Recent content by MA208

Everyone’s situation is different. I went from a 208 to a Marlin 300. It opened up a whole new world of offshore fishing, overnighting and cruising. Had the Marlin for 5 years and sold her. The F225s were near end of life and a repower wasn’t in the budget. Storage costs both summer slip and...

I’ve had good luck with a product called Tear Aid. It’s a clear tape but does the job for small tears and will get you through the season.

Airhead makes a wide harness that should work. i used this on a 208 and might be worth a look: https://www.airhead.com/collections/towable-harnesses/products/heavy-duty-tow-harness I also like to use a booster ball to keep the tube rope up and out of the wake. Prevents submarining the tube...

Just a reference point but I asked at the New England Boat show and the smallest ride tabs were $4500 in parts and they quoted me $11,500 all in for the install. That’s a lot of labor. DIY might make sense.

I wouldn’t move forward on the Overnighter without a survey. Impact damage and cracks below the waterline.

Unfortunately for 6-8k choices will be limited and likely need work. I’d go with the best maintained one you find.

Stern in, easier to run shorepower cords. Easier to flush motors. With twins they back up easier in reverse. Also it’s better to keep the expensive parts away from other boats that might hit them.

Great job documenting the process. I’m surprised how wet it was underneath, especially on the port side. The work turned out amazing. You’ve got a new boat now. Lots of season left in New England too.

I’d say that’s a good deal. If it’s got a hard top and enclosure then better deal. You will want to make sure that the midsection exhaust corrosion has either been addressed or doesn’t seem to be an issue though.

Looks like it came from a Nauticstar.

Sounds like you got a really good deal. Boat looks perfect.

It’s a separate sounder module. Looks like a gray box. It’s probably behind your C120, you might have to remove the unit and look back there. They were known to have problems and sometimes just quit working. I had one that was very temperamental and ended up replacing with a Raymarine Axiom...

This is what a Marlin and an Adventure look like when the tide goes out. This is in the Annisquam and hard sand. Your slip looks like mostly mud. Plenty of boats in Essex sit in the mud for part of the tide. I’d be worried about the rocks at your slip entrance though.

For a stern anchor look at the smaller Fortress or Guardian with some chain. They’re light and easy to store and also can be taken apart for storage. I find coming in bow first while dropping the bow anchor much easier. Then spin the boat around, get your beach gear off, put your stern anchor in...

Freedom 415 and Canyon 456 were already announced. To me it looks like the trend is going to high margin larger boats that get bigger and bigger.