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    Sunglasses for Fishing

    in my view the protection offered by all the manufacturers priced over $150 are about the same...i've owned maui jims, oakleys, ray bans, etc; just make sure they are polarized; that said, specific designs that eliminate side glare are better than others and have found maui jims / kaenon's...
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    Power Trim Fluid

    where do you add the fluid?
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    Water in Spreader Light

    I would take it back to the dealer and have him fix it right!! Short of that there is prob a void channeling water right into the lite; maybe a seal prtoblem if u have other items drilled into ur hardtop like radar vhf etc; But if u have a near brand new boat the dealer should fix...
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    Gel Coat Stain

    i did....they are looking into it; hopefully they will fix it -- they had already screwed up the bottom paint (put on hard vs. soft) and said they will fix (sand it off at end of season and haul it mid-season to check for growth); the burn mark does not seem too bad (it is light brown) but...
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    Gel Coat Stain

    yeah, that's what i think too.... any way to get this off?
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    Do I need to Bottom Paint?

    just as marty said - ask the guy or dealer you bought it from what he put on it; also ask for the history of the type of paint applied in the past; ablative should be fine for another season but if it is a hard paint it will have to be re-painted and maybe scraped depending on how many...
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    Gel Coat Stain

    pulled the shrink off the sailfish and noticed a 14 inch x 1/2 inch horizontal irregular brown stain on the hull about 3 feet up from the waterline; it is not a groove/gougue mark and is smooth to the touch; the stain was located just under the shrink wrap and is not very visible until you...
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    Garboard Drain

    it goes in by hand to about half way....i thought that from what i heard from GW customer service this seems ok particularly given the first reponse about the plug being tapered; i looked and i did not see any crossed threads anywhere or any obstruction.... about how far does your garboard...
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    Garboard Drain

    thx georgemjr! -- this makes sense; spoke to grady customer service and they said it is normal to have the plug stick out 1/2 way or 1/3 out....since, as you said, it creates a seal once tight. -slugg.
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    Garboard Drain

    it is the simple things that often go awry: tried to put in the garboard drain on my 2002 282 sailfish but it only goes in (by hand) half way then gets extremely tough and won't turn even with a wrench; trying to remember if this is normal (for the plug to stay in half-way -- my guess is...
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    Fridge on a 2002 282

    Good point.....Not sure if it is on the breaker panel or separate fuse bank; If it is, then it seems it is a 2 step process of flipping the breaker, then turning the knob to on inside the fridge-- will check; Thx!
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    Fridge on a 2002 282

    ok, thanks for your input. -slugg
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    Fridge on a 2002 282

    never used the fridge before in my sailfish and i am trying to see how to turn it on or if it comes on automatically once the engines are running or if it is broken..... i can only find some sort of control way in the back inside the fridge that does not seem to do anything when i fiddle with...
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    Woody Wax --- best place to buy

    woody wax site is cheapest....they have the refill by the half gallon and is by far cheaper per unit ounce than anywhere i've seen.....
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    trolling with yamie 150hp

    i've got twin yami F225 4-strokes: i am going to be doing some trolling at 2mph or less this season (tube and worming) and does anybody know if i can achieve 2mph or less with using just 1 engine with the 2nd engine tilted up; btw, the yami manual says that if you use only one motor, then...
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    Shore power

    1. put battery switches to off. 2. put shore power and battery charger to off (on the panel). 3. put breaker for s/p to off (usually under the gunnel). 4. put breaker on dock outlet to off. 5. connect to boat outlet. 6. connect to dock outlet. 7. throw dock breaker to on. 8. throw breaker...
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    Yamaha F225 Oil problem

    never heard of any problems...i have an older F225 and friends have various years and never seen any "oil" problems..... maybe be more specific.... slugg.
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    Macerator / Pump

    when i push the evacuate button for the holding tank (head is manual), i hear the pump come on, but only a small trickle of liquid comes out the thru hull; i had the hold tank pumped b4 storing for the winter; then i put a couple gallons of pink in the holding tank and tried to run it thru...
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    Bottom Paint

    my dealer said that is what they do for all of their grady's (just one coat of petit hydrocoat on bottom and tabs); just following what he said to do.... after being in the water from May thru November, i have to say that my 2002 sailfish bottom/tabs looked fine; he also recommeded...
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    Bottom Paint

    how much bottom paint do i need for my 2002 Sailfish to put one coat on it plus the trim tabs? will one gallon do the trick or do i need more? -slugg