Recent content by jkasperows

well, my VX250 2 stroke finally went south. so I am installing a Yamaha F250 4 stroke. can I use my same prop? anything else I should know? any comments, good or bad, send them. I would love everyones input. thanks Joe

250 RPM's Thanks Brian, Yes I'm on a bracket. by your description, my motor is mounted way too low. Now to get this corrected. I would have never figured this out without everybody's help thanks again Joe

250 RPM's Thanks Guys! I will try all of the above. I will post what I find out. Joe

OK, finally got down to the boat to check the prop and it is a stainless steel prop that has a 17-M on it. now what? engine runs and sounds great just not getting the RPM that I think I should at WOT.

charger I have a three bank charger thats always on when close to power. the charger is also a conditioner and is recommended that it stay on when possible. have always done this on all my boats and have never had an issue. when storing for the winter I disconnect all connections to the...

250 i have owned the boat for only a month. I will pull the boat out of storage this weekend and see if I can find any numbers on the prop. I have trim tabs and have run them up to down but cant get much more RPM's. the bottom is waxed and no paint. It looks like I should be running a 17...

Hey Guys, my Gulfstream has a single 1992 Yamaha 2 stroke 250. what should my Max RPM's be? what should the cruse RPM's be? I have no idea what Prop size I have now but at WOT I am at 4,700 RPM. is this right? not looking for more speed just would like a good hole shot. and what would be...

http://picasaweb.google.com/jkasperows/OurNewBoat#5252736035698720242 I am trying to post Pics following the directions on the top of this section. don't know what I am doing wrong. any help would be great

new to the list and just figured out how to upload some pics. hope it works. [/img]http://picasaweb.google.com/jkasperows/OurNewBoat#5252736035698720242http://picasaweb.google.com/jkasperows/OurNewBoat#5252736191545367106

New Guy 1) Your screen name, jkasperows 2) Your first name, Joe 3) Year and Model of your Grady, 1991 232G Gulfstream 4) Year and make of your engine (engines) , 1992 Yamaha 250

There are some stains on the headliner in the cabin of the Guldstream I just purchased. some look like light rust, some grease/dirt and some look like water. What is a good methode to try and clean these up?\ Joe

P.S. Crabber1, if you get a reputable company to transport this boat (with insurance) for $1.50 per mile. Do it! everyone I contacted wanted at least $2,500 - $4,200 for an 800 mile trip.

trailer crabber1, I just purchased a Gulfstream. I measered it for you. the outside measures 8' 4" outside of tire to outside of tire. my trailer is an Performance aluminum I beam float on. it is four wheel disk brakes rated at 8,000 lbs. I just towed this boat 800 miles from Florida to...

vinly cleaner Looney tune, I use the Star Brite vinly ceaner/polish. it is the cream not the spray. I swear by this stuff. I was turned on to this stuff 10 years ago and have been using it ever since. gets out everything. I have seen this stuff get white seat covers that have turned gray...

Thanks to all for the kind words. look forward to talking to you guys again.