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  1. plymouthgrady

    $67,785 for a 20 foot boat! Do I laugh now?

    It could be worse, new 28' Boston Whaler Center Console, are you ready...$157,000! For A center console! What a joke. But it can store like 20 rods...
  2. plymouthgrady

    Hydraulic Lock ???

    From the way you describe it, it sounds very similar to a situation I had. I was cruising and engine made a not-so-pleasant noise before rrrr, rrrring to a stop and the flywheel would not manually turn. Among other things, the main issue was that one of the cylinders top dead center (TDC) was...
  3. plymouthgrady

    1986 Seafarer 227 scupper issues - New grady owner

    scups The scups on the transom should be at the water line. The drains (and the deck of the boat) are ABOVE the water line-hence a self-bailing cockpit. Gravity does its job. Thats why the drains go down before doing a 90 degree aft and out the scup. Unless you have standing water in the...
  4. plymouthgrady

    Hydraulic Lock ???

    Can you manually turn the flywheel? To piggyback on gw204, if it did a half to a full revolution and stopped and won't turn by hand, you've got a bent something.-or seized.
  5. plymouthgrady

    Looking into Pursuit 375

    rode the 30' GW and 30' Pursuit- I thought the GW gave a better smoother ride. I think the 36' is designed from the 30' hull? (Ray Hunt). Both quality, sharp looking boats. I would trust a sea trial over my potentially bias opinion, though!
  6. plymouthgrady

    cleaning, polish and wax

    White was the founders name, not necessarily the hull color. What you are removing is 23 years of oxidation. Buffed out my buddies Hydra-Sports and he thought I was removing the gel-coat. "Thats your original color, Dude".
  7. plymouthgrady

    fresh water hook up - 96 johnsone oceanrunner 225

    5 to 10 minutes is a long time especially if you're going to run the engine. Again, you're just flushing the salt water out. Jehines is right about the Salt Away or Salt-X. Both great products.
  8. plymouthgrady

    Live well motor

    Seasick, Good call-seems blatantly obvious but I was out last nite and didn't put the plug in...but i assume the pogies still tasted good to the stripers. I felt like Jesus last night- there were so many pogies in the harbor you could have walked across the water on them.
  9. plymouthgrady

    tach needle bouncing

    analog or digital gauges? Sounds like a ground is vibrating at higher rpms.
  10. plymouthgrady

    Grady or Mako?

    Of course we're all gonna say get the GRADY but an old school mako 241, 251 has its loyal followers. If you're thinking about a Mako, I would suggest an older one-late 70's to mid 80's vintage...brick s**t houses. Be diligent and do your homework.
  11. plymouthgrady

    Live well motor

    CJ is right on this one. The Pro Baitmaster is designed for continuous use while the Pro Blaster is designed for short bursts. (the pro baitmaster is coincidently on sale @ West this month for $179-vs. reg. $229)
  12. plymouthgrady

    Yahama Speedometer

    Get a straitjacket- cause you're gonna go crazy trying to synch em'. It's the same on my 250 SWS II. 1.5-2 mph slower on the yami gauge.
  13. plymouthgrady

    fresh water hook up - 96 johnsone oceanrunner 225

    Contrary to popular belief, you do not need to start and run/rev engine to flush. The pressure from the hose will do it. Most people do it, I'm assuming, for psychological reasons-that the running engine is "working" but the household pressure will do the trick. Go to BW or WM, I believe they...
  14. plymouthgrady

    GW Islander 268 w/Evinrude Fichts????? Good or Bad??

    Holy Cow! Am I that old?! You're right FICHT (FIX-good one!) was vs. the Opti. Jeez, after typing it a half dozen times, You figure I would have noticed I was spelling it wrong! :oops:
  15. plymouthgrady

    Window Cleaning

    Try the Yacht Bright product line. A little more money but an awesome product.
  16. plymouthgrady

    Recommended trim tabs for 209

    M-120's on my 228. Very happy w/ their performance.
  17. plymouthgrady

    GW Islander 268 w/Evinrude Fichts????? Good or Bad??

    Doing a little homework, i fould this thread http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m ... i_61555469 Basically, at low rpm's, there was a soot build-up b/c of a low flash point temp. That soot in turn absorbed lubricating oil. Stand corrected- not a sender issue but definately a lube issue.
  18. plymouthgrady

    UPGRADING MY GPS-FISHFINDER-SOUNDER

    It depends on the new unit (must be Garmin) and the # pin connection in the back. Garmin used to have a system that units that ended in "2" were the GPS and the units that ended in "8" were the GPS w/ sonar. A 198 is a 192 w/ sonar. If you find a later "8" unit (198, 298, 498) you may be able to...
  19. plymouthgrady

    Furuno 1650 plotter/fishfinder

    SOUNDS LIKE A 'DUCER & FREQUENCY ISSUE. ASK YOUR ELECTRONICS GUY.
  20. plymouthgrady

    NJ fluke

    Is your fluke season still open? Mass closed AUG. 15