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Looks like I'll be purchasing the locking insert as well. Had a full tank of gas in my Seafarer parked outside my garage. Sometime within the past week, someone came along and took practically all of it.

I did two Yamaha impellers last year. They are the only two I have ever done on a Yamaha outboard. One was on my '03 F225 and the other was on my Brother's '02 F115. They both had a plastic sleeve (with a split gap on the one side) with a metal collar that went down over the sleeve. The only way...

Just about anything and everything could be a problem on that boat. Transom, deck, floor, stringers as far as just the hull goes. The engine. Consider the fuel tank and all plumbing and associated fittings. Wiring, steering system, you name it. Every single piece of that boat will need checked...

To get a feel for how good a price that is, go to boattraderonline and do a search for 2004 seafarers. You'll see that price is about 1/2 what others are asking for that model / year boat. I have a 226 and I'm very happy with it. The best layout and ride you'll find on a walkaround that size...

With Cannons, there is a plug for the wiring. Unplug them and take them off the bases. With the Bert's bases, the non-swivel part (top portion of the OEM base) attaches to the the Bert's base. So if your downriggers have a quick removal base, that will still be the case with the Berts bases...

I opt'd for tracks because I don't always use downriggers. Sometimes I use adjustable rod holders in those locations. Depends on what I'm fishing for. The four gunwale flush mount rod holders that Grady installed are nice, but they just don't provide the adjustability I need. Zero problem with...

I believe the boat in question has the lifetime guarantee wood, so rot should not be an issue. Note I say "should not". However, I would think it could still delaminate. Before I bought my Grady White, I had purchased a brand new boat that was found to have water in the transom. Scupper...

I mounted two 12" Berts tracks on the rear gunwale of my boat (on each side, directly between the "notch" in the transom and the corner). I also installed two 6" tracks on the side gunwale. I use Berts swivel downrigger bases. I use Cannon downriggers. I have two electrics and two manuals. I...

I change my own impellers. I've changed them on OMC engines, MerCruisers, and did a couple Yamahas (my F225 and my Brother's F115) for the first time last spring. Never changed one on a Mercury outboard though. Never owned one and neither has any friends or family. First off, I recommend you...

$86k is an awful lot of money for a 22 ft boat. That's not far from double what I paid for my 226 Seafarer (new, with trailer) less than 4 yrs ago. Granted, I bought my boat as a 1 model yr leftover.

I've been applying that product on my boat's windshields for a long time now. Works very, very well.

I agree with you on the lid / hatch for the electronics compartment. I immediately recognized it was a poor design so I went with flush mount from the get go. Here's why I say it was a poor design. It's smoked in color. So when it's closed, you can't see the screens on your electronics very...

Well said Bobp. I totally agree.

Maybe Coosa is more expensive, but I don't believe that is what's being used in the foam box stringer systems of many of the mass produced boats being made today. Just a closed cell foam. Maybe their using Coosa in the transom. Proline does not though. They use something called Dyvinicell (I...

I doubt that. Think about it. How many other brands have made the switched from wood to non-wood. Proline, Trophy, Hydra sports (lightning series), etc. etc. These are not expensive brands of boats. I had a chance to get a peak under the deck of a so-called mid-tier boat that was 100% wood...

I can't say why Grady White has chosen to still use wood. Here's what I do know. Numerous reputable boat builders still use wood. The wood in my 2003 Grady White is warranted for life by the manufactorer of the wood, Greenwood Forest Products Inc. For the original owner, the...

Another indicator that an I/O boat has a bad transom is stress cracks on the transom, below the outdrive, and above the garboard drain plug. The couple I/O boats having bad transoms that I have seen (they weren't Gradys though) had stress cracks in the area I described. They looked were crescent...

I was thinking the same thing, but didn't want to ask for fear they weren't the "before" photos. I did a complete rewire of a boat once. Very satisfying feeling when it's done and everything is labeled, all ends shrink wrapped, and everything looks tidy.

That exact picture of your 208 helped influence my descision to buy a Grady White. I actually set out shopping for a clean used 208. When I called the nearest dealer to inquire, they didn't know of any 208s for sale (used), but they had a leftover 226 that was too good a deal to pass up...

Parthery, I was considering that location. I actually have my VHF antenna installed where your GPS antenna is installed in your pic, so I know exactly what you mean about removing the switch panel. That's what I had to do to install the VHF antenna base. That's the best looking install IMO. Come...