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    2 Questions On my Sailfish

    Hey guys just went to warm the boat up this morning and saw on my starboard tach the letter E coming on over the yellow symbol which I believed to be an overheating issue. Has anyone ever seen that warning and if so what is it. Also it seems that the ink in that tach is starting to go as the...
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    Running Lights Question

    Good morning, wanted to pick up some spare lights before I hit the boat, anyone know the size of the bulbs for the running lights. :jaw
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    First Day Out With First Grady. BIG SURPRISES

    I do have yamaha 225's on their, not sure if their the ox66 or 76 if that even exists, i forget. This is my first outboard, do you recommend I have a tech come down, do some service and learn hands on? Also how do you guys go about finding a tech? :-|
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    First Day Out With First Grady. BIG SURPRISES

    Thanks to all the replies. Yes I know i should have checked the oil, unfortunately i took the word of someone else. And like we all have had it done in the past, learned a hard lesson. So whats everyones verdict, tie off the winlass or dont, my personal opinion is to tie it off because like...
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    First Day Out With First Grady. BIG SURPRISES

    No sir its a 99 sailfish. Also i had no choice but to tie off, the clutch wasnt catching. :hmm
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    First Day Out With First Grady. BIG SURPRISES

    Hello to all. Finally took my new grady sailfish 272 our for the first time today with 3 other friends on board. After 10 minutes of driving, woop woop Alarms go off, engines come down on their own and I shut her down. To my surprise, no oil in the boat. Dealer who sold me bought stated he...
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    handling twin outboard motors

    Hey guys, I have a 99 sailfish with twin outboards, are my props counter rotating as well? Also Ive heard the outboards are a little too close to split throttles.. HAPPY EASTER TO ALL :praise
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    Cleaning Question

    Like i stated earlier just picked up my 99 sailfish and very excited! Some cleaning questions: In the bathroom, on the wall material, I have a little mildew built up, what have you guys done to clean this safely? General fiberglass wiping down, I always loved simple green on my old boat, what...
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    Returning To Dock Questions

    Thanks for all the replies. My captain said when docking make sure the engines are fully trimmed down. I guess everyone has their own method :hmm
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    Returning To Dock Questions

    Morning all; Happy palm sunday to all whom celebrate it. Being a twin screw owner previously, I used to back down when mooring up but know that twin outboards is a little similar to an I/O. How do you guys pull in? My captain who drove my boat back basically said turn wheel before engaging...
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    New Grady White SailFish Owner!

    Hey guys, I finally got my dream boat. Just picked up a 1999 27' 2" Sailfish with twin 225's.. I fish out of New York Harbor/New Jersey, any other guys in that area? Quick question to start off to this forum, just like someone else once posted: just picked up my boat, horn worked when it was...