Over the passed few weeks I’ve been tinkering with my boat here in the northeast.
this is when I opened a can of worms...
The first few things weren’t so bad, I replaced the radio speakers (old ones rusted away) I mounted new ones under my hard top near the overhead box.
I also flush mounted my Simrad go9 unit to a custom cut piece of black starboard over my old helm storage compartment.
Then replaced the y valve (livewell/washdown diverter valve) which was siezed up after 30 years.
Getting access to it meant removing the rear live well and all the hoses for it. Which resulted in breaking all the Perko thru hull plastic fittings from them Being so brittle after 30 + years.
Once the tank was out I noticed the previous owner had the bilge pump wires connected with house screw in connector wtf? Huge Nono!
Reconnected with wire marine connectors and heat shrink.
started messing with that and realized the entire Bildge pump was no longer secured to the wood block glasses to the hull (broken strainer ) rule 1500
Ordered a replacement pump strainer and a new pump with the intention of adding a second pump w float switch to second battery and old pump manually
Operated from helm.
Had to buy and 4200 in new thru hull fittings for bildge and one for livewell drain.
The wood block glassed into the hull was shot so I mounted the new pumps and float switch to a nice piece of 1/4 starboard.
This area is extremely hard to reach for a larger size person. I really think Grady had no common sense when they build this design.
glued the entire board place with six10.
For extra reinforcement I screwed a stainless 2 inche screw though the starboard thinking to secure it to that old piece of wood and bam! screw went right through the hull and out the bottom!
this was supposed to be a simple valve replacement which turned into a nightmare!
I love my Grady, but the design how the bildge pumps are located on the offshore 242 closed transom model is complete dogshit and for me the list goes on and on.
For the hole now in my Hull I’m thinking filling it from the outside cuz from the inside is dam Near impossible.
Remove the screw and Fill with six10 from outside underneath and maybe a small patch of fiberglass over it for good measure.
Can anyone recommend any other way?
This was my can of worms I opened all for a siezed y valve lol, but I guess it’s all for the best.
more pics to come...
Tight lines
Dan
this is when I opened a can of worms...
The first few things weren’t so bad, I replaced the radio speakers (old ones rusted away) I mounted new ones under my hard top near the overhead box.
I also flush mounted my Simrad go9 unit to a custom cut piece of black starboard over my old helm storage compartment.
Then replaced the y valve (livewell/washdown diverter valve) which was siezed up after 30 years.
Getting access to it meant removing the rear live well and all the hoses for it. Which resulted in breaking all the Perko thru hull plastic fittings from them Being so brittle after 30 + years.
Once the tank was out I noticed the previous owner had the bilge pump wires connected with house screw in connector wtf? Huge Nono!
Reconnected with wire marine connectors and heat shrink.
started messing with that and realized the entire Bildge pump was no longer secured to the wood block glasses to the hull (broken strainer ) rule 1500
Ordered a replacement pump strainer and a new pump with the intention of adding a second pump w float switch to second battery and old pump manually
Operated from helm.
Had to buy and 4200 in new thru hull fittings for bildge and one for livewell drain.
The wood block glassed into the hull was shot so I mounted the new pumps and float switch to a nice piece of 1/4 starboard.
This area is extremely hard to reach for a larger size person. I really think Grady had no common sense when they build this design.
glued the entire board place with six10.
For extra reinforcement I screwed a stainless 2 inche screw though the starboard thinking to secure it to that old piece of wood and bam! screw went right through the hull and out the bottom!
this was supposed to be a simple valve replacement which turned into a nightmare!
I love my Grady, but the design how the bildge pumps are located on the offshore 242 closed transom model is complete dogshit and for me the list goes on and on.
For the hole now in my Hull I’m thinking filling it from the outside cuz from the inside is dam Near impossible.
Remove the screw and Fill with six10 from outside underneath and maybe a small patch of fiberglass over it for good measure.
Can anyone recommend any other way?
This was my can of worms I opened all for a siezed y valve lol, but I guess it’s all for the best.
more pics to come...
Tight lines
Dan
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