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Nevermind. I just heard back from Grady. No longer available but they did send me a 52 page PDF on the wiring diagrams for the boat. Looks like I will be spending my days doing a full rewire. I have to say it is amazing the quality of customer service Grady White has. ere is a 32 year...

Is it possible to buy a replacment harness for an older boat? I have a 1976 Duke and the gremlins are acting up. I have now been chasing ever increasing electrical glitches the past several weeks and most stem from corroded or damaged wires. Got to give a big hats off to Grady though 32...

Thanks for the advice guys. I will go and look when I get home today. I will keep you all posted.

Gas is fine, as far as I can tell. Its a 10 gallon fuel cell that was filled 2 weeks ago. New Water Seperator and plugs. The boat is a 1976 Duke 175 with a 1978 Mariner 80hp. The carbs haven't been cleaned by myself but previous owner had a tune up before selling, supposedly.

Hey folks need your help again :cry: Took the Grady out on the lake for a sunset cruise. Perfect night for it, glass smooth, warm. Then it happened. Just after the no wake bouy I got her on plane and noticed the tach acting irradict then it went to zero. Just as that happened the motor...

Well it works :) She ran pretty good over the long weekend. Started and stoped well idled nicely. On to the next question now.. she doesn't like coming out of the hole :o I have to s l o w l y walk her up to speed. If i try to gun it or even steadly incrase throttle she stalls out...

Thanks for the replies guys. Yesterday I did a plug change, found out the plugs that wer ein there were wrong :x two steps too cold. Also added the water seperator, inline fuel filter and new primer bulb, and added startron (sp) to the fuel itself. I cranked the motor up and after one...

catch22 thanks for the info. I didnt even think of the vacume problem. I do know the tank is vented, how well its working I will have to check. The primer bulb was a part I did not replace but am going to later today. I dont have a secondary tank but the one I have is portable. Its just a...

Motor is definatley carbed. Its a 1978 :shock: The fuel system was basically brand new. I used the existing fuel line but the fuell cell I bought last week. The gas and oil mix went in the night before the launching. Oil was brand new off the shelf and gas came from the corner station...

Thanks plymoth. It definatley ran at idle but not under load. I was figuring that it had to be something like that. Besides the seperator do you think a plug change would be inorder? Now to figure out how to mount the seperator with a small gas tank :roll:

Took the Grady for its madien voyage Saturday morning out on the lake. Boat started right up, idled well, everything seemed fine. Took it out got past the No Wake buoys and got it right up on plane. Very pleased at this point, holding 4000 rpms the boat rode beautifully. We stoped out on the...

I was wondering about adding a fuel tank to my Grady. Right now I just have a 10 gallon plastic fuel cell under the aft storage area. Its great for filling up and maintence (no need to trailer the boat to the pump or winterizing) Do they make hard installed fuel tanks that can be retrofitted...

Wow didnt realize my question would stir the pot so much :oops: Getting back to the original question... can I use current parts or will I be SOL if repairs are needed?

On my Grady the rub rail has pulled away in 2 places from the previous owner. I was wondering if there is a way to fix it or is this something the average DIYer can't do? I looked for a seem in the rubber but cant find it which has me worried.

When I recently purchased my used Grady it has a 81 Mariner on it. I know from research that Mariner was built by Yamaha back then. My question is will newer Yamaha parts work or am up a a creek without a paddle if something goes wrong? I am a DYIer and the boat is lake use with minor bay...

Thanks folks. Tommy yes the bass fishing is still excellent so is the muskie and trout. Lately been pulling nice catfish out since they cleaned it up from the weeds.

Just found this forum seems like a great site :) I recently purchased a 1976 Duke 175 with an 80hp Mariner pushing it. Haven't had it out on the water yet, still doing some maintance but from what the man said who sold it to me, should be a great little boat. I will keep everyone...