Recent content by Capt Khaos

Hello, I read your post with great interest. I too have a 228 with an F250 and noticed the other day that my second trim tab/zinc was missing. The first time I thought the dealer screwed up during the 100 hour service but the second one I installed myself. I made very sure it was tight. The bolt...

Garboard Drain Thanks for the replies guys but I thought I'd seen a repair that used PVC pipe. I removed a big blob of 5200? from around the inside of the hole but no way was it preventing water from contacting the wood. Also, if there was epoxy on the exposed wood I sure can't see it. The wood...

I know this was discussed and someone described in detail, with pictures, the whole process of correctly sealing the garboard drain from water intrusion. I've been searching for an hour with no luck. Can anyone please provide a link to the pics of the repair? I recently pulled the boat out and...

Just My $.02 The main man at Frank & Jimmy's prop shop here in Ft. Lauderdale told me the hubs for Mercury props are much better than Yamaha's. Lots less prone to spinning.

228 with Taco top mounts I have an '02 228 with Taco outriggers and they're great. The handles are still higher than the lowest frame member and well aft in each corner. Clearance is not an issue. Before you cut the holes be sure the handle will have clearance all around for pivoting. Good...

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Let's go for a ride! My name's Dan and I live in Ft. Lauderdale. I've got a 2002 228 with an F250 on it sitting behind my house and only a few minutes to the sea buoy. Come on up and we'll go out for ride. No charge, no sweat, no obligation. Of course if you want beer you'll have to bring your...

6x9 Speakers I mounted Infinity 6x9" speakers under the gunnels of my 228. First I measured the width between the inner (cockpit side of the gunnel) and the hull (actually a liner)...I think it's about 7 or 8 ". Then I cut a piece of starboard that width and long enough to accommodate a 6x9"...

I took the old bulkheads from my '02 Seafarer to a local marine carpentry shop "Seafarer Marine". They sell materials too! They took one look at the rotted original bulkhead and said this was not even marine ply. The endgrain was not sealed and they were surprised this was used in a GW. They...

Oil Change I have an F250 on my 228. The 10 hr. cost me $360 at the yamaha dealer down the street. The 100 hr. cost $620 and the 200 hr. was gonna cost over $850. They charge $110 an hour. For the 200 hr. I told them to just do the oil change and the required inspections. They changed the...

Just for the record, my '02 228 has an F250 on it and no scupper issues (other than the fact that they're plastic). I thought I read about an new '06 Seafarer (226 or 228?) that GW came out and moved the main tank forward for the guy. It may have been done at the dealership. I'm pretty sure I...

Strikezone, Mine went well...no issues since it is a straight through hole. My rod holder had a drain hose fitting in the bottom which I just left open to the bilge. Some have a plastic, flip top cover. I also installed 2 additional GW angled rod holders (made by Perko), one on each gunnel...

Yamaha Four Stroke Maintenance Thanks all! I just sent in the request form for a quote. How often do you think I need to change the plugs? The dealer did them at 10 hrs and again at 100. I kept the old ones and they look great. They did the thermostats at those hours too. It seems like a waste...

I just came from my Yamaha dealer after dropping my boat off for the 200 hour service on the F250. They said it'll be at least $850!! The 100 hour cost me $640! He said they have raised the hourly rate to $110!!! I was shocked to say the least. Spark plugs $7, zincs $40 each, water pump...

Kodiak Disc Brakes I did my brakes recently with Kodiak S Cad discs and PLASTIC brake lines. That's what the local trailer shop recommended and I bought them. Fairly inexpensive and very easy to run from master cylinder to all 4 wheels. The problem I had was getting them all to bleed properly...