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What a neat story, enjoyed it thoroughly. I've added a trip to Australia to my 'bucket list'. Outstanding!

I would be shopping for a pair of 200 hpdi's that were take-offs from a repower, IF they had less than 6-700 hours on them. Might get them for around $15K as a pair. I'm just guessing here based on browsing ebay over the years. But certainly about half of getting new ones. You might find a pair...

Definitely, 10-12K lb capacity for a sailfish. Those trailers weigh a couple of thousand by themselves. You have a thousand pounds of fuel and batteries on that size boat. And they collect a lot of gear. I would be going with 16" heavy duty tires, 12K lb GVW, electric over hydraulic brakes...

Great link there Pez. If they are dry and you run them up, then you have rubber vanes spinning in a stainless cup and it wouldn't take long for heat to build up from friction. If you just hauled the boat and the pump is wet it's more than likely just fine, especially if it was just a few...

Welcome to the forum! It's a great Grady!

Nordhavn 43. They don't sail, although they do offer a new 56' motorsailer, and at least one of the original 46's had sails fitted to her. They do have a 'mast' though, to hoist the dinghy and to fit paravanes (flopper-stoppers). With the more modern hydraulic and gyroscopic controlled...

Love my little Grady...but given the opportunity, I would take one of these: Put a 15' RIB on deck with a 50 horse outboad and I'd still have my 'little boat' when I got to where I was going. Frankly, this is on the 5-10 year plan where we could either mostly or fully live aboard...

I suggest a search here for 'towing' as this subject gets beat to death, ad infinitem... The problem with a half-ton pickup is that they are overrated for towing to sell units. In comparing them to a 3/4 ton diesel or big-block, they have smaller brakes, smaller axles, smaller bearings in...

Hmmm...Yamaha motor corporation website, features, fourth one down: "Twin Counter Balancer Shafts minimize engine vibration for a smooth, pleasant boating experience (F150)." http://www.yamaha-motor.com/outboard/fe ... _2006.aspx Okay, just got off the phone with Andy, he has replaced...

Well Bob, you're right...yer a smart feller! I did not realize there were so many of these smaller motors out there with a counter-balance shaft. But then I've mostly worked on motorcycle motors, and GM and Ford V8's and inline 6's. Here's a good description of the balance shaft, its...

Bob, your link is referring to a harmonic balancer, as all normal car engines have, not a counter-shaft. Browsing thru the exploded diagrams for the F150 on the Yamaha parts catalog I find nothing that even remotely looks like a gear driven counter balance shaft. There is the crankshaft and...

I have not looked at an exploded view of the inner workings, but are you sure there's a counter-shaft? 4 cyl car motors do not have a countershaft. Porsche has employed them in some years of the 911, Cayman, and Boxter motors which are a flat-6, and have quite a reputation of bearings galling...

Yes, religiously. With the flush port. Seems it doesn't do a good job getting to the back of the thermostat, and since you don't run on the flush port, the 'stat never opens up. Some guys remove the 'stat to flush. Some use the muffs and run it 'till it warms. I guess the best method is a...

That's a lot of hours for the year, but not for the motors. If the seller has good records of maintenance, and they check out good by a qualified tech, I wouldn't hesitate at all. I just did the full service on mine at 300 hours, impellor, thermostat, plugs, oil and filt, etc. The pump still...

Yes, I'm surprised, indeed it's a thousand pounds less, hull only. Don't forget to add for motor, oil, gear, batteries, fuel, at least another thousand pounds, plus the trailer. The GVW less the carrying weight is the trailer weight - the aluminum trailers are light! I have a Roadking...

I wouldn't hesitate to buy a used Lowrance unit, as long as it's not a really outdated model. Guys will pull them out to replace, or to sell, and they're still in good shape. Factory backing is outstanding on their products. Do your research on the latest and older models to determine if updated...

Isn't the LMS-10 close enough to use the manual for it? http://www.lowrance.com/Products/Legacy ... Downloads/ Do people still use Loran? I thought everyone went to GPS? BTW, if you resize your signature pic to 3-400 pixels it won't blow out the window every time you post. :wink:

Welcome to the forum! What a great Grady.

Get a 6000 gvw aluminum trailer, tandem 14's, disc brakes. Can't be that much different that my 208. Your total towing weight will be about 4200-4500lbs depending on how much fuel.

Do you know how much they are? I have never been one to buy extended warranties unless I know I've got a lemon (at high risk). It's like playing the lottery, which I don't either. Not much of a gambler. And as a competent DIY'er I see it as a way to build revenues for the manufacturer only...