Recent content by Olyfishin

Yes that is Sekiu! I see you are in Florida... the boat came from Florida early last year. I got it from Naples and wonder if the hurricane would have destroyed it had I not bought it and relocated her here to WA. I can't really get to the nuts underneath without pulling out the ceiling...

My 226 is leaking into the cuddy through the screws for the windshield (as best as I can tell). The black foam/rubber strip over it doesn't seem to be stopping the water from getting underneath. I've silconed around the screws, but thought maybe I should replace the foam itself. It's old and...

I shipped a Grady in 2022- a 226 - from Florida to WA State. I used Citizen Shipper. It was amazingly cheap - only $3k. The guy was super responsive. Had to deal with some pretty crappy weather, too, as it was in late February. Price quotes I got on that site seemed generally better than...

Thanks, Mustang. I'm definitely not at all concerned about top speed or anything like that. It's mostly about when I get into some heavy seas off the coast I want to be able to power through safely. So different issue, but I think I've heard plenty of feedback enough to not consider the 200...

Thanks for the feedback! I think I'm going to stay with a 225. If it was a big problem then I'm sure I'd be hearing about how there's too much weight in the stern. There are a bunch of 226's with 225 four strokes on the back with kickers.

Yes, it's a repower due to failure. I was just wanting to buy "the last" engine for the boat... expecting to get 20 years out of a Suzuki or Yamaha four stroke and that's probably as long as I'll be a boat owner. Seemed like that would be better than finding a used etec with a question mark...

Hi, I am looking at having to repower. Right now I have a 225 HP e-tec on my 1998 Seafarer (226). I see that going to a 225 HP four stroke is about 100 pounds heavier (500 lbs for the e-tec to ~600 lbs for a 4 stroke). I'm also seeing that both Yamaha and Suzuki have ~500 pound four...

I'm looking to repower my 226 that I just purchased. Frustrating story that is still a bit raw. Anyway... I can tell you in my very extensive searching that you're likely to get over $10k for that engine selling it on Craigslist. I'm in the PNW and I would guess you'd get close to $15k here...

Thank you!

That's good to hear. I like the idea of not messing with the actual thru hull so an inline valve is appealing. I installed a thru hull for a raw water pickup and it made me super nervous drilling a hole and making sure it was sealed well (which it seems to be). I saw your picture in an...

I finally got my new-to-me 1998 Grady 226 out fishing the last couple of days. As it was a shakedown trip, I knew I'd be learning a bit about the boat. The thing that didn't surprise me was that when backing into the wind/waves for halibut fishing that the motor well filled and thus I got a...

So I just got a 226 Seafarer (1998) with the swim platform on the port side and a kicker bracket on the starboard side. I was internally debating what to do... I'm relieved to see that others are also. Makes me feel a little less neurotic. I have to replace the existing bracket with a beefier...

that's quite a mess of catfish! Wow!!!

Hey thanks for the input! That's quite a haul that you put in that fishbox Doug. It just didn't look that big... but that's a lot of fish! Maybe it'll be fine. Great ideas for mods, too. I will think it though a little bit. Not way excited about cutting into my decking right away. I...

Hello, I'm brand new here on this forum and a new Grady owner as of this week! So excited! I will be so happy to sell my Trophy. I was going through the boat and had a realization (after buying it) that I'm not sure the fish hold on the 226 Seafarer is big enough for halibut. There are...