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Hope you are all enjoying better weather on your Australia Day. The recent cyclones that went by have left us with lots of rain and some minor flooding. Nothing to complain about except that I had planned on a nice day over at Maggie Island on Tanami. Ah well the damper and Golden syrup in...

Wahoo......excellent piece of writing. I've never seen it put more clearly and to the point. Should be copied and dragged out next time we have the discussion.

Yes i use Saltaway and Macs both seem good but without stripping the motor it's hard to tel.

Certainly 22 degrees of deadrise makes for a slightly more tender but smoother riding hull. She is also very responsive to changes. My F225's are one hole from the highest position and we normally run 3 bars of mtr trim in sloppy conditions however over Christmas conditions were ideal and...

"Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder" of course and we do think Tanami is beautiful........and she does catch fish as well.

As others have said it is possibly Grady's best "fishing boat". However it makes a great cruiser for the LOA. Depending on the trip, we will fill the livebait tank with drinks, fish, or livebait. The Killbox drains overboard and is great for storing the catch in brine or ice,but is big...

Something else to consider is whether thru hulls are a good idea or necessary for live bait tanks and washdowns..........? Previous boats I've owned have had external pickups/scoops to get raw water onboard. In hindsight this seems a far safer method of access to raw water. It is easy to...

I have replaced my fridge on my 265 and it has a rotory knob next to the freezer door; however when I had my breaker panel installed (behind the helm)12 months ago I had the fridge wired in there so that i can ensure it is off and I have the safety of the breaker. I am in the tropics and...

Wishing all my Grady friends a peaceful and relaxing Festive Season with a brilliant 2010 to get our economies moving again. Thanks for you suggestions and ideas over the year. Haydn and Family

I agree about the stern design. Whilst it is perfect when you are in the boat and fishing out of it. Some more substantial boarding platforms either side of the motors would allow easier entry and exit whilst if designed correctly, help to divert lines away from the props. In the tropics we...

I guess a lot of us get glass boats for the ease of maintenance "but at the end of the day" there isn't anything sweeter than a good lookin' timber boat. Very Nice!

The 200 hpdi's are a better fit for the age of the boat and resale should be easier given the difference in price. However I would really want to know what caused the powerhead failure. Because another one of those will cost big time. I had a powerhead go on a 200hpdi with 1000 hrs on it and...

There are some postings of exhaust corrosion on these motors. Seems related to motors not being flushed as recomended. I would guess moored boats would be more susceptible to this. However it is expensive to fix and should be investigated. As Grady's have many sytems it is worth checking every...

The difficulty is really only in the position of your holding tank? If you can get to the nuts holding the plate and the clips on the hoses and you have room above to lift out the pump then it is relatively simple...........

Hopefully someone finds this useful in the future......... I have a friend who is an electrician/ refrig tech and a great thinker. I explained my scenario and he agreed that there was not a problem with flow to the pump. So we pulled it out, luckily I had left the wires long enough( a good...

I replaced my pump 1 year ago with a jabsco diaphragm pump. I have no water to outlets. I have cleaned the filter prior to the inlet on the pump ( not dirty anyway) There is water to and thru' the filter and on to the pump. Pulled the pump and checked the Diaphragm's, all looks as new.No...

Wow that looks like lots of fun Chris. As you say it is very risky importing them yourself.......but by the look of those pics there isn't any regrets. lokk me up if you are in NQ. We can do some Gradying in the Coral sea.

Without knowing the placement of your raw water inlets. I would say their position is possibly not as critical as the transducer ......so how about using the most appropriate positioned one for your transducer hole and then moving the inlet to wherever it suits, obviously not in front of the...

Guys i tried to send you some Aussie dollars (not quite as valuable as yours) but the fields : state and zip code wouldn't allow me to proceed????

This is very interesting as my fronts are wearing in an unusual pattern. I recall reading a story of a tri axle trailer; which was blowing out the fronts and it was to do with the boat being unevenly loaded over the 3 axles. They moved the boat back about 12" on the trailer and no more...