'd give Flitz a try. It is a very good polish for metal and fiberglass.

Thanks. My water feels like I could make soup with it right out of the tap. Maybe the best thing is to leave it as is since, I typically do not expect to use the hot water until the end of a day's fishing (washing face and hands) at which time it should be less hot since it was away from the...

Grog - That was the first thing I checked. If there is a thermostat, I can't locate it.

Greetings, On my 2003 265, I have the standard issue 6 gallon Kuuma AC water heater. Problem is, the thing spits out scolding hot water! Have any of you experienced this? And what do you do? I can mix cold with hot but for the uninformed, this is a scolding waiting to happen. I see...

I observed the same problem on my 265. Couldn't make sense of it. My solution was to simply tap into the forward bilge positive and negative wires with heat shrink butt connectors. Problem solved. And I think it not a bad thing to have the shower sump bilge pump (500 gph) directly wired to...

Nice, clean, work Tom. You're hired! Love the blue lighting and LED spreaders. Please also see my PM Re: Tabs. Thanks, Jack

For years, I have been using Ring Free + PRI-G stabilizer. If I plan to burn my fuel within 60 or 90 days (like ALL of it), I will skip the PRI-G but always put 1 oz. of RF per 10 gallons fuel as the Yamaha instructions specify. Good luck. I think you're gonna like the outboard club...

Good discussion (above). A few years back (2006), I purchased a brand new and very loaded 228. A few weeks ago I accepted delivery of a 2003 265. The 228 is up for sale but my wife and I dread selling the 228 as we simply fell in love with it. We just might keep it as our "trailer boat"...

All of the above posts are right on. I will offer mine. I have a 2006 228 with an F225. Because I also lug around a T8 kicker (which is a heavy 130 lbs. with the bracket) I added a Permatrim. A permatrim is basically a third, fixed, trim tab which mounts on your F225's lower unit. What a...

On boats of this size, I'd stay away from inboards since you get all that extra space for fuel tanks and fish boxes with the outboard powered boats - plus reduced fire hazard (unless it's a diesel). The 232 is a terrific boat but may require extra towing permits and need to avoid certain...