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    How to change 4-stroke oil without making a mess??

    are they upside-down with the engine fully tilted up ? , can you use the steering to your advantage along with the tilt ? surprised they made it like that if you can't manipulate it with tilt/steer ?
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    How to change 4-stroke oil without making a mess??

    not sure how your filters are positioned on your motors ? but I changed my oil for the 1st time when we winterized,and I use an oil filter drain tray,and found it to be extremely helpful. mine is made from aluminum,I'm posting this one just to give you an idea of what I'm talking about. the...
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    adding shore power setup to my '93 Gulfstream

    Could use some advice as to where to put the inlet {best place} I pretty much have most everything needed,I'll be adding a main-in breaker panel with 2 breakers,dei galvanic isolator,gfci outlet,and the inlet. we have an on board 2 bank charger that I'm going to run into 1 of the breakers on...
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    boat leans to Port

    I switched to the 17 pitch and on a very calm day last week, i had it at 6000 rpm at wot. we hit 39 mph with about 150 gallons of fuel and lots of gear {coolers full etc}
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    boat leans to Port

    Our dealer is in the process of shipping us a Suzuki SS 3x16x17 pitch prop, that should be a whole lot better than the 20 pitch were send back down to them ! Powertech told me they would go with a 4x15 1/4x 16 or 17 pitch, and if i had to buy a prop, that's the way I would go....but this ones...
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    New to me: '76 Formula 233

    I got 1 out of a '77 Aquasport FF 22-2 early last year, we were in the same boat, wound up renting a pressure washer, and that popped it out pretty fast,we flooded out the coffin but by the time it all drained out, the tank was loose. good luck !
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    boat leans to Port

    thanks Guys ! was out this morning on much calmer water this time around for another test, with the port trimtab lowered,we were able to level out the boat,but I was only able to get to 5100 rpms with the motor trimmed out,but we hit 37 mph ? we need another prop for sure . I'll be talking to...
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    boat leans to Port

    Bob: 1 battery in each corner, not sure if the tabs are originals ? but they probably are. were going to fully test it again in the morning, and I'll try and get some more pics.
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    boat leans to Port

    I have a 2009 Suzuki DF300 that’s transom mounted on a 1993 Grady White gulfstream. We have less than 20 hours on it and were pretty sure we need to drop down in pitch{currently 3x16x20 pitch Suzuki prop}.I was out a few days ago and got it up to 5600 rpm at 34 mph trimming the motor up as much...
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    BoatUS v. Seatow Niantic/New London area

    Since our Gulfstream is finally ready from getting the motor installed :D , I'll be calling NBOA for the Insurance in the morning to go ahead with our quote. They said we wouldn't need to get Seatow ?, that their Insurance covered $1'000. for each occurance,and an additional grand for the...
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    canvas enclosure

    A&J Canvas Lee And Bobby Kirkman 252-244-1509 this is 40 mil sunbrella,and crystal-clear glass. they have the original pattern of my Gulfstream, and had allot of info on my boat. they are the canvas shop that Grady White Uses/used back then !! with that said..., I will have to wait till...
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    canvas enclosure

    I called up Grady White Yesterday, and asked about getting a canvas enclosure for my 1993 Gulfstream, They gave me the name of their canvas shop that does their canvas {A & J Canvas}, and they told me they could make me a 40 mil with Crystal-clear windows {complete enclosure} for $1'100.00...
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    Hydrolic hose length for Gulfstream ?{single outboard}

    Hi Bob ! I know it will be a bit long, but I planned on coiling it. I wouldn't have ordered a new steering system this year,but what I have is missing a few pieces,so it made sense to get a new and better system. the Glass shop did a nice job on the transom,and pulpit. There wasn't any...
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    Hydrolic hose length for Gulfstream ?{single outboard}

    Hello : I'm trying to figure out how long the hoses should be without removing the older hoses. we ordered a new '09 suzuki 300 for our '93 Gulfstream 230, and also want to get a new Uflex kit !! But I have no idea how long the hoses should be :oops: I want to order this asap, and...
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    NEW MOTOR FOR GULFSTREAM

    We decided on an '09 Suzuki 300 pkg for our Gulfstream. should be getting it in a few weeks !
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    what's the bare minimum power for a '93 Gulfstream ?

    thought I'd post an update to this old thread ! it took 4 trips to the DMV to get the paperwork done :x , the trailer was the biggest problem as the guy we bought the pkg from never put the trailer in his name. but we got it done and were just waiting for the titles to arrive in the mal ...
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    what's the bare minimum power for a '93 Gulfstream ?

    guy's thanks for all the input ! I'm very excited about this boat,I'm going partners on it with a Buddy of mine,and were hoping big-time the transom won't be that bad so we can get the outboard/outboards that much sooner ! The boat will be on it's trailer in Rockland,NY until we can find a...
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    what's the bare minimum power for a '93 Gulfstream ?

    fiberglass repair shop ? We WILL be picking up this Hull next week !! But does anyone know where we can take this Hull {TRANSOM} to get looked at and repaired ? were picking up the boat in NJ,and taking it back to NY. Is there a place in between that does this type of work ? {the right...
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    what's the bare minimum power for a '93 Gulfstream ?

    Well, It looks like were buying this '93 Hull !! I know going in there is a small crack in the transom skin on both inner/outer glass... we have enough room in the price if we have to get it fully restored,we would be OK I'll be looking for a good "used set" of Yamaha 150's -200's ? over...
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    Crack in Transom

    transom crack I'm considering the purchase of '93 Gulfstream where there is a crack in the transom's gelcoat in the corner of the notch,on both the inner and outer skin. I'm guessing that water must have gotten under the aluminum strip on top ? We're weighing our options IF we buy this...