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  1. have the same issue on my twin 150s. Here's how they are set up: There is a rubber hose on the starboard front of the engines under the cowling. one motor will be capped and one will have a splice leading around the front to the rear port side to an electronic transducer. On the leading edge of the lower unit just above the "bullet" is a tiny hole. Try clearing this with a paper clip. If that doesn't work pull the hose off the electronic sensor and gently blow some air thru the hose. Don't go crazy with pressure or it will pop the hose loose in the lower unit somewhere. If the boat is in the water trim the motor down while doing this and look for bubbles. Put hose on sensor and secure with small wire tie. Hopefully this works as one of mine is plugged solid and one has a loose connection below. I am not going to do a haulout over this. When I do the water pumps next spring I'll fix it then. BTW, if the tube with the sensor doesn't work, swap to the other motor. I believe the dash display will just start reading that one.
  2. I had a 225 Johnny and it was awesome. The only reason I would change motors is if you do a lot of trolling. The motor is fine but I would be gagging on the exhaust fumes to the point I would get sick. If you don't troll, just keep changing plugs, filters,lower unit oil and an occassional water pump/thrmostat job. That Johnny is probably more reliable than any new injected motor. Just save your pennies so if it dies at 10,000 hours you have the cash to repower, skip the rebuild. BTW, I now have twin Yamaha four stokes and boy they are quiet and clean and efficient. So if that is a big deal to you skip all the above.
  3. Two great boats. I drooled over the 290 at the last boatshow, it's my favorite Grady. That being said there should be a pretty big cost difference between the boats and dispite resale I would rather not tie up my cash in a boat waiting for the day I sell it. There also seems to be a ton of used Gradys for sale and very few Sailfish Wa so this might make it easier to sell the Sail. Lastly, I don't own a Grady ( I have a 2660wa Sailfish) but am willing to bet the Grady will have fewer warranty issues. The thinking was if I have to fix a loose screw or chase a loose wire and save 60K then so be it. The Sail also has the longnitudal varible deadrise bottom which I can tell you works VERY well. Not sure of how the Grady rides. Both companies have excellant reputations for customer service (I'll vouch for Sailfish- they were great). Either way, both very nice boats and I would have a survey done before accepting delivery. It is a small percentage of the boat cost yet will insure the dealer has fixed all issues before delivery saving you any downtime.
  4. I ordered the kit and it came with a built in fuse. I believe there are two versions, mine was about $100 from sim and from Yamaha.
  5. ok I already lost thousands of hours on another website and now with another one I will have NO time! good luck. Can you make posting pics easy so a retard like myself can do it?
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