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Thanks Bob. I'll bet we could write the articles for them. :wink:

Cool pics Eric. You must have gotten out again in the last couple of weeks? Weather has been tough. Where did you end up finding them? BTW, if there are still any out there this weekend looks to be really nice. We are going to try for a lobster trip Friday night, LB harbor.

Re: batteries Why are they better than LIFELINE, ODDESSEY, TROJAN, or ROLLS? I have mostly seen/heard of Lifeline and Rolls in bigger yachts, so I'm curious. They'll run 3 or 4 8D AGM for floods. For smaller boats a lot of guys like the AGM's, Optimas, or flooded deepcycles, depending on...

All great ideas. You just have to make them comfy. For lake boating and harbor cruising we got a comple of big bath mats from walfart to cover the cockpit. Everybody loves 'em. They even match the boat. A nice fleece blanket to cover a birth cushion and they can camp out in the cabin if they...

I'm with the mostly empty guys. I see no advantage to storing a bunch of today's fuel and then trying to run it out after it's become stale. And yes, fuel does lose it's octane, that was good advice about starting with a higher octane fuel for storage. I wouldn't want any more than 10-15 gallons...

Yes, from wind-sun site, I quoted my source. Not intended to mislead anyone. A lot of guys will purport the use of cranking batteries on our boats, and this is why I disagree with that. If you are powering a plethora of accessories, like finder/plotter, radio, bait-well pump, lights, stereo...

Linear Polyurethane. On yachts they call it 'gettin a Awlgrip' job. Here's Pascoe's article on yacht painting: http://marinesurvey.com/yacht/paint.htm You can google awlgrip and competing yacht coatings. Professional application is highly recommended. This isn't something you apply with a...

What exactly is 'hardware'? Cleats and railings, fastenings, windows ??? Sounds like you're going to do a major refit on this old boat. And a old I/O that doesn't run? Or did you get it going?

If it were me I would have it professionally soda blasted. Then either put a high quality bottom paint on, or if it's going to be on a trailer then have it shot with LP. In that case I'd probably have them shoot a waterline too since you'll never match the hull sides. You don't need...

from: http://www.windsun.com/Batteries/Battery_FAQ.htm Starting: 3-12 months Marine: 1-6 years Golf cart: 2-7 years AGM deep cycle: 4-7 years Gelled deep cycle: 2-5 years Deep cycle (L-16 type etc): 4-8 years Rolls-Surrette premium deep cycle: 7-15 years Industrial deep cycle (Crown and Rolls...

The new stuff is STARBOARD. The color SEAFOAM matches grady off-white. Can be cut and shaped with wood-working tools.

Hmmm...percieved wave height... If you're running a 20' boat in 5 foot seas at anything over a crawl you would be completely flying out of the water. Maybe the face of the wave looks like 4-5'? 20 knots on the ocean will make seas to put a 50' ocean trawler on it's ear, or spray over the...

West Marine quit carrying stainless snap hardware. They're all nickel plated brass now = junk. And they have a copper ring in them = more junk. Cheap and fast, really nice stainless ones here: http://www.sailrite.com We all need a few spares on hand anyway. BTW, I found a handy way to...

OP asked about oil filters. See Andy's thread on THT with cut-away comparing sierra to oem. I added the link for the fuel filter because it's a good one for a great price.

Andy sells the filters for $19. You only want yamaha, the others are crap. Lower unit oil - he'll sell you a gallon, good for 3-4 changes, cheap to do as well. Get the pump with fitting that screws into the drain hole. Once I use up my yamalube will go to the Amsoil product, it's $7.40/qt...

You can get a cylinder seal kit for right at $100 shipped. I would replace those first and see if that fixes it. That's where I would put my bet. If not then you know it's the helm. At first glance they seem complicated, but once you dig into them they are really quite a simple system. As...

Welcome to the forum. You've come to the right place. Nice looking boat there. If you're serious be sure to get it properly checked out by a good marine surveyor. If it doesn't have a trailer figure about 5 g's for a new one. Maybe find one used. Watch out for boats caught by the...

Okay, we'll come crash at your place, drink your beer, and make you take us fishing in your cool Grady White Express. :mrgreen: Seriously, if you know someone that lives in a vacation destination, then all one really needs is a hotel or condo, and your hosts can help you setup an itinerary...

I don't think so Eric. I think it's the same as Havasu and Mead. In Arizona pretty much anything goes. I know if they can run the old Kawasaki jetskiis on there, which they do, then there are no epa regs on the motors.

Yes, that would be my first question too; are you getting air bubbles out of the cylinder when you bleed it? Are you losing fluid level at the helm - do you have to top up? If the helm gets too low it will pump air into the lines. And yes, if you have air in your lines then your auto-pilot...