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    predicting good sea conditions in block is sound

    I am doing a round trip cruise from Marblehead Ma to Fishers and Montauk with have dozen stops along the way. I have a voyager 24 and did a similar cruise to casco bay maine last year. Last year I was able to ge good info on wave predcitions for NH and the gulf of Maine and we travelled very...
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    9.9 yamaha kicker water flow interuption

    I have a 1997 voyage with a 0x66 250 and a 9.9 4strole yamaha kicker that I have been using more latley. I like the gas mileage and quiteness for harbor tours and watching sailboat races. I used the motor for about 4hrs. today and it stopped peeing (water flow) It has happened before and I was...
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    Splash down & improvements

    Tomorrow 5/4 is launch day for my voyager 24. It is my second season with the boat and although the weather isnt great I am psyched and a little nervous. I have made the following improvements on the boat (done by pros) -1) high water alarm-thanks to alert by GW forum. 2) brought the...
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    Hard top Delaminating

    Hi Guys-Girls? So I just finished reading some posts on the Marlin 30 and a fellow was describing his only problem with his Marlin was (vintage late 90's) some delamination on the hard top which Grady replaced. So I have about 3inches at the edge that is starting to Peel and delaminate. I...
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    woody wax

    So I just went to West Marine and bought some woody wax non skid spray bottle. I read all the instructions and went to the web site. I am still a little confused about the application on the hull. How do you apply this product to the hull ? Is it designed only for non skid deck applications ...
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    Cruising Maine in Our GW Voyager

    My dear wife and I just completed an 8 day cruise on our 97 24ft. Voyager. We couldnt be more pleased with the boat and the experience. Here are a few details: The ports of call-starting in Marblehead Ma-1) Rockport Ma -docked nest to Motif # 1 @) Portsmouth NH -Moored in Pepperll cove 3)...
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    Towing a Rubber Inflatible

    I am planning a cruise to Maine on my 24 ft. voyager and was considering taking(towing) an 8ft. inflatible dingy with me. Has anyone done this for any distance. In medium seas 2-3 ft. would the dingy be stable when the boat was on a plane 20 -23mph ? Any advice appreciated-Lew
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    Whale watching July 3

    /We did our first trip out to Stellwagon Bank (approximately 15 mile at 120 degrees off coast of Marblehead-15 miles from Boston). Saw about 10 whales mostly humpbacks. Some were very close. Hope I can post pictures from picturetrail. So I could not get pictures up from web site. I will get...
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    chafing bowpulpit -mooring lines

    Hi ! My 248 1997 voyager has dual (port starboard) chocks leading to a single cleat on the bowpulpit. I was not able to run the mooring lines through the anchor roller (3/4 inch lines with loops). The mooring lines are chaffing the fiberglass under the bowbulpit as the boat swings sideways to...
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    Great Assistance at the Grady Forum

    This forum adds substantial value to ownership of a Grady. Beside all the good advice I recieved relative to "pounding in a seaway" "White Cloud" came out with me for an hour and showed me a few tilting motor pointers that really made a big differrence. What I learned was that I had the motor...
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    When is it normal to start pounding ?

    :D Hi ! I have owned my 1997 Grady Voyager since Nov 2009 and put it in the water about 3 weeks ago. I am new to this size motor boat-I hve mostly been a sailboat racing guy. I would like to get some opinions about how this boat should run in a chop. To me, it bounces around too much in a 2.5...