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I pulled my 232 Gulfstream and have spent several days prepping the aluminum motor bracket for painting. I found a lot of new corrosion and quite a bit that was painted over by the previous owner. I think it's in pretty good shape now and I'm ready to prime and paint. I've read here that some...

Well now boat is out of the water and the issue is easy to spot. It is definitely a heavy paint, probably epoxy, over aluminum. The amount of chipping and corrosion is worse than I expected but I'm scraping and sanding to get down to bare metal. I've learned enough to know I'll then use a...

Thanks to all for the help. I think georgemjr and wrxhoon are spot on; it isn't gel coat but marine epoxy paint. I'm not going to remove the motors at this point but will sand, prime and paint. I think the trick is to find the color match, hopefully Grady can help with that. Worst case I...

My 1990 Grady Gulfstream has developed serious gel coat issues on the outboard motor bracket. There are a lot of cracks and chips in the gel coat. I'm pulling the boat this weekend so I want to fix the problem. Any advice? Looks like the bracket is aluminum, is there a specific primer I...

I have a 1990 Gulfstream 232 with twin Yamaha 150 HPDIs. My boat sat in the water for a while when I had some health issues and now I have a problem. The tilt motors on both engines are straining to raise and lower the engines. I have two batteries and two Perko switches so I've tried each...

Butch, Thanks for the good info. I've decided there isn't much I can do about it unless I replace the hose. That will require putting an access in the gunnel where the fuel inlets are. So, using the access in the cabin and a garden hose shoved through the fuel hose I was able to find for sure...

Trust me, I want the problem to be the vent hose but it isn't. I can see the hose from the access hole by the bunk. It doesn't look kinked but it does seem to hang lower than it has to, meaning it may be longer than it needs to be. I haven't been able to pull it through from the tank end, it...

Unfortunately it's been this way since I bought the boat; I'm finally getting around to fixing it, ordinarily the 93-gallon main tank is plenty for me. The vent hose is completely clear and the through-hull vent is new. I'm not anxious to do this surgery but I'd like to take a trip to the...

My aux fuel tank backs up when I try to fill it. I've made sure the vent tube is clear so that leaves the fill hose. I can push a 1" dia. hose through to the tank end, it's clear all the way but gets tight about 6 foot from the fill end. So if that's a kink it's under the deck in front of the...

This post is 4 months old so you probably have answered all your questions. If not I can help, I own the same boat although I have 150 Yamaha HPDI motors. Mine is fitted with two fuel tanks; the aft tank is 93 gallons and the forward tank(between seats) is 55 gallons. I think that is pretty...

Thanks, I got through to Grady White; after working our way through a couple of discontinued models they gave me the number for the pump they put in the new GW Gulfstreams. Then I contacted ShurFlo and got a different number. Same capacity, slightly different size. Not a clue why they would...

Does anyone know the capacity(GPH) of the livewell/washdown pump on a 1990 GW Gulfstream 232?

Anyone know of good way to mount a remote controlled spotlight forward on the rail? Most have a mounting base, is there an adaptor out there or would I be better off to make my own. Any ideas in that regard?

Thanks. I don't see any sign of a kink or tight bend but then I can only see the ends of the hoses. I think I'm going to put in an access hatch so I can get to the hoses at the filler end. That seems like a place to start so I can at least inspect that area better. I wonder if it's actually...

Anyone have a problem filling 232 Gulfstream aux fuel tank? Mine acts like it's full or the inlet line is blocked. If I don't put the fuel in really really slowly it will come out the overflow. Obviously I can't see much of the fill pipe but what I can see at the tank and fill inlet look OK...

Drain Update As usual, there seems to be more than one issue. As I said, I can hear my front bilge pump running in manual and the bilge is full. So I've discovered that 1. the bilge pump switch is bad, 2. the pump runs but doesn't pump water, and 3. the front bilge drains through the forward-...

Grady White Drain Mine is also a 1990, I'm finding that I know less about it than I thought. When I put a water hose in the anchor locker the water eventually appeared in the well of the cabin. I turned the front bilge pump on manually but nothing came out anywhere although I could hear the...

Grady 232 drain Thanks for the answer, I'll check it out this morning.

I have a 232 Gulfstream; yesterday I was cleaning up the boat and found a through-hull drain I can't identify. It is the forward most through-hull about 8" or so above the water line on the port side. Whatever it is, it may be blocked. I tried to clear it from the outside with water pressure...

I need a fuel sending unit for a 1990 23' Gulfstream. Anyone have a part number or know a source? I'm sure I can get a universal replacement at Boater's World or West Marine, any experience with those?