Recent content by john90290

Thanks for the leads. I ended up checking the wiring and was about to tear into it and figured I'd apply a little Occam's razor and see what the simplest most elegant solution would be. I started switching from off to 1 and back and noticed a sweet spot on the number 1 battery where it worked...

All done. Thought I would post a conclusion to my bottom paint adventure on my adventure. Proceeded as detailed above and it's been I the water about a month. Minimal growth and no paint peeling off in sheets. That Pettit two part epoxy barrier coat is insane. Got some on my bench made knife...

I've a perko switch wired per the instructions to the yam 225. New batteries. I can run on one for about 20 minutes then it dies. All gauges go out, no radio, nothing. I go to two and it runs all day. Why would engine charge two and not one. All connections checked and rechecked. Cleaned up...

All done! Lessons learned: Planning everything out was key. It allowed for the least amount of wasted product and time Specifically the barrier coat as it requires mixing and depending on dry time, you may end up with material you cannot use after its effective pot life. Have friends. My...

Third coat of bottom paint done today. Trinidad sr going on in the morning. I'm tired. The dewaxing solvent fumes are unreal in the worst possible way.

Third coat of bottom paint done today. Trinidad sr going on in the morning. I'm tired. The dewaxing solvent fumes are unreal in the worst possible way.

Well, after all of the fact checking, research and advice from you kind folks, this weekend it begins... Picked a nice weekend as well, a little heat wave on the way, temps in the 70's and 80's for the next two days! Will take pics and update.

Emailed Pettit about dry times. See response ( and my question ) below. Thought this might help others. Thank you for the e-mail. As long as the paint does not come off on your finger then you can recoat. Use that as your guide, as dry time are effected by different elements Check out...

All great advice guy!! Thanks. Looks like this will take at least 4-5 days. This is the chart for the petit primer and bottom paint. Day 1: Prep Power wash, dewax and sand. Day 2. 1st coat primer wait 6 hours 2nd coat of primer, 1 Day 3 3rd coat of primer, wait 6 hours 1st coat of...

I have a 1996 adventure that's lived it entire life on a trailer and I've got it sitting in Southern California waters now year round. I plan this and would like some feedback. Power wash Dewax Sand Petit epoxy primer for barrier coat x3 Pettit Trinidad SR x2 I've read many people don't use...

Thanks guys, I will pull the switch to see if there is a loose connection of one of the cables and then look at all the grounds. If that fails to resolve the issue i'll swap the batteries. I will post the results. -John

Attempting to bird dog this electrical issue. 1996 Overnighter with 2003 Yamaha 225, dual battery set up. I can start on battery one but the battery dies shortly after? thought I must have had some sort of slow drain so charged it overnight and then tried it again the next day. It ran for a...

Need to find some replacement cables for a 1996 Adventure 208 running a 2003 Yamaha 225. I tried to find the number marked on the cable but was not able to see any numbers. I guess all I really need is the length and I could figure it out at the teleflex site. Shfter is super rough and...

Looking for the OEM for the Anchor Roller for Grady White. I found it once on this site but been searching for the last couple days and of course cannot find it :( Thanks folks, -John

I have a 1994 208 with the factory pullpit and corresponding railing and would like to straight trade for the stock railing. My boat just fits my slip in Santa Barbara, California and the Pullpit puts it over. I hate to loose it but don't have a choice. Send me a PM or email at...