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I am not at all familiar with Honda outboards, especially the controls. However, if the shift and throttle are controlled by 'old fashioned' cables, it may be time to replace them. My boat had four (two throttle and two shift) cables that were original (2006), one of them failed early this...

Here in NJ we don't see too many E-Tech engines, especially on Grady Whites. For about the last ten years new Grady Whites were only fitted with Yamaha outboards, so this may also contribute to why you don't see many with anything but Yamaha.

Here in NJ we don't see too many E-Tech engines, especially on Grady Whites. For about the last ten years new Grady Whites were only fitted with Yamaha outboards, so this may also contribute to why you don't see many with anything but Yamaha.

Happy to learn that Grady still can provide to stats to people like us that prefer to do their research before making a large purchase. They have helped me many times in the past. Just a reminder, you could probably get by with any of the three engines if you prop them correctly. In my...

The boat making the wake in the channel has every right to do so in my opinion. Here in NJ, I have no choice to go through a shallow (3-8 feet deep) channel to go from my dock to Barnegat Inlet. This channel is as narrow as about fifty feet in certain areas. I get no pleasure from causing a...

Send an email to Grady White, they have performance reports for practically every boat they ever manufactured. They have helped me a few times with specs that I could not locate on my own.

I also own a Taurus SHO with Eco-boost, I agree they do not sip fuel as advertised... Back to the original question, I used to own a 92 Explorer with hardtop, dual tanks, etc. I repowered in late 1999 with a 2000 250 OX66 that was mounted on the factory bracket. I used to burn about 7gph at...

You guys do realize your reading a four year old post, well I guess it's still good information.

Just a brief explanation on what may be going on and how to diagnose it. Good voltage (above say 12.8 volts) as measured at batteries. If voltage does not drop below 12.4 at engine when cranked, battery is probably fine. In your case I suspect there is a voltage drop somewhere else. In my...

I may have had the same problem and did not realize it. We don't use the toilet on a regular basis, but whenever it was flushed the smell was unbelievable (not in the cabin but in the cockpit area, regardless of #1 or #2). This season, I noticed this year there is no smell. I suspect the vent...

I have the same problem with my rod holders in the gunwales. At least two of the four factory rod holders have bent pins that keep the rod from rotating. I have tried to straighten them a few times but they are vulnerable to bending again. I suspect yours are bent so the alignment is...

I have the same boat, but a 2006. Mine came with the L shaped seat and I think it would be a piece of cake to convert to a pedestal seat. I suspect switching from a pedestal to an L seat would also be pretty easy if your handy. As far as the fuel gauge and dash switch goes, we have a forward...

I fish out of Barnegat Inlet. We did well on Sunday near the Atlantic Princess. First we got covered in bluefish, went a few miles from the wreck and found many bluefin tuna. We did not measure many of them, but they were about 30-38" cfl. If you decide to go, make sure you get your NMFS...

I tend to visit this site on a regular basis, but only post occasionally. I have gotten tons of information from this site since I first visited. I find a few of the websites I visit regularly are slower than normal (boating, fishing and photography). Not sure if this is due to lack of...

Home Depot sells some tin (probably steel or aluminum actually) perfroated sheet metal, thats what we normally use. You might want to consider a small 120 volt box fan (looks like computer fan). We've used them too with pretty good results on steam mains or homemade pipe radiators, never used...

Onoah, Nice job on the fridge, but as a heating guy I got to ask - did you make the custom recessed pipe radiator in the wall cavity? I have made many similar ones in my life for customers, looks like a nice job.

I have the speaker you mentioned. Not sure how you would flush mount it but it works great. I mounted mine overhead at the front my electronics box. It works great and is easy to hear. Only problem is that we sometimes forget to turn it off and I guess it still draws a small amount of...

I have a set of Lees with a single spreader on my 06 Marlin. I think the lower section is either 6 or 8 feet, and the upper is 16 feet. The only concern I'd have is the added weight and wind resistance of the longer riggger. As long as you can mount the bases easily, I think you'l be fine...

Starting to loose sleep here too. With regard to water temperatures: The ocean here along the beaches in NJ typically drops to fifty degrees F around Thanksgiving. The ocean will get to about 78 degrees along the coast in summer. Our lagoon is near a nuclear plant outflow, this past summer...

As far as I know the 28 and the 30 are basically the same hull. The only difference of the bottom can be seen when the boats are on land. The running surface extends all the way back and as a result I presume the aft bilge is a little deeper. The transom are is a little different as are the...