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    Grady White still needs transom repairs

    Well, its been about a year and my boat still needs a transom repair. It's sat for a year and I don't feel comfortable doing the repairs myself because I think a 9 foot wide transom is more than I should tackle without any experience. I have contacted several fiberglass shops here in...
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    Transom Replacement wider than 8 Feet

    I am getting ready to take on the project of replacing the transom on my GW Trophy 259. I noticed a cracking noise last time we were out, but one motor was loading up on 2 cylinders and missing at idle, and I thought that was just from the motor. When I was washing the boat down that evening...
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    OMC 2.5L Overheating

    I have a 1983 Grady White Trophy 259 with 2 OMC 2.5L Sea Drives. I bought the boat in December not running, figuring on a bracket and repower. After repairing both starters, and replacing one starter solenoid and 3 batteries, I ran a compression test. Compression was between 98 and 105 psi on...
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    Pretech Maxflex control cables

    Has anyone heard of or used Pretech Maxflex control cables? I know they are made in Korea and they are cheap. I have a boat project, and all the parts I have purchased and still need are relatively inexpensive in and of themselves, but when you add the quantity, sometimes cheaper looks better...
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    height of boat on trailer

    Re: height of boat on trailer My Grady White Trophy 259 is 10'2" to the top of the windshield and 12' even to the top of the hard top on the trailer.
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    OMC Model Number

    I picked up my new to me boat last weekend, 1983 GW Trophy 259 with twin OMC Sea Drives. I need a starter for one of the motors, but the trouble I'm having is I can't find a listing to see exactly which OMC motor I have. The model number is 1ABLCNC. The covers on the motors say 2.6L, but to...
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    Motor Swap on an OMC Sea Drive

    I just bought a 83 G/W Trophy 25 with twin 2.6L OMC Sea Drives. I want to replace the engines with later model engines. I have heard that you can remove the mount and TnT, and bolt some Johnsons to the Sea Drive bracket. Any one have any info on this? Any information would really help.
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