Recent content by Jim S

Dennis, I am thinking about doing the same thing. Somebody gave me a piece of mahogany 4 by 6, which I am going to cut down and use as a base for the anchor roller, This way I think it will give more support for the anchor davit/roller. I plan on thru bolting with a couple of metal plates on the...

Hi Jeff, I have a 92 Voyager, that I had to replace a couple of switches and breakers for lights and such. I found and was able to read a number on them, and was able to cross reference and order direct through Allied Electronics on line.

Here we go again. I think I have seen this post a long time ago, if so, sorry. There are 2 brass thru hulls in the motor well. They are flared on each side, and due to the age have corroded on the cockpit side (no flaring left). Has anyone removed these? if so, how? If I can even find them, I...

Here I go again. During the many years I owned my first boat, I always painted the trim tabs and lower unit with the same bottom paint as the rest of the boat (Petit Unepoxy) and never had a problem with growth of any kind. Then somebody told me that this is bad to do since the metals in the...

I have a 92 Voyager and love the boat. Make sure you have it surveyed, and if the boat has a notched transom, make sure the transom is dry. Grady seems to have a problem in that area, where water gets in and causes it to swell. Mine will eventually have to be replaced. Not bad for a hull that is...

Thanks for the info. The spots are down to bare fiberglass. I have sanded and cleaned with solvent, acetone, and other "agents" over the years, nothing seems to work. I have also used a primer a few years back, Sea Hawk something or other, I can't remember. Can you recommend a specific primer...

I have several spots where the paint never sticks to the hull, and barnacles form during the season creating drag. I have tried sanding these spots extra good, have cleaned them with extra solvent, primed, and painted again, the paint never sticks tho. I have been told I could spot prime with...

Thanks for the response guys. I will be drilling a test hole in the next couple of days. Prior to that I will be in church 24x7 praying for a dry transom! I dread doing this, as I'm afraid of what I might find. As far as a moisture meter, it was dry back in 2000.. when I bought the boat. I put a...

I have had a small stress crack in the gelcoat, on the left side of the motor cutout for a few years now (about 2 " long) running diagnally down to the left. I chipped it out, and put some gelcoat in it (a couple yrs back), but now it is about 4" long. My mechanic looked at it with me, and...

1992 Explorer 242, repowered June of 05 with a new leftover 04 200 2stroke EFI Yamaha, (Oh, what a deal I got) 2 pump system, can run livewell and washdown at same time, finally!

Hello All! I run a 92 Explorer with a 92 Yamaha 200 , which I purchased in 2000. I use it 3-4 times a week average from May, thru November! I love my Grady! (I told my wife of 27yrs to never make me choose...... :wink: