New to the forum with my first question bout motor mount hight.

[BB-marine]

I am the new owner of a 2000 208 Grady White with a EFI 225 Saltwater Yamaha. The boat slightly used and was rigged by a dealer in Wisconsin 25 years ago. The owner that I purchased it from used it for a taxi to go to and from a cabin on an island in Green Bay. Super clean boat and rub=ns great. After I purchased it I started doing some service work to the engine. Knowing that one of the weak areas of the older Gradys was the transom to top deck sealing. When I was inspecting the sealing area I noticed the motor is mounted in the #1 hole. Seems low to me. I would suspect the motor should be mounted in hole 2 or 3 with a big gear case 225Hp Yamaha. I'm looking for input as to what hole others 208 Grady owners have the motor mounted in? Thank you in advance for any information provided.
Brian
PORT-A-GEE
Gold Looper
208 Grady

 

[DennisG01]

Gearcase size is not important. Besides, that gearcase is not different than all the rest. It's really all about the anti-ventilation plate compared to the hull bottom. There are tons and tons of threads about this - if you wanted to read up on it you can search. There's also tons and tons and tons of threads about this on the internet and it's all basically the same - the specifc hull is typically of no consequence unless it's an oddball hull design, which the Grady is not.

The anti-vent plate, roughly speaking, should be level to slightly higher than the hull bottom. Check that and report back.

But... how does it run? Can you get max RPM (or close)?

If it's lower than the hull bottom - go ahead and move it up and experiment to see what works best for you.