Today I was poking around in a 228 Seafarer that I bought recently, just looking to see what has been done over the years both good and bad. So far, I have been pleased that not much has been messed with. It has been let go as far as not keeping up with the little maintenance items but nothing has been altered that detracts from the original set up. I ran on to a small item in my snooping session up under the helm. The removable panel there gives one access to wiring, throttle/shift cable routing , and what I was looking for, the fuel fill and vent hoses, to see if they have been changed. What made me proud of Grady, again, was the fact that they put a stainless steel spiral spring over the vertical loop in the vent hose so it could not kink. It's in a place where most owners that buy their boats will never see but yet they included it anyway. Not everyone is warped and tinker on their boat like we do, and yet they specify that the riggers include that small item that helps assure trouble free fueling. Not all boat makers do that. Another thing I noticed in checking out the wiring of the bilge pump float switch. The forward bilge float switch is wired through a 5 amp fuse hooked directly to battery #1 and the aft float switch is connected to battery #2, giving twice the run time should both pumps be activated in automatic mode. Unlikely event but the thought was there by the designers to make their boats as dependable as possible. Just little things like that make me proud to be a Grady owner again.
