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If new, you are limited to what is available in your area ( or the area where the boat is located. Most important is that the trailer is sized correctly. More is not better. You need to determine what type and options you want and there are many options. Personally, I would avoid Venture. Note...

My thinking is that the numbers are in a way a part number. The part number is made up with the dimensions although I couldn't figure out how the thickness was specified. The balsa is endgrain small pieces abutted next to each other.. I do not know and would like to understand, exactly how the...

I would bet that Garelick did not make the knob but out sourced it. The important spec is the thread size and pitch and of course the length. Look on Amazon for Wing knobs or plastic T stud knowb. I am not sure what material was used for the original threaded shaft. These are zink plated and may...

suspect that is the dimensions in centimeters of the end grain balsa coring. Equivalent to 18 inches by 192 inches.

Sounds like a good plan:)

avoid using a Scotch Brite pad ( if it is not the scratch free type).

There is some water pressure at the flush port. If the port is not capped off, the internal water pressure can be lower than it normally would be. At higher speeds, a 'leaky' or uncapped flush port probably won't be a problem. It is doing what the poppet valve does, lower excessive water...

A heads up on the carbureted motors: Do not change any of the throttle adjustments other than the main idle speed screw on the linkage. If you change the individual throttle plate settings by turning the adjustment screws, it will be just about impossible later to synchronize the carbs if you...

I assume you are flushing using the flush hose port and that the motor is not running. If so, I don't see any problem. The question has more to do with the volume of water and not the pressure. The volume depends on the source volume flow, size of hose yo use and the length of the hose. As...

If you have issues with the precision oiling system, that can take a while to show up. The idea of putting some more hours sounds like a good idea but I would also pull the plugs and document how they look. Then after the additional hours, pull the plugs again and see how they look. You didn't...

Good info here BB Marine.. First let's verify if the motor is injected. My first thought was that the 'clean' plug is not firing. You would think that would be obvious but it usually isn't if it is one of the cylinders that shuts down at low revs. Also note that if the plug is shorted, the...

If you have water in the gas/air mixture, I would expect to see steam coming out of the exhaust. That would result in a white exhaust color. Which plugs looked like what. What plug had the clean spark plug? Is this motor an SX fuel injected model? For a fuel injected motor, you should not have...

What year is the boat? There are fabricators who made the canvas for Grady. They usually can make the panels using original patterns. Generally they are not allowed by Grady to do so for boats under 2(?) years old. For those you have to go to Grady direct or an independent canvas shop. As to...

If you hit with the rub rail, it is possible (but no likely in this case) that the cracking you heard was the joint between the deck mold and the hull mold. That is not easy to inspect. Just keep an eye out for water where you normally don't have a water issue. For example, the bilge may have...

Who selected the surveyor? If it was the dealer, beware. If the dealer gave you a list of surveyors, that is a bit better. You just have to call and ask some questions to get a feeling if the person is a good fit. Typically, you would ask if they have surveyed the model before and if so, what is...