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My experience is the top brands (Garmin, Lowrance) work well. I think Garmin is a little more user friendly. Easier to figure out w/o reading the manual. Lowrance is only a click behind. Most marine stores have displays where you can play with them. I'd recommend checking all out and see...

Anchor line markings Any marine store like West Marine sells marking strips in 30 foot increments that fit in your line. They are cheap and very easy to put in. I've used them for years and they work great. JJB

Yamaha F250's 600 hours and counting on my 05's w/out any problems. I have had them serviced per the recommendations and do flush them unless I run them daily. So far so good. :lol:

Dolphin fishing has been great off Marathon for the last several weeks. Been leaving the Vaca Cut on a 150 heading, dropping lines in at about 400 feet and looking for birds, weed lines or both. Most action has been in 600 to 700 feet. Every fish has been at least 10 pounds, average is 15 and...

Chartplotter I would rate it about a toss up between Garmin and Lowrance. Probably depends more on product loyalty than anything else. I had the Lowrance 557(~$650 a few years back) :lol: and it worked great. The biggest reason I chose it was because Garmin was more expensive. Quality and...

The top mounded outriggers on my 283 do not easily telescope so they so they are usually extended to their full length. This obviously creates a pretty sizable moment arm on the base structure. I'm planning on a fairly long trip (250 Nmiles). I'll drop them all the way down and do my best to...

283 Paint A real head turner. If you don't mind, what was the approximate cost?

Thanks Thanks for the tips - Really appreciated

I normally keep my 283 Release in a hoist but I had to leave it in a wet slip for a day. Long story short, a combination of high winds from the wrong direction and very high tides and I got some cosmetic damage on the port side. Nothing major but the first dings, about silver dollar sized...

Timing is everything. I shipped a boat from Baltimore to Florida last spring and it had all the Chesapeake Bay area Navionics chips. I had no use for them here so I posted them on Ebay. They all sold for about $20 each. Some people got great deals. I'd recommend checking Ebay to see if...

Thanks Walt - I'd like to see a pic if possible. My address is jbeach6@tampabay.rr.com

windlass Thanks for the feedback. Do you have the high bow rail or the low rail? Mine is the low one so I might have to consider that too.

I'm getting tired of pulling up the anchor on my 283 Release. Has anyone out there installed a windlass on one of these (or a similar) models? It does not have a factory installed bow pulpit and is not pre-wired so I'm starting from scratch. What was involved with the installation? What...

Interesting timing on the question because a good friend just bought a Hyda-Sports 2900 VX. We traded off shore fishing trips several times while in the Florida Keys recently in 5+ foot seas. The Hyda Sport is a very nice boat with all the goodies, especially for overnight trips but even the...

Shipping Costs This may or may not be useful as a reference but I recently bought a 283 Release in Baltimore and had it shipped to the Tampa Bay area in Florida by a commercial shipper. Loaded weight was ~ 9000 # and distance was about 950 miles. The total cost was $2200 and took 2 days...

Anchor line Just a test of the system to see if I'm doing things right. JJB

I just bought a 2005 283 Release and obviously, the previous owner did not spend much time at anchor. I'm planning to replace the anchor line and am wondering what the best line size would be. I anticipate anchoring in water as deep as 100 feet and the smaller the line, the more I'll be able...