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Well the time had finally come to repair or replace the infamous macerator pump buried within the holding tank on my 282. Did some research on the forum here and job didn't look to bad once you got into it. Luckily it was nearly empty but once you remove the top be cautious! Removed the Groco...

Anybody have the unfortunate experience of doing this? OUCH!! Happened this past weekend while retrieving my anchor, just a little stuck and without much notice KAPOW. I have had a windlass on boats for some 12 years now but never had this to happen. My plow anchor is rigged with the tie strap...

I recently posted my thoughts on the Lewmar ProFish 1000 on another thread and had to recently take mine to a repair facility to get fixed as the clutch had frozen and would not let the unit go into free fall, it would still power down fine. The unit is 2 1/2 years old and still under warranty...

Figure I would try posting here. I know others have had to replace theirs and wanted to confirm symptoms are the same. My 2005 sailfish with the factory installed Guest battery charger just recently stopped working. I typically hook up the shore power the day before I go out and energize the...

My 2005 sailfish with the factory installed Guest battery charger just recently stopped working. I typically hook up the shore power the day before I go out and energize the battery charger to insure a good charge on the batteries. This past week I did the normal routine but no lights on the...

Has anybody changed out the helm seats on their Sailfish? Mine squeak like crazy, I've tried to grease them, removed grease, tightened, loosened, adjusted, etc. but to no avail and those armrests can be a pain at times for sure, easy to rip a shirt on. I noticed that they incorporated a flip up...

I have had my Sailfish about a year now and I have had to bleed the hydraulic lines 3 times now due to diminishing steering response (much play at the wheel). The steering will get to the point that I have to turn the wheel 3/4 turn before it responds and it usually favors to port, turning to...

Have had some decent bottom trips this spring/summer and a few good trolling trips also, a couple of grouper a couple of snapper and a few 'phins for grins Summer is slipping away too fast, good fishing folks.

Well to start another thread, I am having issues with my AP26. I keep getting the "Rudder Response Failure" code after a few minutes of operation. A little history, when I purchased this boat last year the AP was not working properly. AP would turn motors hard over to port when placed in auto...

Starting out on yesterdays fishing trip and noticed that the port engine trim indicator was not working, would only show one bar at the bottom on the gauge. Is the sensor mechanical or electronic? I did not get a chance to check it out when we returned but will look at it Tues. or Wed. Not sure...

A little late with the report but botom bumped in about 115'-135" twwo weeks ago right at the full moon. Current was honking and the fishing was slower than normal but after a long day finished with a couple of red snaps, some pinkies, triggers, one red grouper and 4 scamps. Beautiful day on...

What type of spare prop do you guys keep on the boat? or should I worry about one with twins. With the exception of my Shammie I have always kept a spare prop on other boats but those were single O/B's. With c/r 225's I assume you would need a LH and RH prop? I 'm not sure of what prop is...

How accurate do you guys find the Yamaha fuel management system to be with respect to fuel burn rate(mpg/gph) and total fuel burn as shown on the gauge? The reason for my question is that on my boat if the total fuel burned is correct, the actual mpg is considerably less based on the trip miles...

Dave's first grouper on the new "Renovator" Pic seems to work

My boat seems to be having a problem with what I think is a "momentary voltage drop" as I power up or down the existing windlass of which effects the sonar/GPS, etc. and I get re-set alarms. I know the factory prewires for the windlass but I am thinking I may need to run a dedicated "hot" back...

Hi all, newby to this site and a proud owner of a(new to me) 05 Sailfish. Just fished her for the first time this past weekend. Decided to hit some bottom #'s about 45 miles out and with a 10-12 knt N-NE wind I came to the conclusion that this would be as a good of a "sea trial" as any. The...

Just purchased a 2005 282 with the factory option Lawrence-Simpson 600 Sprint windlass. Questions's. Is the windlass capable of "freefall" and is the wrench supplied needed for this ? I assume it is a manual operation but when I try to back off the cap, the entire gypsy turns. Also, as I was...

I am currently in the market for a 282 and hope to pull the trigger within the next couple of weeks on a used low hour boat. A few questions for other owners. (1) What is the better power option, the Yammie 225's or the 250's ? I assume the 250 will get a little better performance in fuel...