Recent content by StriperMan

I keep my Marlin on a lift off the Pax. River in Solomons, MD. Two years ago my boat got hit by a discharge of electrical energy from a lightning strike which hit a tree over 100 ft. away from my lift. Wiped out items on both AC/DC side of the panel. What items that survived the initial...

Unless GW made a change for 2011, your boat will come standard with the flush mount you see in the photo gallery. I would definitely check with your dealer before you engage anyone to customize your boat. GW dealers, at least mine, has been the best source of information as to what works best...

Unless GW made a change for 2011, your boat will come standard with the flush mount you see in the photo gallery. I would definitely check with your dealer before you engage anyone to customize your boat. GW dealers, at least mine, has been the best source of information as to what works best...

Not sure if you are referencing a custom mount for your radio box or the flush mount that should come standard on the Marlin. When I took delivery of mine ( 06 Marlin ) I also felt that the size of the flush mount area really limited my choices. Finally went with the Furuno NavNet VX2 system...

I'm surprised it took this long for your headliner to crack. I have an 06 Marlin that first cracked two years ago. The colder the winter the faster they will crack. When I launched my boat this past March for the striper season on the Chesapeake I noticed mine had cracked again. GW sent a team...

Really appreciate everyones suggestion. Called my dealer ( TriState Marine )this morning and they sent a tech to check the problem. They had installed three aft underwater lights before they launched my boat and apparently the installer knocked a connection loose on the manual switch. I had...

Aft Bilge Pump would not turn on with manual switch. Fwd Pump works just fine. Almost dark by the time I got back to my slip so I had no chance to investigate. Does anyone know if the bilge pumps are on on a fused circuit from the cockpit. How difficult is it to replace the pump if it has...

Have an 06 Marlin that had the cracked headliner repaired two years ago. Told by GW team sent to repair it that they relieved the stress and it would not crack again. Launched the boat last Friday for the opening of striper season on the Chesapeake Bay only to find the cracks are back worse than...

When you leave your boat, always make sure you fill your water tank and add the chlorine or other chemicals. Leaving the tank with air space will create the choice environment for mold and other nasty things. A good friend left his boat with his water tank almost empty because of the foul smell...

Tuna Man, I also have an 06 Marlin and as I stated my freshwater supply comes from a well and has no chemicals. If I don't treat the water and it sits for a week, the smell will run you out of the cabin when you use the sink or flush the head. If you are not getting any odor from your sink...

I get the same smell of rotten eggs from well water at my marina. I have to use chemicals from West Marine to prevent the odor. Once treated you have to make sure to keep the water tank full and continue to add the chemical ( tablets - not sure of the brand ). Several people have told me to use...

Last week I posted about my 06 Marlin having a cracked headliner. This past Friday I get to the boat and discover that my air conditioner will not work and my Furuno NavNet System is acting strange. Left the boat last week with everything working. Only shore power was hooked to the boat, both...

Stonewall, How visible was the repair as far as blending the material color.

Have an 06 Marlin with less than 300 hrs. and the headliner has severe cracks that start around the dome light in the head and radiate out in several directions for at least 10" to 16" with the longest crack running into the cabin area. This boat originally had headliner stress marks...

Striperman Rick 06 Marlin twin 06 Yamaha 250's