Recent content by frank1492

Thanks all for your continuing help! I should be visiting my 1988 Grady Seafarer next week, but here's another "preview" question. If the hoses can't be accessed easily, will I at least be able to *see* all four points where they are attached to the thru-hulls from inside the boat...

Thanks all for your excellent comments. My boat is at a distant location at the moment and still covered for the winter so have not examined access to the thru-hulls from the inside. As I said, Grady tells me access is possible (but not easy) on the Seafarer, which I assume means no cutting of...

I am ready to address what I am told are potential "sinkers" though 3 of the 4 plastic flanges have been missing for several seasons now. Grady tells me marinas do new thru-hull fittings "all the time," though they said it wasn't easy. If someone has done this, could you please tell me...