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  1. Seafarer_Bob

    228 - making it water tight?

    I thought my F225 has an alternator, no? https://www.google.com/search?q=yamaha+f225+alternator+output&oq=yamaha+f225+alternator&aqs=chrome.0.0j69i57.11904j0j4&client=ms-android-verizon&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
  2. Seafarer_Bob

    Foot switches for windlass?

    I'm doing some chores and hopefully some fishing this weekend probably won't be able to post pics until next week. Looks like a factory install of a lewmar pro fish, the issue is the line hits the front part of the locker first so bunches and clogs rather than dropping to the bottom.
  3. Seafarer_Bob

    228 - making it water tight?

    Thanks, that center 3x2 deck panel needs to be sealed so good thing you figured that out. Next time I'll plug my deck scupper drains to see how fast it'll shed 100 gallons but in all my years I've never had anywhere near that much water on deck and can't imagine what conditions would put me in...
  4. Seafarer_Bob

    What can it take?

    ".I do have wings to help when the going get's rough" wings? Back to the OP the best way to learn what you and the boat can take is keep venturing further until you understand your comfort zone and learn how to anticipate the weather before it hits you in the face. That boat will easily...
  5. Seafarer_Bob

    228 - making it water tight?

    I'm still learning my 05 228 so I totally agree with what you're doing, need to understand your boat but you might be over thinking things. If you somehow got hundreds of gallons on deck 99% would drain out your scupper before entering the bilge and unless you had a major issue your bilge...
  6. Seafarer_Bob

    Foot switches for windlass?

    Can someone post a pic of a foot switch? Just bought a 228, it's my first boat with a windlass but so far not a fan. Thinking about installing some sort of slave switch inside the locker to minimize trips back and forth from the helm when I'm solo. Trying to minimize deck clutter and surface...
  7. Seafarer_Bob

    228 - making it water tight?

    All these plus several others including the front anchor locker. Bone dry bilge is not possible but worth looking into if you're getting a lot of water on a calm day and you're not doing a lot of washing.
  8. Seafarer_Bob

    Solar Battery Charger

    I'm planning to do this and done some research but open to feedback if anyone disagrees. I'm told anything more than 10 watts you'll want a charge controller so you don't over charge and damage your battery. You could probably connect the charge controller to the common posts inside the...
  9. Seafarer_Bob

    Kicker motors

    It's custom fabricated for a Grady dealer in Seattle called Jacobsen Marine. $600 plus shipping but it's a work of art and solid as a rock. I dare say I could probably tie a line to it and lift the entire boat with it.
  10. Seafarer_Bob

    NJ fishing reports

    Just found this thread and enjoyed reading the reports. I keep my boat in either OC MD or VA Beach but run out of the NJ Highlands on my brothers Regulator so I'm very familiar with this area and one day I may be able to add a report. Shrewsbury Rocks is about as far south as we'll go and...
  11. Seafarer_Bob

    Drifting Speed Concern

    Sorry to state the obvious but have you turned the wheel all the way one way or another? My solution is a 9.9 kicker with a tiller so I have ultimate drift control and also do a lot of slow trolling if the wind and tide really dies.
  12. Seafarer_Bob

    How to fix dripping fresh water sink

    Thanks, I'll probably plug the line at the faucet but I still need to find the bigger leak in the system. I'd like to use the gunnell mounted FW sprayer. I checked the online user's manual and it looks like that's where the pump is. I pulled that round hatch but it's too tight to see much...
  13. Seafarer_Bob

    How to fix dripping fresh water sink

    The sink faucet on my new to me 228 also keeps leaking on the cabin cushions... When I first turned it on it spit some red antifreeze so seems the previous owner attempted to winterize it but it never builds pressure so I must have a leak somewhere. I didn't see any pumps or access through...
  14. Seafarer_Bob

    Deck Scupper drains on 228 Seafarer

    BTT as I'm preparing to replace the scupper hoses on my 2005 Seafarer 228 so looking for advice from someone who's tackled the job. 1) Parts - It looks like I'll need 1.5' of 1.5" reinforced hose for each scupper, is this something I can buy at west Maine by the foot or should I buy the part...
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