Recent content by osubux1

I don't know if this will help, but here goes. A year or two ago, I was looking for a couple of parts for my 2011 307 Freedom. Somewhere along the way I found, or someone shared with me what they called a "2012 Parts Manual" for Grady's. Upon looking in here, it has the parts list for the 307...

That's great to know about Ameritool vs. Taylor Made. Thanks!

Wow. This parts guide is a gold mine! And mine is a 2011 307, so I would think this is close match, and at least a guide on weights and parts numbers. Thank you!

I have a 307 Freedom and approximately 3 lids have gas shocks that have broken and I have removed over time, saying... "I'll get to that later". Well, it's now later, and I began my search, but found quite a variety of options on the shocks. Length, weight, etc. Can anyone provide some...

The latch to open the head door on my 307 Freedom is sticking. I've tried the typical lubrication and other adjustments, but nothing is working. I have found the exact replacement part. My question... Is this as easy to replace as it looks? It appears it is just a screw to remove, and then...

No, the cover does not go over the caps. And, nothing has worn off. When you say oxidized... That is what I think I meant to say. It looks like it has turned a kind of typical blue/green. And maybe that is from oxidizing.

I have a 307 Freedom, so I can't speak exactly to the 285. I upgraded my Fusion and some separate control units a couple of years ago. The only way I was able to do it was by running my wiring from under the helm, forward to the bow behind several openings (like behind my speaker ports), and...

I noticed that my two gas caps are a bit corroded on top. The picture doesn't really show it very well as I zoomed in too much. But, on the top, there are various spots of blue/green coloring/corrosion. I was putting my cover on and didn't have time to try some general cleaning at the time...

Yeah, a bit pricey. Hence why I'm wondering about doing it myself. I'm sure having my local Marine company do it would be $500 or so.

I appreciate the reference to not being built to last... and love the pun! As for the current Jabsco, it is 12 years old. So, in terms of "built to last", I feel OK with that amount of time/usage.

Thanks for that video. While I could do the service kit like it shows, the rusting and flaking have me wanting to just buy a replacement and install. And I assume the install of a new unit would be fairly simple.

The Jabsco Electric Conversion (the tall cylinder on the right) in the head of my Freedom has a couple of issues. As you can see in the picture, it is rusting/flaking, and also appears to be a small leak at a seal in the bottom. The leak is very minor and appears to only be the inlet water...

Thanks all. And the heat gun and plastic scraper is a great idea. It reminds me of when I bought my Grady and needed to remove the old boat name. I used a hair dryer instead of a heat gun though. Again, not sure if I trust myself with something that could actually do some damage it not done...

Thanks for to idea of scraping it off. I'm wondering though, with my limited set of tools and abilities, I assume I would need to have a detailer scrape it off? I'm not handy enough to know what to use to scrape it... and without doing some kind of damage. Also, is there some standard grip...

I have a Freedom, and where the ladder folds up and over and rests in an inset in the boat, there is what I think is an applied sort of pad that is a scratchy surface. Almost like a no-slip type of surface. Where the ladder sits, has become dirty, showing sone residual rust, etc. Is there any...