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Thanx for the warning and actually that brings up a very good point. I am not convinced that my leaks are actually related to the base seal, it might actually be the windshield joints that the water is running into first, so I viewed taking the joints apart as more critical than the base.

So seriously nobody else has done this job?!? I'm the only one that is bothered by windshield leaks?!?

Been avoiding doing this job each spring as there have been more pressing jobs each year, but I think this is the year to pull off the windshield and reseal the base. Does anyone have any tips or warnings? It's an '86 Sailfish. Also poondering replacement of the front cabin windows as they...

Re: Repower 1988 25 ft. Grady trophy pro twin 180 hp. mercru Jeff, Good information... I am certain that I will need to be making similar decisions in the near future. Although I am only putting 70ish hours per year on each engine and only need to run about 8 miles to begin fishing on any...

Re: Repower 1988 25 ft. Grady trophy pro twin 180 hp. mercru I fished many days on Lake Ontario as a first mate in college on a 1983 Trophy Pro with a single 260 OMC. The boat was a real dog esp with 6 people on board and could be downright scary in a following sea. Numerous blown outdrives as...

I have a 1986 Sailfish with twin 470's. Both engines have approximately 3000 hrs on them, more trolling than anything on Lake Ontario. So for a case study, the Starboard engine is still running the original voltage regulator to the best of my knowledge, but the Port engine blew out three of...

I had a very similar issue last spring on my '86 Sailfish. Freshwater boat, but had just replaced vent, fill and engine lines as well as taken out the Fuel level sending unit a few times to try to get it working again. No evidence of fuel in the bilge just fumes backing up into cockpit and...

Another vote for Ocean Waves, been wearing them for 20 years now, blue mirrored wrap arounds. Bought my wife a pair a CDM's (only because Waves did not have a small enough frame for her), 7 years ago and they do not compare to the Waves!

Wow... I owned a Spirit for a few years and there is so little freeboard at the stern as well as the offset... I'm not certain how well a swim platform will work... good luck if you figure something out.

Guys, Thx, but let me reclarify, I am not replacing the overboard fitting, just the tubing from the deck scuppers to the overboard fitting. I am looking to get the tubing off the overboard fitting.

Took at look at this job over the weekend on my 86' Sailfish with I/O's... freshwater boat, so the tubing has remained in reasonable condition, but it's on borrowed time and I want to change it out. I am guessing that a dremel might be the best way to remove the tubing off the stern drain...

I brought one up from Atlantic City to Lake Ontario in 2005. Ran it for 2 years before I bought my Sailfish. It turned up at my marina last summer, still running! Great boat, I miss it!

Thanks guys, she's a beauty, but all of this old stuff needs to be whiddled away at for replacement and you'll go broke paying someone else, so I appreciate gleaning all of the knowledge I can from everyone that's been thru all of these things. I'm hoping for the best when I get after the...

I have an '86 Sailfish with twin I/O's and will be replacing the stern scupper hoses this spring. After reading this thread, I am now concerned that the transom overboard portion might be plastic which I did not fully look at or expect. Can anyone confirm that they are plastic so I can prepare...

I'm in upstate NY and just stabil whatever remains in the tank a month before layup, make sure it's run thru the engines and system and forget about it... my racors have yet to pickup and water in the lines. BTW- boat is a '86 with twin I/O's. I want as much new gas in the spring as quickly as...

Did you try to manually lift the float switch up on your? If so and the pump worked, then it's the switch, of not then get out your meters and figure out which connection(s) are bad. Mine was easy this summer, the switch would work when I pulled up on it manually, but it was gummed up so badly...

I've been around boats on Lake Ontario for 30 years and have never winterized a washdown system, just pump it dry, leave the seacocks open and be done with it. Freshwater system needs to be dry and add either pink alcohol or cheap vodka to the tank, prime it til it comes out the spout and...

I am running an 86' Sailfish with twin 470's and worked charters on lake O on a 25' 1983 Trophy with a single 454. I beleive that the Con's of the single engine outweigh the con's for the twins a boat this size. #1- this is a very heavy boat to be pushing with a single outdrive, you are...

www.Breezeworks.net is a Merc 470 site for parts and a great forum.

Thank you!