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    Non Grady member, guilt?

    The dog hates cats, but we were only dog-sitting while our daughter was out of the country. Once I thought that she was actually studying the picture, trying to figure out if she should be upset.
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    Adding a Windless Anchor

    I typically anchor in 30 feet or less, minimum scope. I have always used older Simpson Lawrence/Lewmar windlasses, run off a normal starting battery with the engine running, two #6 wires through a helm mounted circuit breaker, and an up/down switch. I never had one of the newer ones with the...
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    Adding a Windless Anchor

    The right roller is all you need. This was self-launching, shorter, and easier to deal with than the Seafarer pulpit.
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    1987 Grady White 204C rotten stringers and transom.

    I hope that your first name is Fiber!
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    Non Grady member, guilt?

    Since Seasick started a new post, maybe it's alright to side track this one a little. My new-to-me cat, so now my user name makes sense again. Larry Graf trailered a '94 prototype 22'er to the east coast, and demo'ed it to dealers, and then one of them sold the first Glacier Bay on the east...
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    Increasing Rod Storage

    If you have that many rods on board, chances are that you are only using half of them at one time. Nothing beats a rocket launcher to get rods out of the way. Get as many as will fit across the back of the hard top, and don't tilt them any more than 15*, or you will catch one when casting from...
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    What is this thing I found on my boat?

    May not have been on your boat. We tend to collect things, I have 2 or 3 of those in my garage.
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    Non Grady member, guilt?

    I did the same thing in September, for some of the same reasons, mainly the walk around at age 75. Sold my Seafarer, and bought a Glacier Bay 2640 Renegade DC.
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    What is this thing I found on my boat?

    Upside down. 2 knives in the rear slot, needle nose pliars in the front slot and the hole below. Rigs hang in the 4 holes by their hook.
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    Gunnel Modification

    Don’t know about other brands, but with Penn, the handle is for up only. You drop the ball by loosening the drag knob on the center of the reel, tighten it as you approach depth. You want it tight enough to hold the ball at the correct depth, but not so tight that you can’t easily turn it with...
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    Faucet assembly for a 228 Seafarer

    First link is 14 years old, with a few revivals. https://www.greatgrady.com/threads/new-gunwale-sink-box-trim-pieces-and-toe-rails-pics.13315/ https://www.greatgrady.com/threads/replacement-recessed-gunwale-fresh-water-faucet-not-shower-head.37224/
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    New steering wheel

    https://www.amazon.com/s?k=heated+steering+wheel+cover&crid=26OTM9RCEE75A&sprefix=heated+steering+%2Caps%2C129&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_16 https://www.amazon.com/s?k=heated+steering+wheel+cover+wireless&crid=CRWLE37S6BUR&sprefix=heated+steering+wheel+cover+%2Caps%2C154&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_28
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    Which 0X66 is the good 0X66?

    When I first got my OX66, it occasionally fouled plugs with Yamalube. Switched to Pennzoil XLF with good results, and less smoke. About $17/gal...
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    Sailfish Stb. Through Hulls

    Both photos are stbd side, one in front of the sling, and one behind. Through hull below waterline is probably macerator/overboard discharge. One of those vents above may be the holding tank, unless you have two fuel tanks, and have seen overflow from both.
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    Adding a fresh water wash down

    Look at KY's photo here: https://www.greatgrady.com/threads/1999-228-seafarer.38575/#post-274505 The water tank fits behind the aux fuel tank on the Seafarer. Ag tanks are much cheaper than marine tanks, and some have the pump built in.
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    1999 228 SEAFARER

    If it is like the 2000, you should have this filler cap, and this pie plate, to access the FW pump and filter, on the front of the passenger seat box. The tank is under the forward deck hatch, covering the aux fuel tank space. A lot of storage space there if you don't have the aux tank.
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    GPS Boat Tracker

    First thing to do with an Air Tag that you are hiding is to pop the cover off, and remove the speaker. It is a little disc in the center, that will fall right out. You Tube video. Anti-stalking feature will send a text to any Iphone nearby after a certain period of time or distance traveled...
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    Cushions for my 22 seafarer

    Don't use ss staples, they rust in the long run. Use Monel.
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    Trim tab pump 228

    If they are Bennett, they are self-priming, by running the tabs full up to full down 3 or 4 times, with all lines attached.