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Bob, I have the '05 Sailfish and my plow anchor only self deploys about 50% of the time. It's not hard to run up to the bow and just kick it over when needed. We move around a bit while bottom fishing and I will bring it back up and leave just a little of the anchor out past the pulpit and it...

My 282 came with the Sprint 600 and I replaced it with the Pro Fish 1000 and it has worked great for me. I think the important thing is to reposition the windlass over the deepest part of the locker for the best performance. I have 600' of rode and on occasion need someone to push the rode over...

Thanks, I will try the bushing replacement.

As others have said, keep looking or consider a repower. I had the Seadrive on a 20'Wellcraft Fish CC and what a pain in the rear. If there is no swim platform to create stern uplift when coming off plane a tremendous amount of water works it's way up and around the mid section of the motor...

Has anybody changed out the helm seats on their Sailfish? Mine squeak like crazy, I've tried to grease them, removed grease, tightened, loosened, adjusted, etc. but to no avail and those armrests can be a pain at times for sure, easy to rip a shirt on. I noticed that they incorporated a flip up...

GW Voyager, In Jan '10 "Sport Fishing" mag, they have many boat and motor retail prices listed. They publish that the Yammie 4 S F225 TLR is $ 21,320.00 and the Etech 225 HO is $ 21,615.00. They also show the Yamaha F225 XCA version at $23,125.00, not sure what the difference is, maybe...

Before I recently had the bottom and topsides buffed and waxed, I had purchased the Collinite cleaner and wax products. I ran into some problems in removing all of the wax where there was prior oxidation. In areas where the gelcoat was in good shape the cleaner and wax looked great but If you...

This job also included buffing the entire hull and topsides, repairs to various areas concealed by the bottom paint from the prior owner (poor repairs previously)and repairs to both motor cowlings, also due to previous damage. I think the job should have been in the $3000.00-3500.00 range but I...

Thanks for the kudos, I am very happy with it but I did not sand it myself. Basically my guy started off with 600 grit and moved up to 1000 using an orbital sander. I think some scraping was also done with a blade or something in the tight areas. No soda blasting or chemical stripper was used...

Pete, I just had the bottom paint removed from my '05 282 and it was I believe painted by the original owner, was never maintained and looked like crap IMHO. I tried some chemical stripper and I quickly determined that it was going to be a lengthy and labor intensive task. I took it to a local...

Man, what a pile of tuna! where did ya put 'em? We are starting to get the blackfin around our coast right now but not in those numbers for sure. The bonita are mixed in with them pretty thick and they are not good for eating IMHO but are good for strip baits. . Nice box of fish no doubt. Ron

screen name: Renovator Boat name "Renovator" 2005 282 Sailfish F 225's Ron

Slugg, I agree with above, trim motors as much as possible, should be at 5 bars or better as seas allow. Look at wake. Keep bow as light as possible for best economy (not always best ride). You should do much better than 30 mph @ 4600. It's taken me about a year to get a good feel for this...

I am in the process of repairing mine now. I had to repair the shaft seal on my last boat after about 8 years and to my knowledge it is still fine. I would definitely go that route before purchasing a new helm. My current leak is coming from the rear gasket area and having removed the helm I...

I have the 225's on my '05 and it seems to be adequately powered but I believe the 250's would be more economical. I have found the GW posted fuel burn numbers are a bit optimistic. My fuel burn in real conditions is closer to 1.25 nmg. Cruising between 3900-4100 most of the time as seas will...

PB, I am not real familiar with the 228 but could you remove the anchor locker door and replace it with a piece of starboard and mount the windlass directly over the deepest part of the locker. That's what I did on my Sailfish after the factory unit failed that was mounted on the rear of the...

Mine on my '05 Sailfish also broke but it now sprays directly on the windshield and still works well enough to clean the glass when needed. If I could figure out how to install a "y" shaped nipple it could get both sides of the front glass at the same time instead of the starboard side only...

Yep, I think I will try the hose method at bleeding the cylinder this time and take a good look at the cylinder seals as well. I feel certain there are no leaks at the ap pump and doubt the helm itself is leaking. BobP, the ap is the only item that has not worked well since I bought her...

No leaks at the helm, I use the pierced bottle method at the helm and while working the wheel back and forth you will occasionally see small air bubbles. I believe there may be some air coming from the cylinder at first, I crack open the bleed screw while someone is turning the helm over and...

I have had my Sailfish about a year now and I have had to bleed the hydraulic lines 3 times now due to diminishing steering response (much play at the wheel). The steering will get to the point that I have to turn the wheel 3/4 turn before it responds and it usually favors to port, turning to...