Recent content by Grady Hunter

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    In hull transducer location

    Transducer location We finally determined that there just is not any room anywhere else on this boat to re-locate the M260 so we decided to purchase a Yamaha Triducer to interface with the Command Link Gauges. I believe that I can locate the triducer near the AC raw water pick up. I plan on...
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    A Grady-White lemon?

    lemon contender Our surveyor used a nylon hammer and tapped the entire hull. The change in sound indicated the voids.
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    A Grady-White lemon?

    lemon contender My wife and I just bought a 2007 GW 330 and when we surveyed it the hull, above the water line, showed several (5-10) voids behind the gel coat. some were big (6 inches across). The boat was still on warranty so GW forked over about $2k to make the repairs. The only problem...
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    A Grady-White lemon?

    lemon contender My wife and I just bought a 2007 GW 330 and when we surveyed it the hull, above the water line, showed several (5-10) voids behind the gel coat. some were big (6 inches across). The boat was still on warranty so GW forked over about $2k to make the repairs. The only problem...
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    In hull transducer location

    My wife and I just purchased a 2007 GW 330 Express and an M260 in hull transducer coupled to a DSM 300 and E120. The problem is that once we get the boat on plane the read out becomes intermittant at best. At idle it shows a good read out. I contacted the previous owner and he indicated that...
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    Engine Hours a problem?

    I am looking at a 2006 GW 330 Express with Yamaha 250 4-strokes. The engines have approximately 685 hours each. Should the number of hours be a concern?
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    KEY WEST TRIP OPTIONS

    Since you have a home in Key West you don't need a boat to sleep on. I agree with another who suggested purchasing another boat for the keys. It sounds extravagant until you pay to haul that sucker a couple times. I trasnsported a boat with a 12 foot beam from Indiana to Ft. Lauderdale every...
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    Dogs on Boats

    Just be certain that the puppy has something soft to lay on. If they lay on the deck it can hurt them if you are banging the waves. Our dogs loved the boat. As they have gotten older, though, they would rather stay home and lay under a tree.
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    Bow Thruster

    I noticed that the bow thruster on a 330 I am looking at was installed by cutting the hull and then cauking (5200?) the seams. It appears to be sea worthy. Is that how GW does their thrusters? If so I will not worry so much.
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    Head liner repair in 330 Express

    The headliner is tan and the "paint" is a darker tan or light brown but it is somewhat sticky when touched. There are about 4 or five places, all quite small but irregular in shape. I wondered if it could be water damage. From when they had hard top trouble. We were told that the hard top had...
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    Head liner repair in 330 Express

    I am looking at a 330 express which has small areas of paint on the headliner below. They appear to be the result of some repair but the owners don't seem to know what. They did, however, indicate that they had had a prior problem with the hard top in rough seas. Any ideas???