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  1. Drifter80

    Victoria BC Grady Owner

    I'd like to see a picture of your boat next to some float planes. A Grady, some float planes, all in a nice North Pacific port, I think that would make a nice picture.
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    speaker mount

    Great, thanks for the info on the speakers. I'm planning on picking some up on my lunch hour. I am thinking about getting the 5" or 6" voyagers. I replaced my old stereo and put two speakers in the cabin. After I hang these two on the hard top I might need an amp and thats it....well, for now.
  3. Drifter80

    speaker mount

    Hey Megabytes, Do the grills on the Boston Accoustics Voyager speakers come off easily? Could wind ever knock them off? Looked at some knock offs @ best buy today and the sound from the speaker knocked the grill off one. :roll:
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    22' Seafarer motor dam/back splash

    Thanks for those sites! The links don't work but if you remove the . at the end I got them to work. thanks
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    Thinking of buying a Grady

    It’s a great market to beat up the seller, keep looking until you find what you want. I also was looking for something for around 20K. I found an 86 228 Seafarer and, like Capt Bill said, it had a severely weakened transom and stringer issues. I ended up finding a 1995 226 Seafarer for just a...
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    22' Seafarer motor dam/back splash

    The 95 22' Seafarer I bought does not have a back splash. I don't know why it was removed but it was. Its very clean, no holes, several screws across the bottom where I'd imagine they once secured a bracket for the motor well dam/back splash. It doesn't look bad and I don't normally make it a...
  7. Drifter80

    GW Islander 268 w/Evinrude Fichts????? Good or Bad??

    gradytom, I was wondering if you could tell me more about the factory upgrade. I have a friend who is looking at a used 208 that has a FICT on it. Nice boat, good price, but the engine is the issue. Is this a warranty fix? Is this only on engines produced after a certain date? Any info on that...
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    Confused about water system

    Yes, if you have a 228 you would have the freshwater tank at the rear of fuel tank. Mine is not a bracket boat so its somewhere ahead of the fuel tank. I have the hook up and tank for a fresh water wash down but do not have the faucet for some reason. A washdown is an option for a 95 but I...
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    Confused about water system

    I just bought a 95 226 Seafarer and I've been spending the last week cleaning it and figuring out the ins and outs. One thing that has me confused is the water system. There diagrams I pulled off of Gradys site show a fauct on the port side but I don't see one. I don't see anything that looks...
  10. Drifter80

    Finally got her in the water

    Yesterday was great! I finally got to take my 22 Seafarer out for the first time. I absolutely love this boat! It slides across lake st clair like its a bath tub... and for a Grady White I guess it kinda is a bath tub. Today I'll be doing some serious cleaning but after that its all fun...
  11. Drifter80

    towing question

    with tow package they can tow 5K so its border line depending on the trailer weight.
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    towing question

    I just towed (for the 1st time) my Seafarer over 200 miles with far less truck than that and I had no problems.
  13. Drifter80

    Removing adhesive

    Yeah, thats what I did. I got the sticker itself off yesterday with a hairdryer and a plastic knife. Today I got all the glue off with 3M adhesive remover. It says let sit for five minutes but it seemed to work better if you went at it with the putty knife right after spraying it on. Thanks guys
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    Removing adhesive

    Brake clean won't harm the glass?
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    Updated Member List

    1) Your screen name: Drifter80 2) Your first name: John 3) Year and Model of your Grady: 1995 226 Seafarer 4) Year and make of your engine (engines): 1995 Yamaha 200
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    Kenwood stereo reception

    I am redoing the stereo on my Grady and I had planned on doing a VHF ant splitter. Can those of you who have had bad experiences with them explain what the problem is. Poor AM/FM reception? Poor VHF reception? Both? Just curious...
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    Removing adhesive

    Does anyone know a good product for removing adhesive from fiberglass? I am trying to remove a large adhesive name from the side of my boat and the glue is extremely difficult to remove. Turpentine doesn't do the trick. :( Any good products or tips & tricks would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
  18. Drifter80

    just bought my first GW

    http://landsendyachtsales.com/boat_sales.htm Beware, the website has god awful wav. file music. The boat is listed under the pre-owned tab.
  19. Drifter80

    just bought my first GW

    Just wondering if anyone has mounted wake board tower speaker pods onto the frame of a hard top. I'm thinking about replacing the two speakers down by the feet of the front seats and adding two speaker pods on the hard top frame. Tacky? Cool? Any thoughts...
  20. Drifter80

    just bought my first GW

    Yeah, I have a washdown. I didn't know if that was raw washdown or tank fed. I live on a fresh water lake so I'd almost rather have a raw wash down like I did on my proline. A neat freak can burn through 12 gallons pretty quickly. :lol: Yes, I am going to put a barrier coat down and then do...