Recent content by Yamama04107

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    Water in Bilge /recently repowered

    I had a Tournament 190 for 23 years and for the past 5 yrs a Freedom 255. On both boats after I exit the marina I trim the engine high, increase the rpms to 15-18, and then switch the bilge pumps from auto to manual and visual watch the water coming out of the thru hulls until no more comes...
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    What have you done to your Grady lately?

    Spent a whole lotta money getting all my seats done on 2012 Freedom 255. Cost $4500. Cloth is Seaquest Stinger Cream.
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    WTB 87 tournament 19 bow cover

    Sorry, it was the long cover for the top that I still had, not the bow cover.
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    Washdown pumps, 3.5 vs 4 gpm.

    I installed a Jabsco Hot Shot 6gpm and love the extra pressure.
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    WTB 87 tournament 19 bow cover

    I might have one for my old 1991 19' Tournament If I remember I will check this weekend.
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    BUYER BEWARE, I WAS RIPPED OFF LAST NIGHT! ***UPDATE***

    My day job is running a box office at an arena. I can't tell you how many people I have to deal with every event because they were so excited that so and so was coming they bought tixs on the first website they searched...without knowing what the face value was or if the seller was real. All I...
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    Washdown pumps, 3.5 vs 4 gpm.

    I lobster off a 25 Freedom and it gets trashed afterwards. I installed a Jabsco HotShot 6gpm, 70 psi pump. Came with a gun and all the works. Love the extra power/pressure it provides.
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    Trim Tab Replacement Recomendations/2005, 330 Express

    Last summer the control panel on the dash failed and one of my pistons started leaking, then failing on my Freedom 255. Couldn't find a new control panel anywhere in the US unless I bought a complete kit for $1100. Got the kit, and installed the control panel. Had to special the piston...
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    2017 Freedom 205 Water under port bow storage

    I assume you mean to say that there is a pocket of water IN the port storage compartment. Sometimes those drain holes get clogged. shoot water in that drain hole with a spray nozzle to make sure it's running free.
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    Name placement - transom or side?

    After a few tries it get's those dockhands laughing when I ask them the brand of the outboard.
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    Name placement - transom or side?

    I found just the spot on my boat
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    Winterizing

    On a 2012 F350 they are easy. there is a metal clip which attaches to the rail and the injector slides in to the clip and also pushes in to the hole. I don't know how it differs from a '06 F250
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    Winterizing

    Put a small rag in each. I've been using this guy for several years: https://injector-rehab.com/ . Just got them back the other day. Did approx 100 hrs this summer. 6 of them were perfect and two were underperforming by about 25%.
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    Winterizing

    I live in Maine and winterize my F350 every year. What I do: change LU oil, change engine oil, replace water separator filter, replace small fuel filter, replace engine oil filter, pull out fuel injectors and send them out to be cleaned, disconnect fuel line going into fuel filter and hook it...
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    Freedom 275 Bow Thruster

    What helps me on windy days is get the stern line secured first, then slowly put it in forward and turn the wheel away from the dock. The bow will then drift in to the dock, allowing you to secure the bow. when leaving a crowded dock like a fuel dock, I always back out completely letting...