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Being where you boat, and having been on those waters, the more boat the better. As far as single engine boats, a 228 would be the best option as far as performance and a single engine handling it well, the boat manuveurs well with a single and is decent riding boat. A 258 would be the next...

I had the same thing with one of my Icom's this spring, sent it out them and they repaired it, cost me about $75, turned out to be a bunch of faulty capacitors. Was going to buy new, but it was the high end Icom so $75 was a bit cheaper then a new one. Took about 4 weeks, but that was on the...

The cockpit was left alone, until the gelcoat wears it will not be painted, if cared for I should get 20 years out of the cockpit gelcoat and I doubt I will own the boat that long. Strikexone, thanks for the compliments!! One of the first things that caught our eye was the custom hull...

On my 1989 226 I had to flip both a livewell and aerator switches to get the livewell to work properly, not sure who the genious was who designed it this way but it would only work if both were switched, not one or the other. On my boat the smaller half behind the comp seat was the livewell, it...

I sort of know the feeling. We sold our smaller Grady this past spring. It was in excellent shape for a 1989 and was constantly upgraded and shined like new. Upon the sale the owners asked for a list of products i use and how i cared for the boat. I printed out a list with all products I...

Mounted mine under the fwd bunk, made for a longer run for wires, but should be one of the drier locations in the boat, and also easiest to access. I have my AP pump and computer both in the stbd side under the v berth, same compartment as the trim tab pump. All fits well and is the best...

My boat is a 2002, and has a custom awlgrip painted hull. The hull looks great and looks brand new to date. Personally I find it much easier to care for. Scum stains do not seep into paint as easily as gelcoat, so as long as you clean it once in a while she will stay looking perfect and will...

I would NOT sand it, that will ruin it. You could use emory paper and that will make it sort of better and uniform with less damage, but I would not do that as my first choice. I would try woody wax, there is a kit with steel wool and 2 bottles, one is a cleaner, the other the wax. It works...

Have not been on a sailfish I/O. Typically most I/O Grady's were much slowe rthen the outboard counterparts, but most did benefit from better fuel economy. The down side to an I/O is the loss of cockpit space and having to work around an engine box, to some it is not a problem, to others it is...

I would not add weight to a boat ever, but after splashing her if i thought she was to stern heavy I would consider adjusting where I store stuff on the boat if she did sit too bow high. Only reason to move weight would be if she climbed on plane which she likely will not with the super...

Guys I know who have them have seen a slightly quicker time to plane on bigger boats, and a little less trim climb when getting on plane, but on bigger boats you will not see an improvement on fuel economy by much except at lower speeds where the boat used to plow and now you can plane out...

My boat has small spacers too, but I have less curve in my express's cabin, I know the sailfish I have been on had bigger blocks, they are absolutely necessary and will 100% eliviate the problem. Grady should be able to either order them, or atleast give you dimensions for them as it isn;t too...

I'd forego the stripes and just buy the newer style stick on emblem that they use on the Express's with custom hull colors, easy to put on and looks great and can take a beating and will not scrape off like the decal. I also like the look of a Grady without the stripes, makes it look cleaner...

If you have a decent charger you should always leave the charger hooked up, it will stop charging when the batteries are topped off then trickle charge as should be done. The guest chargers are cheap though and over time have issues, but were designed to do this properly, just they tend to with...

I just fill it with 400 qts of salt ice from a local commercial fishing warf, cost me $20 and will last me about 4 days with 60% of it still frozen and the remaining water ICE cold. We only do this on offshore trips, as for inshore, I have a 70 qt cooler that fits perfectly in my big fish well...

Do you use the washdown on the water? Have you ever replaced the seals on the inspection hatches in the deck, this is typically the most common location for water to seep into the hull on a well maintained boat, the anchor locker being the second most likely spot. The inspection hatch seals...

Just changed the oil in mine, I have 575 hours on each engine and neither one smokes at all. The Yamalube oil is changed roughly every 80-90 hours and comes out looking great, and could probably go another 50 hours but why take a chance. I was told by my mechanic that the oil level should be...

The splintering was likely caused by drilling in forward through the gelcoat, you need to drill through gelcoat from the top in reverse, once into glass or wood, then drill forward, this action will prevent an splintering or cracking and will avid the need to ever have to do repair work. Glad...

Remember, most black streak removers will remove some of the wax you applied, making the streaks stick easier. Best way to fight it is to apply extra coats of wax to this area to keep the black streaks from sticking, I've gotten them too, but now wash the boat once a week in those areas with...

The cheapest system out there is the Raymarine S1000, but I have mixed feelings on this unit, it has a simple course computer and does not do well to fight a current and stay on course, but this can be easily adjusted by adjusting your heading once in a while. The other issue is some units have...