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I would be concerned that the impeller has been overheated, which couple melt and partially restrict the water passageway. For flushing, I made up a Y hose adapter for flushing. This allows me to flush thru the muffs and engine flush hose at the same time. The local Yamaha lead tech told me this...

We also plan to be there for the event. Looking forward to it already :) ... and it will be great to see Brian and Cathy again, and meet lots of other Grady owners.

The steering and listing issues can be caused by the same thing; if one if your trim tabs is stuck down, it will cause the boat to list to the opposide side, and severely affect steering, but also, with tab/s down, a following sea will really push your boat around in ways that can be downright...

A good project worth doing...I had one on my 29 Blackfin, and am installing one on my 282 Sailfish. Elevate the float switch so that it sets higher than your bilge pump float switch, but 3 or 4 inches. That way it won't sound off every time your bilge pump kicks in, but will sound off if the...

Re: Survey Issue Today Suggestions Needed on Hard Top Rottin I think that is more than a generous offer by Grady. After all, the water intrusion is a result of improperly sealed holes that were put there after the boat was sold. GPS, radar, maybe outriggers. Dealer or owner did this, and if it...

Max and Hank, thanks for bringing this to light. I guess I shoulda bought a Yamaha service manual, :bang but at least now I know that it has one, and how to change it. Good info. I think I'll send Clymer an email with a link to SIM's website. :goodjob

I know that my previous 2-stroke 225 had them, but I cannot find the location of the poppet valve on my F225's four-strokes, so today, I went to Shorts and bought a Clymer service manual for the 2000-2003 Yamaha F225. In the manual, on page 110, it reads "Because two thermostats are used, the...

Hank, that's great. I'll be seeing Mark and his wife at breakfast tomorrow, so I will pass this info on to him, na dI am sure he (they) would like to see them.

I don't have a service manual on this engine, but I don't think the F225 has poppet valves. If they do, I haven't been able to find them.

Thanks for the replies, everyone. L.L., Mark was over here this afternoon, and I told him about your offer. He would like to do that, but doesn't know when he can, so I am passing your info on to him. If he arranges a day & time to meet with you, I'll probably go along with him. Taylor Marine...

My friend and neighbor down the street, is going to order a new Grady, to replace his 1994 208 (which he has available for sale). He's thinking another 208, but may go with the 228 Seafarer instead. Problem is he has never seen one, and there are no dealers with one to show; even a customer's...

How old are the batteries? If you can take them to an auto center, you could have them perform a load-test, to determine the condition (capacity to hold a charge). They may be at EOL. The automatic-cycle bilge-pump, as mentioned, is a possible culprit. Could be someone wired a radio directly to...

I bought something (possibly West Marine) a few years ago, green color, and was safe and effective on fabric, but I forgot what it was called. There are a few commercial products out that claim to work; BioZap and MoldStat are two of them. You can try this homemade remedy (not mine... I found it...

That was by no means, a complete list. Your surveyor should be checking things like bilge pumps, engine WOT rpm range (is in spec); prop pitch and diameter; fuel tank and hises inspection, and lots more. But while he's doing his thing, you can be looking around for things that you might find...

Congrats on a very nice choice. Surveyor should be thorough. Is he familiar with Grady's? Moisture meters are not necessarily a reliable indicator of water intrusion. Bottom paint can fool them into reading moisture when there is none, as can several other things. An good surveyor will also use...

I'm not sure of the color code on the back of your switch panel, but if it is an unused accy switch, there should be an empty terminal on the back, which will be 12+ when the switch is on. advantage of using an accy switch?? Well, all it will really do is provide you with a way of controlling...

I'm pretty sure that the red wire is power for the unit, and the yellow is for preset memory retention; e.g. you set your button presets for your fave stations. If the yellow wire is not powered all the time, the radio will no longer 'remember' your presets. This is going to happen unless you...

Thanks bob, I like that photo too. She looks a little different now, with the new 24" hd radar; moved the spotlight, and she's bottom painted, slipped at my dock (no lift). RobertH, I traced the rod-rack patterns, added a few potential places to mod them for newer Sailfish installations, and...

Yea, I know it's old and outdated, but still a cool pic. I'll get a new one up after I get her back in her slip, but I have a lot of cleanup work to do here, once this storm rolls out of here. Then I'll need to replace the other water pump, and put everything back together. re: the rodrack...