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    High Pitched Alarm Marlin 280

    I have vintage Raymarines. This might give me good reason to finally upgrade the electronics to the Garmin.
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    High Pitched Alarm Marlin 280

    This seems like an interesting candidate Uncle Joe. Need to check it out.
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    High Pitched Alarm Marlin 280

    Thanks jmain. I'll take a look at my gauges and see what they tell me... On the CO alarm or high water alarm, it seems odd that the alarm consistently goes away once I take it down to neutral, let it settle and then ramp it back up again.
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    High Pitched Alarm Marlin 280

    Hey folks. My Marlin 280 has twin 2006 Yamaha 250's (less than 300hrs). I have had the boat for about a year. I have taken it offshore 6-7 times (30-50 miles). When I am running the boat in chop I will randomly get a high pitched alarm that seems to be coming from the cabin. After reading...
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    Marlin with Minn Kota Raptors?

    Thanks for sharing Goose. That looks like a very interesting setup. I guess one of the advantages of your setup would be that I could use it both in the shallow marshes and as an offshore anchor. Versus the shallow water active anchor would only be good for the marsh. How accurately does...
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    Marlin with Minn Kota Raptors?

    Hey folks, I am down in Mississippi and do some offshore and marsh fishing with my Marlin 280. Anchoring in the shallow waters when marsh fishing is always a bit of a project. I am intrigued by the concept of the Minn Kota Raptor's active anchoring system. I am curious if anyone has...
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    Battery Charging: Marlin 280

    Thanks for the reply guys. Hookup, when you installed the shunt your accessory batteries they are now all charging while the engines are running? Is there a downside to this configuration? If not, that seems like it would be a standard set up for everyone running twin engines? If you have...
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    Battery Charging: Marlin 280

    Hello, I have a couple of novice questions regarding battery charging. I recently purchased a Marlin 280 with twin 2006 Yamaho 250's. My boat is stored on a lift (with power) and I have only taken it out for a few short trips while I get the hang of the boat. I have four batteries: 1...
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    Boat Lift Storage Best Practices

    Folks, just purchased a home on a brackish water canal. In the process of buliding an exposed boathouse with a lift to keep my Marlin raised and out of the water after use. Looking for best practices on storing the boat on a lift. It does have a fresh coat of bottom paint. Should you wash...