Thank you brother! 🌊🛥️🤙

Will do. Replaced them on my 85 Grady as well.

Love em! 🤙🛥️🌊

That would be tough. But, many manufacturers (not these) have invited me to tour their factories. Stay tuned for those!

@ If they’ve got something to hide they won’t like you filming. I’d love to see what the heck is going on in there.

Thanks for watching terry! I’m sorry you had a bad experience with bay liner. Hire not alone though 🌊🛥️🤙

Hey brother thank you so much for the comment. It’s great to get advice from people like yourself who have extensive knowledge in the marine industry. The transom I’ll be replacing with coosa and a poured transom. My channel is partners with FGCI and they provide the materials for the build. I’ve done two transoms this way and they’ve come out amazing. I’ll be rewiring the entire boat. I did this to my Grady and another Grady as well. I’ll definitely be doing overkill on the wire gauges! These stringers are foam filled so I’ll have to make some inspection holes to see if they’re dry or not. If they’re not, I’ll dig them out and repour some two part floatation foam. Extra bilge pumps are a must! I’ll be making another video with my ideas for the rest of the build so I can get more valuable input like yours. Bimini too that folds up would be amazing for the Rear deck area! I think it’ll be a sweet build! 🤙🛥️🌊

That’s a fact!

I can see how that’s a little confusing. All these boats are fiberglass but some use wood in the construction while others use composite materials like coosa board for example. The difference would be price. Wood is cheaper to use than composite. 🌊🛥️🤙

@@perfectfitboating Thank you

Not one bit!🤙🛥️🌊

Start with a 14oz kit. The biggest one.

@@perfectfitboatingthank you

Not at this show

Youre right. Anything after 2020 is a no go! I like the key west as well!🌊🛥️🤙

Very true! I’d Like to see them in the console. 🤙🛥️🌊

@ that’s where the batteries are in my present boats. Years ago, I used my father’s boat. Unfortunately, the hose gave way and was allowing water into the hull. I didn’t notice the bilge pumps running more often. The battery, located in the bilge, got drained, so I took it out to charge it. When I came back the boat was essentially sunk saved only by the flotation. I couldn’t put the battery back in to run the bilge pumps without actually holding it above the bilge. I swore I would never own a boat with batteries in the bilge.

@Norm100ful scary situation. It only happens once though lol

Imagine what we couldn’t see. Did you catch the deck drains not plumbed and draining to the bilge? 🌊🛥️🤙

@ That is an Everglades 24 with open-gutter, scuppers from the deck through the bilge through the transom. The outlet is below the water line. Expensive boat that dumps deck water into the bilge, but also lets seawater in through the transom. Can’t believe any one would buy that design - death trap (as it was for three baseball players in bad weather in the Gulf.) Shearwater finally installed bilge pumps in the”castnet box” that’s below deck. No scupper in the boat. Well, not quite-there was a floating ball drain that let water in more than out, so I plugged it. I had to make my own pump since my older model didn’t have the pump and it came in handy when I forgot the castnet box drain plug.

Sounds awful.

Thanks for posting this video so we can watch for these issues in the future.

I’m sorry you had to go through that. Luckily you’re handy and you can fix the issues and get out on the water. Most aren’t so handy. What they’re putting out is just wrong. Thanks for watching! 🤙🛥️🌊

Thanks so much! Youre 100% correct! 🌊🛥️🤙

Oh man that’s an amazing tip! Gonna try this weekend! Thank you 🤙🛥️🌊

@perfectfitboating just did it on a 26ft wellcraft . Hope it works out for you

Thank you buddy! I can’t wait either! I want to do that first lol

I’m doing that right now check out my latest video! 🌊🛥️🤙

Both my batteries went bad so I bought two new ones. I just bought another boat so I took the acr off the Grady and figured I could make a video on a regular switch. 🤙🛥️🌊

That’s awesome! I’d really appreciate that! Sounds like a bad ass boat! Send em over!🛥️🌊🤙

Thank you Roland! Neither can I! 🤙🌊🛥️

That’s right! Super cool build! 🤙🌊🛥️

Definitely is built for exactly that! 🛥️🌊🤙

I hear that. Sometimes health and financial issues come in to play. This boat is definitely neglected but not destroyed or Gerry rigged. 🌊🛥️🤙

Haha hire a pro im definitely not that! Still learning! 🤙🛥️🌊

Thanks Steve! I appreciate the support! 🛥️🤙🌊

Thanks Brian! 🌊🤙🛥️

I didn’t know the boat came with a guardian. How noble of you. I should’ve asked for your blessing first. 🙏

They have small units for cuddy cabins

I’ll definitely check them out! I tried looking up there site but I get a whole bunch of different brands. Can you post a site here or send me a link through email?

Emailed it. YT doesn’t allow to post address

Thanks Chris! Happy to hear you’re taking on a project as well! Goodluck! 🛥️🤙🌊

Thank you my brother! Always love hearing from you! Hope you’re doing well also!🛥️🌊🤙

Man this is going to be quite the project! Will be following your progress and chiming in if I can help. Going to be very interesting seeing that hull as a pilot house style boat. There are a few of these boats running around up here in the mid-Atlantic area. My buddy had a 78 that he had for several years and it was restored by a guy up in New Jersey. He loved it. I think the fuel tanks were epoxy coated aluminum from Sea Craft. Hope your going to make accommodations for the “boss” to go camping too. You could make the left cabin area extend out under a footrest for the passenger side seating area. Person could place legs into this area and still maybe get sleeping area down below for 1 person.

That’s a good idea! With time and with the help of all you guys in the comments, I can make this boat perfect. Sleeping accommodations are gonna be tricky. 🛥️🌊🤙