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The vessel is a 2004 Marlin. I am pretty sure I am the cause of killing the windlass. I motor up to the anchor as much as possible, however our "sandbarring" is pretty epic down here in the keys, and I arrive early, set up with multiple anchors. There is one sandbar in particular, "whale...

I will as of today :). I never honestly really thought about It. I owned a boat a few years ago that had a windlass rated to hold, I just assumed this one did as well.

I believe I am the cause of the windlass’s demise. I do not believe it is rated to hold.

My Lewmar ProFish 700 just ate the internal washers causing all sorts of gear damage. I am going to clean everything up tomorrow to see what needs replacing.... but if it is half the value of a new unit, I am just going to get a new windlass. It appears that this windlass has some less than...

1-screen name - Island Pilot 2-your first name - Tavis 3-year and model of your boat - 2004 Marlin (Hull #1 of Marlin refresh) 4-year and the power that you have on your boat - 2X 2003 Yamaha 225 Four Strokes

Guys, quick question for you all. What year did the Marlin transom become rated for 700 hp? Along the same lines, what year did the windshield get raised above the 2004 level? I think the answer is 2008, but not sure. I got the bug again and weighing doing some major updating on our boat...

Thanks for the accolades! I want to pick your brain one of these years about your trip to the great lakes. I think that may be on our bucket list. It sounded epic!

We moved into our 2004 Marlin about 1.5 years ago from a 2005 2320 Parker we owned for almost 15 years. We moved into the Marlin because we wanted more space for the family and more hull for offshore. I second what everybody has said above. I believe every boat to be a sum of compromises, and...

We are pretty fortunate in Monroe. As long as we stay 50’ away from another boat it is pretty much business as usual. We live in a canal so don’t have to deal with a closed marina. I work on the mainland, so it is a bit strange going through checkpoints... These are certainly strange times. I...

I will try and leave a few mahi so they can swim north ;). Stay healthy!!!

The Mahi have started running in Florida :).