Hey,

You might be right there, I didn't notice the HP output was so close.

Now I'm not sure why he'd want to do this at all!

Bob Dimond

In article W4gmb.19119$Tr4.40037@attbi_s03, "Clams Canino"
wrote:

Bob,

Why will he need to re-gear the outdrive going from 188 to 190 hp? Even if
the difference was a little more drastic, I'd think a prop change would
handle it - no?

-W

Yes, but will this project boat necessarily be cheaper or better than a
used boat with the requirements your looking for?

'In article ,
ospam (F330 GT) wrote:


When all you people talk about the high cost of repowering this Grady
White and
whether or not it's worth it, you ought to take a look at the price of a new
Grady. If the hulls in good condition, my guess is it will be worth it.

I'd much rather buy a good "old" hull and repower it than pay what the dealer
wants for a new boat these days.

Barry

Bob D wrote:

Yes, but will this project boat necessarily be cheaper or better than a
used boat with the requirements your looking for?

'In article ,
(F330 GT) wrote:


When all you people talk about the high cost of repowering this Grady
White and
whether or not it's worth it, you ought to take a look at the price of a
new
Grady. If the hulls in good condition, my guess is it will be worth it.

I'd much rather buy a good "old" hull and repower it than pay what the
dealer
wants for a new boat these days.

Barry







Depends on how much has to be redone to repower with more HP. My guess is that
it will be a fairly easy swap and he'd have a nice hull with a "brand new"
engine. Buying another used boat can easily be buying more (or someone else's)
headaches. He likes the hull and obviously has it set up the way he wants it. I
look at at changing an inboard engine as no different than buying a new
outboard. I just don't see throwing away a good boat because of a bad enigne. I
wouldn't think of getting rid of my boat because the engine was going bad.
That's why I just repowered with a new Yamaha. Gas inboard engines are cheap,
or at least a lot cheaper than a new outboard.

One of the nicest small boats I've owned was a 23' Formula that I bought cheap
and put a rebuilt 350 short block in and put many hours on it with no engine
trouble at all. I sold it a couple of years later and got all my money out of
it. I did most of the work but I think that whole job was less than $700.

Barry

Hey Wally,

Glad to see ya' got though all that pesky family obligation stuff and got
out! It sounds like you had a late night and some hardships, but I bet
they were will worth it! A little pennance for your pleasure, right?

I bailed on my Kelleys outing the weekend before last because of a bad
Karma trifecta of an iffy back, an iffy outdrive, and a girlfriend not
ready to leave Cleveland until 5:30pm on Saturday (I really have to have a
sit down with her about that) . By that time, the other two things
conspired to say "screw it, I'll just rest my back".

This past weekend I over indulged a wee bit so I rested at home until
Saturday afternoon, while the weather was crap all day. Late in the
afternoon went up to marblehead to install a DirectTV system for my dad.

It was Halloween up at the bay, but I was concerned about the weather and
my boat, and my back, so I decided the week before to hang out with my dad
and go to Cabanna Jacks in downtown Sandusky (two blocks from my marina)
where Mike "Maddog" Adams (from the PIB Round House Bar) was playing.

Well that plan was a wash. Since I had to go back to my dads to finish up
on the installation, we just took his RV down to my marina, rather than
take my car, because we wanted to avoid driving anyway. Got to Cabanna
Jacks and they were charging a TEN DOLLAR COVER. I'm sorry but charging
$10 to a performer I've seen dozens of times at RHB for free is just too
unreasonable. So as a matter of principle, we settled on Dailys, which
plays crappy hip hop dance music. As the night progressed at Dailys we
found people pouring in with costumes. It was at Dailys we found out they
came from the Goodtime I "booze cruise" to Kelleys which as you may or may
not know hails from oh... about 700 feet from my boat (I didn't know they
had a Halloween booze). Lastly, it was at Dailys I got bruises on my ass
from kicking myself. After Dailys, my dad retired to his RV and I slept
in my boat, without heat, and froze my ass off.

I have to pull the boats this weekend. If time and weather permit, I hope
to just take a short cruise around Sandusky Bay before I pull into the
launching ramp. I'll look forward to running into you at Kelleys, Huron,
or PIB next year! Since I'm always looking to upgrade boats, just
remember to look for
my Norwegian Elkhound, Grete. If we're hanging out at the marinas, shes
roaming free nearby. If were at the outdoor cafes, she's there on leash
with us. Odds are if you see an Elkhound it's her (and us) because it's
rare to see another one of her breed anywhere in Ohio, let alone at these
venues.

BTW - If you DO like going up to PIB, but DON'T like staying at the city
docks, do yourself a favor (if you haven't done so already) and Join an
ILYA Yacht Club. Its affordable. For example, my marina has an ILYA
club and it only cost $60 a year to join.

If I'm preaching to the choir, I'm sorry. If not, places like PIBYC and
MBIYC and other facilities on the great lakes offer reciprocation to ILYA
members.

For example PIBYC allows any ILYA member to call and reserve any vacant
docks (Not reserved by PIBYC members) after Wednesday for the upcomming
weekend. While it may be somewhat RARE the docks are not reserved by
PIBYC members, between memorial day labor day and, you can OFTEN get a
dock before or after the peak season at a lower rate than the city docks
with much nicer facilities. Even if you don't tie up there, take the
walk and go there for dinner on Friday's (peak season) they only serve two
to three specials, but it is often (not always) better than anything in
town. If I'm at PIB its a 90% chance I'm docking at PIBYC or at Miller's
next door.

Have a nice off season, Wally, and if you ever want to chat about what's
going on in our neck of the woods, please feel free to email me directly.

Sincerely,

Bob Dimond




In article , To wrote:

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:18:20 -0500, (Bob
D.) wrote:

Yes, but will this project boat necessarily be cheaper or better than a
used boat with the requirements your looking for?

Hey Bob, went over to Kelley's on Saturday. The water was nice, but it
was cold and rainy. I took my son and we froze half to death on the
flybridge (too lazy to put up the canvas).
The Halloween costumes were everywhere and the ferry just kept dumping
people off all night.
It rained all night, but let up enough to head back to Huron about 2:00.
The lake was still in good shape and no rain, although quite cold.

I'll be heading up this week to gather things up since my boat comes out
at the end of the month. I'm sure I'll catch up to you one of these
days.