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For anyone with a 2005 or older 225 or 250 four stroke, this is what the difference in the new thermostat housing on the right is compared to the old style on the left. We bought the boat Feb 2015, and I'm going to go out on a limb and bet that we're pulling out 3-5 year old thermostats . . ...

Nice! It appears bait tables do double-duty . . . If only cars held up the way boats seem to . . . Gonna leave the wrap on our 282 probably for another week in Rhode Island, somehow there's snow in the forecast for Sunday/Monday. Seriously?

I'll bite, I like your list FishTales - Fuel fill cap O-rings: replace them. I don't care if they look nice. This is a primary source of water contamination for fuel tanks. - Bracket and motor anodes: replace them. I don't care if they look nice. The way I've heard this is that the shell can...

Freddy I have to admit I don't know enough about boat plumbing to fully grasp what you're saying about siphoning. On the 282, both the raw water wash down pump and livewell pump are fed by high speed teardrop strainers on the bottom of the boat . . . aka they're basically ram-fed if the boat is...

Mild winter has been awesome, hacked my list down a bunch already, looking forward to a mid April launch: . . . but since only two slam latches on our boat are damaged, I'll probably stick with black. Ok I went stainless, and they're awesome. Found prices through Uglyfishinc.com that were...

I don't think it can be emphasized enough, that when you're considering a DIY with your boat, failing to plan ahead will lead to headaches during the work, and failing to do it right will lead to headaches when you try to sell your boat (or worse).

So here's the full-photo, no holds barred, my BS opinion follow up to this thread, probably relevant to bait tank conversion considered for any 265, 282, or larger Grady Model Pump is Jabsco 50840 Low Pressure 12volt pump (can be had just about any marine retailer or online) Around 1ft of 1...

I hope you're as relieved as I am your holding tank doesn't actually have a leak . . . sounds like you found it in one of your vent loops. In terms of the macerator, I'd weight the level of effort to replace/fix/reengineer with the amount of time you spend in water where it's legal to discharge...

I just went hunting through my pictures because I spent a good amount of time with my head crammed into that space on our 282 last spring (trim tab pump rehab). No clear photos unfortunately. When you say your tank has a leak, is it leaking around one of the fittings through the top of the...

On the coast in New England we keep our boat on a mooring, so "flush every use" was a question I put to my local Yamaha expert. His perspective was that "flush every use" is an ideal circumstance and is typical of a corporate owner's manual language. There's a ton of experience and history of...

Mike, I'll totally agree with you on that part, and I'm fortunate to be rooting around in an extremely un-molested 282, so I'll count my blessings. So we'll call this one #6 . . . As soon as you start thinking about pulling the seemingly professionally applied black electrical tape off the...

Soooooooo . . . spring's coming soon in RI, t- 45 or so to target launch date for the 282 Sailfish, and a good bit of work to do before then. One of our primary work items is to replace and re-wire the original thru-hull mounted, plastic, live well pump, with a more robust, bulkhead mounted...

I have found that a toilet bowl brush is awesome for awkward areas of the bilge and boat nether regions that resist attack with a normal scrub brush. Just don't keep the toilet bowl brush on the boat, most are not "marine" grade, and will rust. Bob

HBSteve, I've also acquired the jabsco cyclone, which has a stainless pump housing and 3/4 NPT input and outputs. Looking forward to having a better arrangement than the OEM mounted plastic pump, will be installing this summer. Did you run new hosing to your live well, or did you find 3/4 NPT...

FWIW/IMHO? All of the clear plastics have a specific amount they can torque or bend, and they all have a certain amount of distortion that they can add to your field of view if you're looking through a bent piece. I'd think that if you went all 1-piece for the front wind screen, 1) it would...

If you're planning on running the original option equipped Lee Jr wishbones on the side of the cabin house, the length of the outriggers is either 18 or 19'. I'd recommend going with the heavy duty version of the 19' basic poles. If you're planning on hardtop mounted alternatives, I've seen...

Thank you very much for the information/education! Will be looking into this topic in the spring! Bob.

I think we're going back and forth on our posts! Anyhow, our boat, also 282 2002 with the f225 four stroke, came equipped with a relatively unmarked set of stainless 15.5x17" wheels, with the port prop having a shattered blade. The seller equipped with re-hubbed Yamaha SWS II stainless...

Hey Pete, congrats on the boat, my wife and I are also new to a 2002 282 this past spring. The switches definitely get faded, but I think we've gotten them all figured out. The 2002 manual isn't really useful for the details on your topic. The attached photo is a panel from a boat we looked...

"The deck access covers seem fine. O rings intact and secure fit" Take out all the screws and lift an edge of those deck plates. On our 2002 282, the plates fit well with O-rings that were intact and secure, but when we removed the screws, it was immediately evident that the bonding/seal was...