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Does your bilge pump have a check valve or a vent loop? I ask because I suspect that water in my bilge is coming in from my thru hull and back down my bilge discharge. I only have water when it gets rough and the boat rocks more significantly. I've checked for water along the every thru hull I...

...the circuit for my main panel that is. When looking at my battery switch set-up, I was perplexed as to what wire actually fed the main panel. The wires to the batteries and engines are very heavy gauge and understandably so. The wire going to my main panel is only 8 ga on a 50 amp breaker. I...

I'm open to a Nobel Prize nomination. Behold! It's a battery slide and works almost as well as scanning your credit card to have someone else change batteries out from this god forsaken bilge! It locks in place and is guaranteed to reduce cursing by 90% + when swapping out batteries. I'm happy...

One of my pine bunk boards on my 3-year-old trailer completely rotted out. In my area I cannot source Cypress as a material. However I can get cedar. Is there any reason not to use cedar as a bunk board? The consensus is it is slightly more rot resistant than Cyprus.

Im attempting to add a Bluetooth receiver to my old radio. The KDC wiring diagram shows: - Red is ignition - Yellow is power There is a second plug that has a blue and white wire that is labeled Grady White, a black, and a red. I'm thinking this has something to do with the wired remote, but...

My wife loves to lay-out and soak up the sun. Aft deck is too low and she can't get enough air on hot days. I'm wondering if anyone has had luck with a marine bean bag placed in the walk around between the anchor locker and cabin? I'm thinking of checking out what West marine has at the store...

I lost my 3 piece windshield canvas. I'm thinking of having a 2 piece done to replace it to reduce zippers and visibility obstructions. My question is, has anyone used a semi rigid clear for the front panels? The thought of window like clarity is appealing, especially on cold days. The 270...

If you have one of these boats with hardtop and enclosure, I need a measurement from you. Somehow I either misplaced or someone in my house threw out 2 of my 3 front panels. I have the center , but the 2 corner panels are gone. I need to have some new ones made. Thank you!

My bet is not big based on the saturation of the boating market. What does your crystal ball say?

My Sure flow pump didn't work when I got the boat a few years ago. I had planned to buy another and replace it over the winter, but then thought I should check the pump 1st before buying another. I pulled the pump and took it apart. It looked new in and out. I bench tested it and it spun up...

You all might have seen my 2 other posts about my holding tank and head. Every time I think I have it fixed, I find out I don't. I finally pulled the floor up. I pulled the tank sensor out and the tank was 100% full despite pumping it out a week ago! Yamaha's make oil, my holding tank makes...

After getting my hard top back on, I decided to see if the old curtains would still work. To my surprise, they still fit, but are a 6 out of 10 for wear. I honestly don't think they were ever used because the snaps don't line up with anything, but they were rolled up on the hardtop for most of...

My boat has come full circle in the past 3 years. When I bought the boat 3 years ago, it had the hardtop. My garage only had a 10' door, so it had to come off. I hated to do it and was chastised for the move, but it had to be done. Thanks to a generous forum member, I was gifted a full Bimini...

No ill intent by this proposal, but is it time for a Grady transom sticky? Or "What to look for when buying an older Grady"? Seems like we have on average 2 threads a week on this subject. Not that I want to hide anything, but it isn't helping the brand or our resale. It would be similar to...

...even if you don't have a trailer!

I'm likely going to be replacing a battery or 3 this off season. The boat is set up with the standard GW 3 battery system for twins and 2 switches. I'm considering going to a dual purpose LiFePo chemistry from Ionic. If I do this I'm also considering going from 3 batteries to 2. The 2x 100 ah...

Stuck myself badly today for the 1st time ever. Went entirely through my middle finger. Check out the video on you tube. The technique is actually what the ER used and I could have done it offshore and saved my day and expense. I would advise numbing with ice 1st.

My 270 holding tank issues still aren't over. Last year we couldn't pump out the holding tank and ended up sucking out the float switch. After clearing that out of the line, all the the ick came out. Fast forward to the present: only 2 people used the head this year - just water. Both opened...

I started out with Solas (Suzuki) L3 Plus 15 ⅝ x 23 props. Traction was awful. I could only get them to bite if the engines were 100% tucked in. I could only slightly trim out before they would lose bite unless I was +35 mph. Sent them back to Ken at Prop Gods. He suggested Mercury Eco Enertia -...