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    96 Adventure Yam 225 dual battery one dying.

    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...
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    First time bottom paint question

    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...
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    Bad battery or wiring?

    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...
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    Part number for shift/throttle cable '98 208

    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...
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    OEM Anchor Roller Adventure 208

    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
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    Adventure 208 Pullpit trade?

    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...
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    Overnighter Bad Fiberglass

    Gentlemen, I recently went to look at a boat locally here in San Diego thinking this was my new baby: http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/boa/2569244084.html Well, when I got there, the guy let me know that there had been a leak in the center of the bow at the base of the deep v hull. The guy...
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    Grady White Overnighter - Model Number Question

    I am in the market to purchase a mid to late 80's overnighter and had a question about the boats design changes. I have heard that there was a moderate hull design change sometime in the 80's production life of these modles that makes one a "dryer" boat that the other? Is that true or is that...