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    Sailfish 282 Deck Drain Hose Cutting Access Hole

    Kody, this is perfect! thank you so much. I've got the hose and the deck drains come tomorrow, same ones you're recommending. Couple questions: 1. If you could do it again would you go with an 8" cutout in that spot instead? 2. How long did the project take you? 3. Any tricks for getting the...
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    Sailfish 282 Deck Drain Hose Cutting Access Hole

    Hello everyone! It's time for me to swap the hoses on the 4 deck drains at the back of the boat. I've read all the historic posts about the subject and the fact that the starboard side will need some access holes cut, so i'm prepared there. Any feedback or images on where exactly you cut...
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    Sailfish 282 Repower to Single?

    You guys are all correct, except that I only have strong current and wind. Getting a day without those is a rarity. Current at the slip is 2-5knots all the time and wind is perpendicular to that at 5-10 knots all the time. My point about rotating is that the forces around me necessitate a very...
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    Sailfish 282 Repower to Single?

    I have driven many boats where two motors lets you rotate effectively. On this boat the motors are very close together and the boat is very heavy and long by comparison, so the rotational torque just isn't very much. So when I've used both motors to rotate it happens so slowly that wind/current...
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    Sailfish 282 Repower to Single?

    Thanks for the thoughts - bunch of questions i'll try to answer. I don't mind the price or the weight of twins specifically. Just looking at the total package and wondering if its a better overall solution with the single vorado. I've not found that using the two motors for docking helps in...
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    Sailfish 282 Repower to Single?

    Hey All, I just had a 200 HPDI blow up 2 days ago, trying to figure out how to proceed. I'm looking at doing full rebuild costs (8500/motor) vs new motors and an interesting idea came up from the Mercury Dealer - Replace with a single 400hp Vorado. At first I laughed it off, but when you start...
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    Female shore power receptacle (???!!) on Grady Canyon 306

    Concur. If the boat truly is female and needs a male cable to plug in, you need to swap the part on the boat. Incredibly dangerous to have potentially energized male connection pins exposed on the end of the cable.
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    Twin Z200 HPDI Mystery Filters...

    I recently did the same job, did not change out the orings due to the ridiculous Yamaha prices, plan to fire the motors up in a week or so. Have you found a source for them at a reasonable price? I believe there are 9 of the thick orings needed just for the high pressure lines and the pump. And...
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    2001 Sailfish Transom - How to Access for Rebuild?

    It was 50/50 on the tabs - I was worried about remaking the pockets, but I was also really keen to have the active stabilization that zipwakes provide. They’re expensive, but making sure the wife doesn’t get seasick is priceless. I plan to do a thorough review of them as soon as the boat goes...
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    2001 Sailfish Transom - How to Access for Rebuild?

    Finally decided it’s time to share an update. Lots of work, bloody knuckles, scary moments, beers and sanding dust but it’s more or less done. Went with Coosa core, west system epoxy for layup, total boat epoxy primer and gelcoat. Trim tabs replaced with Zipwake system. Bottom paint and primer...
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    2001 Sailfish Transom - How to Access for Rebuild?

    Interesting thoughts. I sent email to grady with a few questions, that is one of them. I would be ok pulling some weight out of the transom core, because i do plan to increase the fiberglass thickness on the inner skin, and saving some weight in anticipation of the heavier 4 strokes going on...
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    2001 Sailfish Transom - How to Access for Rebuild?

    Thanks for the advice! good ideas. I was thinking about roughing up the inside surface and then putting one layer of new glass on before attaching core. For the core I was looking at using a Coosa or something else (not much more expensive than good treated marine plywood). There was one layer...
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    2001 Sailfish Transom - How to Access for Rebuild?

    Here is where I’m at. Pulled about half the core out before I got tired of the work. I’m going to cut access holes so I can remove the lifting eyes and take the cutout wider as the wettest bits are directly over the trim tab pockets so I’m guessing the core outside of the pockets is soaked too...
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    2001 Sailfish Transom - How to Access for Rebuild?

    Here’s my progress so far. Motors are off and the fiberglass trim piece has been removed. The aluminum bracket looks straight and solid but there are big sections of the transom that have come delaminated from inner skin. It’s especially bad just to the outside of the splashwell, almost above...
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    2001 Sailfish Transom - How to Access for Rebuild?

    Stephnic, that really looks fantastic, nice job. Anything major you learned along the way you can share? You've convinced me to do this from the outside.
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    2001 Sailfish Transom - How to Access for Rebuild?

    K2 - i just went and looked, i see what you're saying, that does look like you'd be cutting very little fiberglass to get that section off. Have you looked how that whole section is attached to the main deck? I will dig into that idea tonight. Weould be really nice for working on getting the...
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    2001 Sailfish Transom - How to Access for Rebuild?

    Do you have a picture of where you're talking exactly? Sure sounds like what you're describing would be a convenient way to go about it, but i don't see factory seam anywhere.
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    2001 Sailfish Transom - How to Access for Rebuild?

    K2, I took a look at cutting it there today. That's a BIG section of boat to remove. The more I look at it the more I think I'm going to go from the back and maybe reinforce the stringers & motor mounts on the inside skin by cutting out the splashwell for decent access. I'll take pictures so...
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    2001 Sailfish Transom - How to Access for Rebuild?

    Thanks Vero, Any pictures? After cutting out the splash area could you get access far enough to each side? I'm worried that even after i cut the splash well out i won't have access to the far side of the 2nd set of stringers. It definitely provides great access for the center portion of the...
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    2001 Sailfish Transom - How to Access for Rebuild?

    Hey Fellas, I've been lurking here for the last month since I bought a 2001 sailfish, amazing forum. Long story short - the surveyor that inspected the boat said the transom looked/sounded sturdy, no flex when jumping on the motor, had some life left in it, but wasn't pristine and definitely...