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The Cape Fear Grady Owners Club will hold a Grady-White Factory tour on the 12th of April 2013 at 10:30. The factory is located in Greenville, NC. Go here for directions. http://www.gradywhite.com/factory_tour/directions.php The tour will last about an hour and a half and lunch hosted by...

The Club will be making a visit to the Grady-White factory in Greenville, NC during the month of April. If anyone is interested in joining us for the visit email me at rudolfr@ec.rr.com and we'll advise you on the exact date and time. Bob R

Hi, Had a similar problem with my 98 Sailfish, except the steering was stiff in both directions. Same as you I had the tilt steering, etc. Disconnected everything to check the mechanical links, bled the system, etc. Finally just decided to drain the whole system, that fixed the problem for...

Tucker and all, Wanted to update everyone on the steering problem. The first day we took the boat out was a near disaster. Because of the stiff steering we had a terrible time, getting out of the slip was no problem, but it was a windy day and because of that and the steering we managed to...

I got my triple axle EZLoader with the boat (97 Sailfish). Had trouble with trailer sway, but couldn't adjust anything on the trailer. Hit on the idea of turning the trailer hitch over to get the extra height and more weight on the hitch. Worked fine.

Tucker, We used aviation hydraulic fluid. 14 yrs in aviation so I know it well. Too biggest problems were always hydraulics and UHF radio. If the problem gets any worse I will purge and refill the system myself. Good scoop on swapping the 10 micron for the two micron. Always something to...

Tucker, We used aviation hydraulic fluid. I was a aviation maint officer for 14 yrs, so I am very familiar with it. The previous owner had steering fluid, I found the bottle. It may be that the fluid was affected by sitting for so long. If things start getting worse I will purge the system...

Mike, Congratulations on finally completing the sale. I went through a similar situation with my mechanic, took him two weeks to get through the engine surveys. One thing he found that escaped the other surveyor was very stiff hydraulic steering. We took everything apart at the engines...

Gad, another thing to check. Just bought my 1997 Sailfish and am checking everything Waiting for my mechanic to fix all the things he found and then get it bottom painted, some new electronics and hopefully get it in the water so it can resume it's intended purpose in life. My main concern...

How much wire did you need for this mod? I assume you used 22 ga? Bob R

Screen Name............ BobrUSMC First Name.............. Bob Year/Model.............. 1997 Sailfish Year/Model Motor....... 1997 V225 EFI Saltwater Series II