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You should be able to place your hand on either head by plugs after a run with engine off and not be burned by it. The so called poppet is behind the HT coil assembly panel, and behind that, the computer, then when the computer comes out, down to the right side. It's just a plastic...

Never read of F250 problems, only F225s. Been away from THT for a while though. Hope it works out. You'd think by now Yamaha knows how to design and build marine outboards. But in any case, that's what warranties are for. All they have to do is add an extended warranty specific to the...

The reason I ask, is because in ethanol, water cannot separate out of alcohol. Since not, If you have the larger racors or equal mounted in the boat, with the drains valve, each trip just drain off an amount equal to 1/3 a clear poland spring small container and let it sit undisturbed, you will...

If it's double sided tape originally, perhaps the tape can be peeled off the foam and replaced with new double sided tape. My foam is good 20 yrs later, not the double sided tape.

Grady 23 - reminds me of the time when getting new car tires, mechanic left all of the wheel nuts loose, I was driving home and heard a metallic rattling sound. When I called to complain to take note, they didn't seem to care. It would be something if your tow vehicle tires were just replaced...

Gary M, no problem buddy! I would say get the number off the internet for Mermaid Marine and call them - they are in FLA. Just say one of your buddies who blogs on GreatGrady.com with thousands of posts recommended to call and he has an M6. Email them a copy of this post or link to it. And...

I doubt it even considering the extended 6 yr warranty applied back then, been expired for some time now. But I hope so for the $$ victims. The article even mentioned the little use most of us, use motors by the hr. Ironically back then some were defending Yamaha like they worked for them...

Linden - you running ethanol or non-ethanol fuel down there, or a combo?

If your bracket has the formed foam floatation blocks in there, it holds approx. 11 gals of water, each gallon of water weights approx. 8.6 lbs as I recall. There is also a very large area under the fixed cockpit deck on either side of the gas tanks filled to the top with foam. If it is...

Up to 2004 vintage, been know and reported on for a long time over at THT. Didn't seem like nothing new in article.

Just as a point of info, I believe you are referring to the evaporator since the condenser is water cooled; coil of tube inside of tube, probably copper and painted black - and where water hose in/out connects. For black milder use a product compatible with metals, then rinse off with water...

Sounds like a defective casting originally. So much for quality assurance programs. If the ball failed from overload it would appear ripped at the break with nuggets of metal shown not a smooth surface. And you are supposed to have the chains in place for such an event. A more likely...

An armstrong bracket was installed on the 30 ft Grady's integrated transom ? That's a lot of weight cantileved off the original transom with any motors on it.

Parth - didn't know that, appreciate the update. A Yamaha factory rep at the NY Boat Show a few years said they ended production. Only the F250 still was, he said. So much for factory reps -

Yamaha discontinued F200 and F225 several years ago, only original F250 mechanical controls available. Larger replacement F225, 250, 300 for sale all electronic controls. Yamaha does not offer a 175 and 200 4 stroke. Suggest Suzie 175 and whatever Verado has in HP range. All 150 hp motors 2...

The vent capacity is little, makes sense the water overboards the fill, same goes for gas tanks. The vent connection is likely near or at similar level as fill port connection to take, fill hose is likely 1.5 inch, vent perhaps 5/8 inch.

Grady 23 - in some states trailering anything wider than 8ft 6in. applies restrictions to ban such trailering altogether on certain days of the week or holidays, or hours of a day unlike if it was maxed at 8ft 6in. Weather or not a law is enforced is for each of us to decide what-if when...

Brian, hang in there ! Who is going to take care of the Islander folks? And then some. If it wasn't for you my boat would not have the 6500 btu A/C I installed myself. Been many a day of humidity so bad I called it to duty. Not as young as used to be. The installation is not so simple that I...

By the way, I've only heard of aluminum and some modles with (?) poly fuel cells in smaller Gradys, not steel, and steel would have to be stainless I would say. Old Bertrams had glass tanks that dissolved and gummed up motors thanks to ethanol when first appearing on Long Island about a decade...

Tucker, I believe Yamaha changed the Ring Free product formula to also include a conditioner as I read the labels now all the same. I'm almost sure it was aluminum sulfate, but my memmory is not what it used to be, none the less the insides of my two VST tanks are perfect, but there is that...