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Wow! She is looking great! I'm glad it went to a great new home. Keep me updated with the progress. Also thanks for the text picture with the fish on board. I've had some great times on that boat and I'm sure you will too. Let me know when you are in the area again, I'd like to see the...

I took advantage of the great weather earlier this week and took the boat for shake down cruise. The first thing I noticed is that my new to me 1988 seafarer hardtop with a 1997 Yamaha 200 SWS carbed would only get up to 4700 rpms. If I trimmed it until near cavitation I could just get...

Here is my 1988 Seafarer 228G "Sea Bri's", named for my daughter Brianna. Ultimate Yachts in Wilmington NC did a outstanding job on polishing the hull for me. The before picture is when she was named Sugar II. I did go through the De-naming ceremony as I need all the good luck I can get. I...

Welcome to the Grady family! Sounds like you are on the right track with making the VHF a top priority. I am constantly responding to vessels offshore that do not have a radio, with the excuse that they never go outside of cell phone coverage. My immediate question to them is, do you have the...

Sorry, just saw your post, If you need any info about running from Wilmington or so to Charleston SC let me know. It was a great time and will go again soon, restaurant week is a great time to go. The food was amazing. Mike

Welcome to the family, The 24 offshore is an excellent boat. I have a 79 Model, made with the cutout transom. I've recently been over 350 miles on it during a trip to Charleston SC. Its been in some crazy bad weather and rough seas and has got me back everytime..knock on wood..I'm letting her...

Check the brand on the new impellers, I've seen this before with Sierra impellers and they look and feel identical to the genuine Yamaha part, however low RPM overheat conditions occur. Change them out with genuine Yamaha and the problem is solved. I don't know why, Sierra for the most part is...

I spent a couple of nights out on the ole Grady, and my daughter loved every minute of it. The best line she told me was : Dad it doesn't get any better than this - waking up and fishing in pajamas!!!

I can fill up cheaper at a marina, with ethanol free fuel $4.05 a gallon is the best I have seen on the water, dont be fooled by marinas using E-10, plus get the tax back at the end of the year. The ethanol free pump at a local gas station sells it for $4.39 currrently. If you have a 4stroke...

The ole 1980 240 OFFSHORE traveled over 400 miles for a outstanding trip!

I recently took my 1980 Grady 240 Offshore from Ocean Isle, NC down to Charleston for a few days. We took the ditch the whole way only burning 69 gallons of fuel for the trip down. We did however burn 84 gallons while in Charleston enjoying the sights. The weather was so great we just took...

I'm in the Wilmington NC area, also am a U.S. Coast Guard mechanic, let me know if I can help in any way. Safe Boating, Mike

Well I'm here in Yorktown Va for the next 9 weeks for another Coast Guard training school. I am missing some great fall fishing and hate my boat is just sitting and not getting used. My family has been coming up here to visit me on the weekends but have to leave early on the sundays for the...

Thanks Sling, I sent mine back to Lowrance and they upgraded me to a LGC 4000, so I am back online..Thanks anyway, I would still be interested for a backup myself.

Saw some 2003 HPDI Yamaha 2 strokes with 3500hrs, still passed compression tests. Good service record, Gov't owned..

One of my co-workers just had the same problem, he replaced impellers and had a temp alarm as you have described on both of his engines. He used the Sierra parts instead of genuine Yamaha..Took them out and replaced with the genuine Yamaha parts (Which look exactly the same by the way) and it...

Thanks, I am aware that they are actually receviers and have not been able to locate a Maretron 100 either. I am wondering if it is worth the extra $ to buy the Maretron vs the Lowrance. Seems that Lowrance has had a good bit of trouble with those units. I have also thought of putting a...

My Lowrance 525 antenna (puck) GPS module went out. It a LGC 3000 red connector module. I was also told that some other models may work on my network. Anyways I just wanted to see if anyone had one that they are not using before I order a new one. As always thanks again.

sea anchor Everyone carries a sea anchor, its just the ability to identify it in a situation. a pair of shorts or any clothing can be rigged to a line, buckets can be improvised, or a loop of heavy line trailing out the back can have a positive effect. There are too many good choices that...