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    starboard deck drains on a 27' 1994 sailfish sportbridge

    humm, then why did grady white admitt that they had made a mistake, and perhaps they should have provided access, ---------thanks for your constructive inteligent response and suggestions.
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    starboard deck drains on a 27' 1994 sailfish sportbridge

    do you think bia standards required that any hoses below deck that have the potental to allow water to enter and sink or swamp a boat should be required to have access or at least the ability to be seen for inspection came into being after the last sailfish scooted off grady's assembly line...
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    starboard deck drains on a 27' 1994 sailfish sportbridge

    i just replaced all of the deck drains, thru hulls, and the weird little vent (that could sink you) running from the motor well to the cave just above the trim tabs on the bottom of the hull. -great! i cut an 8" by 11" hole to fit an access hatch of that size in the vertical wall behind the...
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    Gelcoat cracks in 6 yr old boat

    for what it's worth i had an 87, 22 foot seafarer with absolutely no obvious cracks or jellcoat voids, great care in workmanship, glass was rolled and tucked into the mold as it should have been. i then bought the 1994 27 foot sailfish, boy what a difference, in the cabin you could look up and...
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    STARBOARD DECK DRAINS 94 AND UP SAILFISH

    sorry about the caps guys i wasn't in a rant. i didn't have time to get back to you all as i was getting a liver transplant, i can't wait to get back drinkin again, but aside from that i contacted grady white and they said they didn't change the design of the sailfish until 2008 or when the...
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    STARBOARD DECK DRAINS 94 AND UP SAILFISH

    Ok stand up by your steering wheel, look back on either rear side of the deck, you should see two deck drains on each corner. These deck drains connect to scuppers on the outside of the hull, either plastic or stainless steel. Between the floor drain and the outside scupper is a hose, can you...
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    STARBOARD DECK DRAINS 94 AND UP SAILFISH

    YOU CAN'T GET PICTURES BECAUSE YOU CAN'T FIND THEM , IT'S UNDER THE DECK, THE DECK IS PLACED ON TOP OF THE HULL AT THE FACTORY, TO REPLACE THEM OR INSPECT THEM THE FACTORY WANTS YOU (THE GUY WHO SPENT ALL THE MONEY ) TO CUT A HOLE AND INSTALL A CIRCULAR INSPECTION PLATE.
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    STARBOARD DECK DRAINS 94 AND UP SAILFISH

    ANY ONE WHO HAS A 1994 AND UP SAILFISH WITH THE "NEWER" STYLE TRANSOM, WITH THE DOOR, NEEDS TO CHECK OUT THEIR DECK DRAINS, THE STEEL REINFORCED BLACK HOSE GETS NO SUNLIGHT OR OZONE BUT ROTS AND DISINTERGRATES, IT'S LIKE HAVING A HOLE IN THE SIDE OF YOUR BOAT! OK NEXT QUESTION, HOW ARE YOU GOING...
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    REPLACING SCUPPERS ON 1994 252 SPORT BRIDGE

    I HAVE A 1994 252 SPORTBRIDGE, AND ATTEMPTING THE LAST 4 HOSE REPLACEMENTS,FLOOR DRAINS AND THRUHULL SCUPPERS. FIRST OF ALL , WHAT A DUMB SET-UP, SO WITH THAT SAID I'VE TAKEN OUT THE LIVEWELL TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE PORT SIDE. ONE SCUPPER OUTLET HAS A 90 THREAD ON ELBOW THE OTHER (REAR) IS...