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I have the same issue ('98 272) and plan on replacing the macerator, but since my marina pumps for free it's not a pressing issue right now. I believe that the pump assembly can be had from Graco and West Marine and Defender carry them. Only problem is I think it costs between 5 and 6 hundred...

Interested to see what others have to say here as I'm looking to do pretty much the same thing to my 272. From a quick inspection it looks to me like the wire runs might be under the aft berth floor and then behind the microwave, but I can't confirm that as yet.

I recently purchased a 1998 272 Sailfish with Yamaha 225 OX66's, so somewhat similar to what you are looking at. I suspect that the HPDI's will get better mpg then I get, but not by that much. I cruise my boat at about 28 to 30 mph and I get 1.2 to 1.4 mpg, according to the Yamaha gauges. I...

I heard back from Grady White and they said that the optimum position for my boat and engines is the second hole, so I will be raising them prior to the boat going back into the water. All I can say is that is some great customer service.

I purchased a 1998 Sailfish last summer and just took it out of the water. In doing the winterization to the motors I noticed that they (Yamaha OX66 225's) were mounted in the top hole, putting them at their lowest mounting position. I did not notice anything adverse while running the boat for...

I was at my boat earlier today before I saw your question, but I did take a look at things again. It looked like I might be able to at least reach the inboard floor drain portion of the scuppers. I did not try to reach the outlet portion of the hose, nor did I try to reach the outboard floor...

I'm just trying to offer some suggestions as I have the same boat. If it were me I would at least give this a try before I cut the deck, but then that's just me. If you need a little more access you can always cut away some of the non load bearing plywood in the aft compartment for better...

I would think that with a little care, and a sharp knife/razor blade, one could simply cut the old hose off the barb. Then with a little boiling water to swell the ends, the new hose could be fitted onto the barbs. Again, I have not done this, but I have noticed the amount of room that my boat...

I was looking at mine the other day and it appeared as though a long skinny arm might reach from the rear access hatch to the scuppers. I can see the one closest to the centerline between the painted plywood frame. It looks like it might be possible, but I'm not looking forward to having to do...

Thanks for the response. I was too pressed for time today to dig into it, but I will trace everything to see where it leads. I just thought I'd check and see if someone might know what that breaker is used for and save me some time.

I am still going through my new to me Sailfish and trying to learn all I can. Today I found a circuit breaker that is tripped and will not reset. It is in the upper left portion of the switch panel, with no switch beneath it. It is labeled "Sump Pump". At first I thought it was the shower...

I was looking to install some lights on my 272 when I pull it for the winter, and I found these, http://www.coastalnightlights.com/styles.html There seems to be a lot of fans of them over on THT. I also did not want to drill into my transom so I e-mailed the owner who got right back to me. He...

Well, my boat (1998 272 Sailfish) has only been in our slip for about a month now, and I can already see that I am going to have to bite the bullet and get a trailer sometime this winter. I will not be trailering our boat very far, and mostly using it just for storage during the winter, but I...

Tom, I did not know about the paper filter, but I will make sure that all of them get changed in a few months when the boat comes out of the water. I've got a whole laundry list of things to check/change and plan on doing them myself over the winter. I am really enjoying this boat. Thanks...

Thanks Tom, That helps. The spitting was coming from the vent inside the fuel fill, but I didn't understand why the main tank would spit while the aux didn't spit at all. Guess I'll just have to take my time with the fill. Are the fuel filters you are referring to the VST filters, or...

Since I'm planning on replacing it anyway I'm not sure if that would be worth it for me to go through all that. Or at least I don't think I'm willing to spend any more on this unit. The bad news is that the chip was rather expensive to have these issues, but I know it's not Navionics fault...

Thanks for the comments. Steveg, I will try to go back to 4 bars, but when I was playing with it the other day it seemed to get the most speed when I got it to 5 bars. Maybe due to conditions??? Anyway, I will check it again the next time I go out, as well as check the speedo against the GPS...

That is the speed from the Yamaha speed gauge. I didn't even check the speed on the GPS though. That was with nearly full fuel tanks and a full water tank. What speed should I be seeing? Not sure if it matters, but my boat has every option that Grady White offered in 1998, and then some. It...

We have only had our boat for a week now and I have a few questions about it. The first one is about fueling it. I put gas in the boat today for the first time and I noticed that the rear filler (aux tank) took the fuel as fast as I wanted to pump it with no seepage or splashing. I only put...

Yeah, it is pricey. That's why it's not on my boat right now! I do plan on getting the vision chip when I do get the 740, but that's not going to be anytime soon. I agree that the chips should be included. I will likely put my unit on the market sometime in the future, but for right now I'll...