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Using a pressure washer, especially of that power, will take the bottom paint off yes, but it also will cause harm to your gelcoat. The amount of working it takes to get the paint off is means there is a lot of high pressure water being forced over the gelcoat. What ends up happening is water...

I have a good friend who's family has been writing insurance for classic and non classic boats for years. They are in Chicago and can write policies for all 50 States. I have used them for many years to cover all of my Classic Whalers and now my Grady too. Since they own 5 Museum Quality Classic...

Reality Check...sounds like the boat just named itself..

Re: New here, buying a Grady, could use some help from Exper Newt, Welcome. I do not think you should have any concerns about running the 209 with a Yamaha F150. I know a few guys who run that motor on their 22 Boston Whaler Outrages and have top end speeds of 40mph +/-. Which is right in...

Action, Before buying a new tank have yours pressure tested. The smell could be coming from a couple sources. I would start looking at your fittings and if you still have the original fuel lines, replace them. The fuel lines from 1989 I do not believe were rated for the fuels of today with...

Well today I got down to the warehouse to visit my new-to-me 1988 Grady 190 Tournament. One of the projects on my list before splashing it for the first time is to replace the brass thru-hull transom drain tubes. All of my past boats have been Whaler's and they like Grady-White have brass...

I would recommend trying Sue Lodel at Twin Cities Marine. She is a HUGE help to the classic Whaler community in sourcing hard to locate and out of production parts. That said Twin Cities Marine is and has been a Grady White Dealer for a lot of years so I bet she may be able to help you. Give...

E-Tecs in general are not new....they have been on the market for a number of years and I have a number of friends who run them on their Whalers and Gradys. They all love them and have had no problems with them to speak of. That said, like anything everyone has their dock-talk and some...

Bad Fish, Nice pick up on the Grady and nice Whaler too. I have seen it for sale..did you sell it? I have a 23 Walkaround Whaler Drive which is the same hull as your 24 Outrage, only with a cabin and bracketed Outboards. You can see images of it by clicking the link in my signature.

If you are going to use an orbital, the only one worth your time and money is the Porter Cable 7424 unit. Here is the kit I bought for general upkeep and polishing.. If you have a really dull surface I highly recommend using a variable speed direct drive unit (non-orbital) with a nice large...

For reference, here are a couple good articles to read about trailers in general, tongue weight and how to set up your trailer the best for you use... Trailer Basics and set-up Hitch load and tongue weight calculations

To get to the best prop you should do a full performance test first and record your findings as a baseline. You should record amount of fuel, # of people aboard, sea conditions and temps. You also need to record what prop you are using, where your motor is mounted and the results it netted...

Mboyatt, thanks...I am looking forward to putting all I have learned from my Whalers to my Tournament and...the group here. I will say, once you are done wet sanding the hull, the boat is going to look like new again. Post some photos if you would of it sans the stripes. As for the bottom...

Wet sanding is the only sure way of bringing a lasting shine back to dulled gel-coat. Over in the Whaler world we have been doing this practice for years and I have done it with all of mine. While it is more labor I usually start at 800 then go to 1200 if I do not want to do a heavy wheeling...

I have two friends with Atlantic Towers Arches on their boats and they are happy with them and the build quality is nice. These were not the "Tower in a box" arches but, I have to imagine that product carries the same quality.

I have a good friend who's family has been writing insurance for classic and non classic boats for years. They are in Chicago and can write policies for all 50 States. I have used them for many years to cover all of my Classic Whalers and now my Grady too. Since they own 5 Museum Quality...

Well I found a really clean 1988 190 with a 2000ish very low hours Yamaha 150 and a like new 2006 tandem axle trailer. I had a mechanical inspection done this week and it the boat passed well. I am having a local shop to the boat raise the motor up two holes today and the owner and I are...

I live in Southeast Mi but, my in-laws live in Whitehall and I boat out of there a lot in the summer and my Parents have a place in Frankfort so, I boat and fish out of there a lot too. I plan to have my new to me Tounament at both locations a lot this summer.

Gradydriver Thanks. I have been searching around and have a question. What year did the SeaV2 hull come into production and is the ride of the SeaV2 192 that much greater than an earlier 190? I ask as I have come across a really super clean 190 from the 1980's.

Late this past summer I sold my 17' Whaler. This was the 3rd Whaler I have restored and sold and my 7th Whaler overall. In fact, Whalers are all I have ever owned. So, I am kind of a Whaler guy through and through. With years of buying, selling and restoring Whalers I have become very...