Recent content by Rumford Grady

fellinger - It was a royal PIA........I had to remove my livewell to get at the portside cockpit hoses. I have a '96 Sailfish 272.

DennisG01, I just did the same on my '96 Sailfish! Glad to hear you're comfortable with this solution too!

Like Doc Stressor stated.....wipe down with acetone and then go with 2 coast of Mop'n'Glo. I got this tip from a fellow Great Grady member and it works well.

Sharkbait - Thanks for the help (& pics).........I am heading down that road.

OK, Great Grady'ers, I need your help as I am getting desperate. I have a new to me '96 Sailfish 272 that I bought last fall. When I purchased the boat there was no livewell pump motor installed, just the "base" which is fastened to the thru hull fitting. I cannot, for the life of me, figure...

Thanks, Harpoon. Just to clarify my OP.......I mean for ALL of the thru hull fittings (i.e. the ones you mention, fish boxes, sinks, etc....) Some of them I can identify; however, some of them I can not (due to access issues). I've seen in other GW manuals where there is a diagram of each side...

Hello, folks. I had a 'good' fall season as I sold my '86 Seafarer and picked up a new to me '96 Sailfish 272 with twin Yamaha 200HP's. I am trying to determine what each of the thru hull fittings are for. I obtained a copy of the manual for this boat from the GW website. However, the manual...

Ocean State GW - thanks for starting this up. I have an older 22ft Seafarer that I keep at Bullock Cove Marine. I'm interested in joining a RI GW Club. Thank you.

Some thing to check (if you have not already)....is check the oil reservoir under the cowling for the appropirate oil level. The reservoir tank could be full, but the under cowling tank empty. Has the remote oil tank oil filter been replaced recently? Just a couple of thoughts.....good luck.

I had an issue where my Seafarer was listing to stbd while U/W. I determined that it was the zinc on the anti-cavitation plate. When I replaced my waterpump over the winter I had placed the "skeg" of the zinc in-line with the centerline of the engine.........the natural torque force of the...

Do any of you folks ever send your lower unit oil out for a lab analysis as a way to try to 'predict' upcoming problems with your LU? I'm just curious on anyone's experience doing this. Thank you, and I love this forum.

I have a 1986 Seafarer 22 w/Yammy 200 O/B. I just purchased the boat last summer; thus, I'm winterizing it now for the long New England winter (sad). This is the first boat I've owned with hydraulic steering. Is there anything that needs to be done to "winterize" the hydraulic steering...

Wow! A lot of GREAT feedback. Thank you all for the guidance.....time to get to work troubleshooting.......after I catch some fall fish, of course. Tx.

I have a 12V issue that is making me scratch my head a lot. I have two batteries (along with selector switch)...and the batteries are brand new this season. I had an old interior cabin light (incandescent) that I replaced with an LED light (with lo-high switch). During my install the light...

As a GW owner who lives in a colder climate (Rhode Island), Richie Rich hit the nail on the head.....keep the batteries out of garage so they don't freeze, and off the basement floor for "cold" reasons. The garage vs. basement issue is probably not an issue in SoCal, but is in New Engalnd...