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Per 3m, 4200 and 5200 have identical sealant properties. 5200 exceeds 4200 as an adhesive however. When components are held together via mechanical faster and no chemical adhesive is required for bonding the componemnts then 4200 is the appropriate sealant. When an adhesive is necessary for...

Great thread. I've always had a fascination with sharks.

Jeff Brown is a good guy. I've receveid very good customer service from him.

Don't want it tilted up if you live in a freezing climate. Water can accumulate in the lower unit and cause freeze damage.

I have the OEM service manual (covers the engines I mentioned) that I purchased from Shipyard Island Marina in 2004. I'll have to look into there being an updated OEM service manual.

Another advantage to torsion that I did not already see mentioned is that torsion suspension allows the trailer to sit lower than leaf springs. This has two benefits. 1) Lower center of gravity. 2) You don't have to back the trailer in as far for launching and loading.

According to the maintenance interval chart on page 3-3 of the Yamaha OEM service manual for the F200 and F225, the service interval for the impeller change is 500 hours or 30 months. I was at work when I made my previous reply. Now I'm at home and I have the service manual right in front of me...

I believe the service manual for my 2003 F225 says every 3 years or 500 hrs. That said, I changed mine at 3 years and I had less than 300 hrs on it at the time. I think the service interval varies from motor to motor. I've seen some motors call for the service every 100 hrs. I read an...

I used to use Stor-N-Start religiously in very engine I put away for the winter (dirt bike, street bike, three outboards, lawnmower, weedeater, etc.). I liked Stor-n-start because it was highly concentrated and didn't contain alchohol. Then one year I had a problem when I started my 4 cylinder...

You would use 4200 for this application. According to 3m, while 5200 has additional adhesive strength over 4200, 4200 and 5200 have the same sealant properties. Only use 5200 when a chemical bond is required.

Come up my way next fall and I'll show you how to do this stuff on an F225, free of charge. Actually, I won't be due for an impeller change til the following year. If you were in my area, I'd tell you to bring your boat to my place and I'd help you do it. BTW, there's good how to info on THT in...

I still spend some time on THT, but no where near as much as I used to. It has certainly gone way down hill. I noticed the change even before IB took over. I think the real change began back when Wiley created the captains club forum for pay / supporting members only. It seemed to split the...

Let them think what they will. As I said over on that thread, for a boat of it's size and class, my 226 holds it's own in rough water and I don't think there's a 22 ft walkaround on the market that does any better. I know that if / when the time comes to sell it, the prospective buyer...

See my reply to Brian's post about how to winterize a washdown. Very easy (yet thorough) procedure.

I have an oval shaped funnel that I place over the intake strainer and I use duct tape to hold it to the bottom of the hull. I put a piece of scrap hose on the end of that funnel, then another funnel at the other end of the hose. Turn the washdown on and pour RV anti-freeze into the funnel...

That's the exact opposite of what I'd expect. When I lightly pound the hull sides of a Grady with the bottom of my closed fist, the hull sides resonate slightly. Not just my Grady, all the Gradys I've seen on the dealer's lot. When I did the same thing on a used Contender that was on a dealer's...

BTW, Andy personally told me what I mentioned above when I called him after the spray tube shot off from my fogging oil can into the intake duct of the engine. He said that the way those intake ducts make a 180 degree turn before heading back towards the top of the block, there's no way you'd...

According to Andy Jr at Shipyard Island Marina, it is not necessary to spray fogging oil into the intake on the F225. Just squirt it into the cylinders like the manual says.

Just to add to the above statement using my personal experience. Unless the peice of starboard you purchase is the exact dimensions you need for you panel (which I'm sure it isn't), you will need to cut the panel down to the size you want. For those cuts, in order to make the outside edges...

Mid-40s here as well. Our (my wife's and mine) 401ks have certainly taken a hit. But I don't need that money for another 15 yrs. I also think my allocations are relatively sound. I don't want to start shifting things around now to less volitile investments and lock in my losses. My thinking is...