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    Pompanette helm chair from 330 Express

    Interested Sent you a PM
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    Interested your Pompanette Helm seat for sale. Please call or email me at the below Thank you...

    Interested your Pompanette Helm seat for sale. Please call or email me at the below Thank you Calvin Calvin Harmon Salem, Oregon calharmon@hotmail.com 503-896-1627 cell
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    Trailering a 1992 Grady White Sailfish

    Agreed: Consider this: 5300lbs boat + 1000lbs motors + 500lbs fuel/gear + 1500lbs trailer, that’s over 8,000. I like at least a 10% safety margin. Tongue weight 1200lbs + passengers + gear may exceed the truck payload. I would not tow that boat with any thing less that 3/4ton. My towing...
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    How far out in the ocean would you travel from land?

    Fish out of Oregon and typically run 45-60miles out in summer for Tuna. 10-12 miles for Salmon. Winter when swells are below 7-8ft and winds are calm we will run north 20-30 miles for near shore fishing. Mine is a 1997 Voyager 248 with the original Yamaha 250hp and 2001 8hp Yamaha T8 kicker...
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    Replacing orignal dome light with LEDs

    Where did you find the replacement switches? Thanks
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    Voyager 248 Thru Hull fitting.

    Call Grady parts - they will provide. Alternatively, stainless thru-hull will work beautifully.
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    248 Voyager Cuddy hatch replacement

    You can purchase plexiglass window replacement from OEM manufacturer. Find their company name on the aluminum frame and google their contact details.
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    2001 248 voyager issues

    I have 97 248 Voyager with OX-66 250hp and T-8 8hp kicker motor purchased from original owner in 2007. Has a hard top, bow pulpit and aux fuel tank. I keep it trailed and stored in an enclosed RV garage Boat likes the motor to be trimmed up to top of range for docking and trailering as doing so...
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    What have you done to your Grady lately?

    Love the table option - Very Nice
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    Repowering: Should I change fuel lines?

    Yes Installed aux tank last summer - super simple to replace with hatches off. Old Caulk clean up and new caulk install turned our be much easier than I initially planned
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    Grady 258 Journey

    What model year? Pics?
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    What have you done to your Grady lately?

    Installed new Simrad NSX 12in Plotter; Installed Center Fuel Tank; Inspected main tank; Installed all new inspection ports,; and Re-sealed all deck openings
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    Engine paint...Grady white vs Yamaha white

    Cream turned out brilliantly - good work! May we inquire as to cost for Marine Max to complete?
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    Twist Latch

    Find comparable Stainless stock and modify to suit; or have local fabricator construct from Stainless to match existing. Another option is to install flush mount latch pic'd below. Or Install hidden catch inside hatch - see below pic as well. Flush mount Hidden Catch = Ball Catch...
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    Hard time staying on plane.

    Same here Trim tabs used only once on plane to level side to side and just enough bow down to stop proposing 4,000-5,000 rpms is normal cruising which nets 24-30mph. Those numbers vary if rear tank is full. I like to keep 50gallons in forward tank and 30-40gal in rear tank for better...