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Andrew - I asked a similar question for my Seafarer, and got a few more replies than you did. read it here: http://www.greatgrady.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9029 caution on keeping a baitwell "Preferred location is immediately forward of the engine, in the well. " Make sure you have...

Anyone ever convert one of the fishboxes on a Seafarer (or similar) into a livewell? Is it possible? I have a salt water washdown that could be used for the intake, and the existing boxes have thru-hulls for drainage, seems like all I need to add is circulation/aeration??

I may not fully understand the set up you have, but what if you were to build a table that would mount into one of the flush mounted rod holders? On my Seafarer I built my own bait table out of starboard and bought a swivel mount with post that lays into the rod holder. The table is extra deep...

I might have just been lucky but I had similar problem, but Ihad new water pump, good stream, and recently changed (spring) t-stats. Everyone pointed me toward the poppet, saying a grain of sand or salt will make it stick. One suggestion was to flush the motor with fresh water for 30 minutes ( I...

The price seems very, very reasonable for that set up. I havent been in the market for a while but its cheaper than what i paid for my 1992 seafarer with a 1998 motor. Get a survery done, its money well spent. Don't want to steer you wrong, but with such a good price I'd make sure the owner...

Good Luck to all mariners (weekend and otherwise) over the next few days. Hannah, Ike, Josephine...weather on the east coast is going to be tough on all of us. Put in extra lines, check the bilge pumps, and lets all make it through without a bad story between us. Be safe.

BobP - Offhand question - why do boats have open ventilated fuel systems? Whats different between cars and boats that one can have closed systems and one cant?

I've heard that a canof oven cleaner works wonders on the paint and the shadow left behind

SilverLining - Would you be able to post a "how to" on changing the poppet valve? your 2000 shouldnt be too different from my 1998. Thanks

Thanks all

Grog - since you're being so helpful maybe you can answer this - the site you sent me to lists 4 different 250hp motors in my model year 1998: L250 TSRW L250 TURW S250 TURW S250 TXRW I run the OX 66....how do I determine which of the 4 to choose?

Grog - yes, arrow pointed at overheat 2nd time too. Thanks for the heads up on t-stat location - but what is a poppet? and where are they??

I have two yamaha gauges - mounted on the right side is the tach, gauge on the left shows speed, fuel level, etc. This one has 4 dummy indicators, and I must be dummer than they were intended for. From right to left on bottom of gauge: far right is a green circle which I believe indicates a...

That's the million dollar question. We've rehashed it over and over and the opinions vary on this site, but I think most people use both. Dont be surprised if you get double digit responses to this posting!

Find the best price on-line, print it, then go into a West Marine - they match any price. Did this myself last week for filter replacements (I use the 10M Sierra). West Marine price $15.99 On-line price $9.99. I saved the $6 and didnt have to wait for the UPS driver to show up. A friend turned...

Holy Sh*T Man dies in freak fishing accident BY MARC BEJA | lidesk@newsday.com 9:44 PM EDT, July 29, 2008 In a freak accident, a piece of fishing equipment ended up killing a Roosevelt man Tuesday. Jaime Chicas, 21, of Roosevelt, was fishing off a jetty at the west end of Jones Beach...

Beautiful job...really nice looking

Had engine hiccups the other day, couldn't maintain rpm, lots of coughing. I had just put 25 gallons of fuel in so that was my first thought - bad gas, or filter clogged up from the e10 gasoline. Didn't have an extra filter and was heading to beach for the weekend so had to wait it out...

I owned a 1976 Dolphin. It was my first boat in 1990 and gave me a real good boating education. Generally its a solid hull that will take most inside sea conditions. A couple of sore points I can remember: 1st - and this is a big one - the boat doesnt have scuppers. All water drained into the...

Give my regards to Jimmy. The guy I've been using last few years for my pre/post season hauls loves Gradys. Tells me they are built well, hold up to years of owner abuse and all sorts of abuse done at boat yards - hauling and blocking. AND he emphasizes that in HIS experience Grady owners pay...