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'84Offshore, Hows it going buddy! If everything elese fails to seal that leak get you some Permatex Aviation Form-a-gasket. That will definitely seal that sending unit. did you ever manage to find you a hardtop for your girl? 8) Ken

DaveH2Ofowl, Hows it going. Just remove the side panel located by the third berth. No need to remove those stairs. Both your fresh and raw water pumps should located on top of the fresh water tank almost directly under the bottom of the livewell. Remove the corner trim by the birth, this will...

What an interesting subject! Some of you may have seen the old movie "White Squall" this is exactly what CWOT and his fellow sailors encountered. What Gary M describes is what is known to us here in NW Florida as the "Black Squall". It will make you think about the shrimp boat scene in the...

CWOT, Here in norhwest Florida we have some awesome thunderstorms both over land and water. I flew professionally for almost thirty years and have spent a great deal of time running from those boomers in various aircraft. They are not quite so easy to outdistance on a Grady! We have had a couple...

All right JeffN, always a pleasure to talk with you! Yes sir, the small access plate was installed at the factory. I think that it must have been intended for a visual inspection of the back side of the thru hull because you sure as heck could do little more than look at it. Was it you who made...

Capt Harv, I replaced the plexiglass front windows in my '87 Saifish a couple of years ago with 1/4" plexiglass. Lexan might actually be better but I already had the plexiglass. I used the two old ones for the patterns and saved them in case if I ever need to replace them again. I did not...

"JeffN"The most difficult thru hull replacement on my boat was the drain for the fishbox in the deck between the helm seats. Jeff, my Sailfish as I mentioned last year is the younger sister of your Kingfish. I am thinking that the layouts of the livewell/fishboxes are nearly identical. That was...

frank1492, I read your post a couple of nights ago and should have posted a reply immediately for safety's sake. Apparently you have already used up several seasons of luck! Those below or even slightly above the waterline thru hulls are nothing to fool around with. Those damaged flangeless thru...

Roger that on the transducer for the depth finder. Better yet, I am happy to see another inboard outboard powered Grady girl show up. 8) Ken

All right lime 4x4! Nice girl! Clean her up and get after it! Good luck and keep us posted! 8) Ken

How it going lime 4x4? I too have an older "golden" Grady with a Mercruiser. My trim and tilt operate from a two way toggle switch on top of the throttle/gear shift control lever. I think from what you describe with your switch funtions that the top button/out should probably raise the outdrive...

Had a similar problem with the Bennett tab system on my '87 Sailfish. I swapped the switch wiring from one tab to the other and finally diagnosed that one of the wires was bad. The easy way woud have been to do a continuity check on all the wiring with a meter. Thru trial and error I finally...

Guess I would probably fit into the over cautious category if there is such a thing. Maybe I should say the very cautious category. Man, when I put the old girl in the water. I raise the engine compartment hatch cover and visually inspect to see if there is any water coming in at the boat ramp...

What a tragedy. A few weeks ago when asked by one of my fishing buddies why we were not out fishing in the Gulf at this time of year, I replied, Well old buddy if something goes amiss out there this time of year and we wind up in the water, we probably are not going to make it. Warmer weather...

dw, I do all my test flights, engine and systems flushes on Lake Seminole Fl-Ga. It looks like your boat is registered NC. Are you all in the North Carolina area? Mako made a few of the model 236 which was an inboard powered center console. I have seen but a couple for sale over the years. One...

dw hows it going? Always nice to hear from other "Golden Gradys". No I have never been in a 256 but would sure like a ride in one. I really do like the way she looks! I am figuring that she is pretty well balanced as far as weight distribution goes. Is the engine and transmission mounted forward...

Even rarer than the inboard outboard Gradys! I would call her a true "classic" and a real collector's item. That is a nice looking setup. Probably just needs a little more horsepower if you are in a hurry! Whats up with these Sweatlanah cats? 8)

Re: Repower 1988 25 ft. Grady trophy pro twin 180 hp. mercru My 254 with the 300hp 350 Mercruiser/Bravo II seems to cruise best for me at around 3200-3400 rpm. Speed at this power setting is usually around 22-24 mph with an average fuel burn of around 6 gph. My boat weighs in at about 5500#...

Re: Repower 1988 25 ft. Grady trophy pro twin 180 hp. mercru Great Stuff there! My 87 254 was originally powered with the 260 but had just been repowered with the 300 when I got her. The 300 is no speed demon but it will maintain a good plane at a conservative power setting. The 496/375 would...

Had to cast another vote for the Florida Gators! "Gator Man from Gator Land!" 8)