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If you give more details on the truck and the use, you’ll get more useful feedback. If you hook it up and it doesn’t feel stable, you have an answer. see this https://www.greatgrady.com/threads/tow-vehicle-for-94-sailfish-25.14341/ FWIW I don’t know RAM trucks. A Ford 1/2 ton towing capacity...

Yeah and it gets warmer offshore when you hit the Gulfstream. I grew up on the Puget Sound, and Hoods Canal learned how to get up fast on the waterskis before turning blue. The water here does get COLD in the winter.

Good luck with the zero breeze. Hopefully this gives you more time on the water with your wife. Keep trying! Yup hot and sticky in the Hudson Valley summer. I just bought a small BougeRV unit for using in the slip with an extension cord to shore power outlet when I “camp” overnight on my 208.

Seems not needed if you regularly inspect and stick some marine grease into the hinge. I’d probably feel OK as-is. I do get the desire for belt and suspenders. A second safety line like the first just a bit longer? A locking carabiner is aluminum but any corrosion or foreign debris in the...

Try the Captain Grady App. Get the checklist thing! Also everything I use for the boat while operating is packed and stored on the boat. I have a cheat sheet on what and where I have stuff in case somebody else needs to get it. First aid kit, basic tool kit, spares, safety gear, extra water...

Some recent threads pointed to the 275 hull sensitivity to roll. When you do the sea trial pay close attention to how the boat trims with motors and tabs under various running and loading conditions to accelerate the learning curve. Cool to get a new boat with the joystick. Practice docking...

Am assuming that salts gone does not strip the wax?

Those new v6 350’s are powerful and light weight! Think I’d like to hang one on the back of my 208. Just for fun.

Thinking about deck covering after my daughter’s boyfriend dropped his metal Yeti water bottle on the deck next to the hatch seam - a whole chunk of the gel coat coat cracked off. Would love to see a picture of your irig in the water with the pilot house. In NJ would need some kind of...

Love the look of those fish.

There are small portable units made for camping and overlanding, DC or AC power. Like this. But I would only use that at the dock. https://www.bougerv.com/products/2899btu-portable-air-conditioner That said there are some relatively smalll Marine AC systems and a good boatyard could figure...

That fog was very reminiscent of west coat summer conditions. It even drifted into Barnegat Bay for spells. Glad you had the radar.

Luckily I have access to two hoses and great pressure so I shut down the engine and start flushing while I clean everything else up. Nice long flush time.

Pretty cool boat. While you won’t get top end(and will likely lose some) you can consider switch to 4-blades after you have some time on the three blades. Ken at prop gods is a great resource. Much different boat/engine combo but I have a F200 on my 208 and have gone to a 4 blade Powertech...

On my 208 I have 2 (yes two) Ocean Tamer bags for cruising and sanbar days. Supremely comfortable versus the stern or side jump seats.

Cool, have fun, for an aviation pilot getting the feel of a boat should be quick uptake.

Hardtop. A big and expensive option that you won’t regret on a new or used boat. Generally better sun and weather protection, durability, side curtain size and mounting, firm handholds, storage overhead in a bin or netting, rocket launchers, antenna/radar/FLIR/outrigger/ accessory mounting...

Gulfstream 232. Nice big cockpit.

Not clever, but could be modestly to very useful depending on the captain’s skill and comfort level, sea and wind conditions, and how the boat is used. I hear you on fishing by yourself, think it will be great for that. For fishing, an electric trolling motor might be more useful for some...

Caught in the trap.