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    Worst Riding Boats

    made me laugh what a funny site... We boat in the rough northern waters of Calif..we had a 25' whaler and now own a 28' Grady...the larger Grady does ride better than the smaller whaler but both are dry boats and very safe...I had a wave break over the whaler and we came through it fine...we...
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    Cleaning Gradys..

    you all sound like my husband..after each fishing trip it's almost a full day cleaning the boat..I don't like to help because he just goes over what I cleaned a second time..this last trip home from mexico he spent a week cleaning and waxing the boat and all canvas..he uses bar keepers friend...
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    Cruised Baja

    Once again we towed the 282 sailfish to san carlos bay in Mexico..we launched and ran across the sea to santa rosalia (about 75 miles) on June 23...we fished and dove our way south to Loreto.. We stayed in Loreto area for the Vagabundo's tournament, 4th of July activities, Govenors tournament...
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    Air conditioning

    Which model do you have?
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    Air conditioning

    we would like to cool the cabin of our 282...we don't have the room to install a gen and air conditioner...does any one know of a system that isn't a swamp cooler ...that will work off 12 volt?
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    september northern california albacore

    Alan, glad to see you found this site!...awesome pictures, what a bummer we had to go to florida during the "hot" bite...We were shocked you let the decks of that fishing machine of yours get so bloody...
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    Darn Sharks!

    Same thing happens here, but its the sea lions! Darn furbags!
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    Results of Central Valley Marine Grady owners Tournament

    Finally got the time to post the results of our gathering,,sorry it was late. The weather was good in the morning but the wind kicked up early, no problem for the gradys!...Most fished till the final hour of weigh in at 3pm. The BBQ was lit at 12pm and food was still going strong. There...
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    Results of Central Valley Marine Grady owners Tournament

    The Grady tournament is a blast!...Grady White always sends rep to the event from N. Carolina who loves to hear from Grady owners about, not only their love of their boats but how they would change them to make them better. We fished even though CSF cancelled do to weather, but then Grady's...
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    PLEASE READ THIS AND RESPOND!!!!!

    alibi 2 Cheryl 2005 / 282 Sailfish 2005 twin 225 Yamaha 4 strokes
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    282 Sailfish

    That cute little girl is Lily, Tommy was probally sleeping in the cockpit (he is a red and white corgi)...this was the first time cruising for so long with both dogs on board. They adapted very well...they especially liked eating the fish we caught....watching us catch and cook the fish they...
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    282 Sailfish

    We trailered down mainland side (4 lane wider road) to San Carlos Bay. We launched in San Carlos and then cruised north around the Isle Tiberon, then across to Santa Rosalia, south to Loreto (fished in Dorado Tourney) We then continued south to La Paz..We retracted our route to Santa Rosalia and...
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    Arrival Day!!

    congrats on a beautiful new boat!
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    Santa Cruz Wed.

    We decieded to try our luck at halibut, so the cover came off the boat and our we went The swells were pretty good sized at 4'to 6' and the sun turned to cold fog but the wind stayed down so it was fishable. Lily and Tommy opted to stay warm and dry in the cockpit after rigging the...
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    Humbolt Squid

    calamari Ugly and dangerous..they have a beak as large as a Macaw parrot..each tenacle has, not only a suckion with teeth, but a hook...they will grab and tear they're pray and pull it toward they're beak...they are also probally one of the more intelligent marine animals... While in the sea...
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    Humbolt Squid

    We ran 6 miles north of Santa Cruz, CA...then 9 miles out to around a 2,000' to fish for giant humbolt squid. After setting our rods up with squid jigs we lowered them to 500' and began to jig...within 10min's Davids rod bent and the fight was on. Next my rod bent and now we both were engage in...
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    "Off Duty" goes on duty for the season

    great pics.. Love the name...my brother inlaw is a retired Chief of Police on the east coast and his boat is name "off duty" too...
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    Results of Central Valley Marine Grady owners Tournament

    June 16th Central Valley Marine in Campbell, CA sponsers a Grady Owners fishing tournament for salmon. This event is held out of the Santa Cruz, CA harbor and is a "boat load" of fun for everyone. After fishing a great BBQ is held on the deck behind MTM Charters at the weigh in scales. We...
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    282 Sailfish

    At anchor in the Sea of Cortez