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Kizuna, I can see from the picture a little bit of your piston is in contact with the water. Mine were a couple inches under so they need to be retracted to prevent corrosion which subsequently would ruin the seals when running them in and out. The previous owner had the lower units painted to...

... how does she perform with those 300’s. Cruise rpm, gph, mpg etc many thanks

Cavitation plate level is good. I’ve been told this is an inherent design issue with the Marlin and the Grady Cat in conjunction with the Yamaha’s. A dock neighbor of mine pointed this out to me. Kizuna stated that his DF Suzuki 300’s trim units are located up and out of the water

Nothing has changed other then when you put the stops down and then lower the tabs there is enough play to allow the motors to sit lower. The previous owner painted the lowers without consideration of retracting the pistons thus the need to re strike the line

.... thank you Kizuna !!

Jmain ... we hadn’t the opportunity to see how the 6,500 btu unit performs under the summer heat as we purchased the boat late last fall. Certainly (hopefully these days) I should have the unit back in the boat next week and I can give an update on performance under stress. Will keep you posted

That (Zukes) would be a serious consideration if repowering down the road. Has anyone repowered a Marlin with Suzuki motors and what was your experience ? Lowers and trim up and out of the water ? thanks Pat

I noticed that the trim pistons/rods on my Yamaha motors (30 Marlin) are underwater when the motors are up so I flip the engine supports and retract the pistons back into the cylinders to prevent corrosion from damaging the seals. However when I do that the lowers dip back a little deeper beyond...

I think the 24 Offshore was one of Grady's best creations

I have a 2007 Marlin. 6,500 BTU Mermaid unit that replaced the original unit just 2 years ago by the previous owner. I am experiencing an issue with the compressor as far as I can tell and have removed it to ship back to Mermaid in Florida. The unit has a 5 year warranty and the folks at Mermaid...

Looks great Fish !! Hopefully it was easier on the wallet going only 3”” instead of down deep. You ain’t missed much fishing action either with all the craptastic weather thus far. Thanks for the update and repair porn photos

.... gonna short the red to the black on the black terminal board as directed. I'm guessing access is through the Refridge cabinet so that has to come out to get the the box ?

AC unit on the Marlin was replaced in 2019 . Upon running unit for the first time this season I noticed the compressor wasn't kicking on. So I checked the High Pressure switch on top of the unit and it was tripped open. I reset the switch and still no compressor, just the fan running. Water pump...

Thank you all for the input. Running concurrently seems to make sense to me to keep the gas fresh. Last thing I need is to have to put one more thing on the remember list

Curious as to which gas tank you pull from first when running an offshore trip ? Midship or the one closest to the stern, Why/thoughts ? Thanks, Pat

Hey Legend, I haven't owned the boat long enough to get a feel for the effects. We purchased her late last October and did some fall/winter fishing before haul out in early January. Upon pressure washing we discovered we had the "Earl Schiebs" paint job. It just flaked off exposing gelcoat with...

Here are a few pictures. Make sure you follow the directions to the T. And if you have any questions they have excellent tech support. FYI we sanded with 80 grit after solvent wipedown to remove any shiney areas on the gel. Soda blasting is fairly mild but it removed the old bottom paint to the...

Captain Bill, Call Gale Force Blasting ( Chris Stafford ) He is mobile and does plenty of work in Delaware, Maryland, Pa. and New Jersey etc. I had Chris Soda Blast my 30' Marlin in March and he did an outstanding job. My boat is in Ocean City MD. Chris is very thorough and when he is done...

We write for Travelers, Progressive and Nationwide. And yes many companies have a specified lay up period and a specified geographical area. If you want to venture beyond those set parameters you should read your policy and notify your agent or carrier of such so an addendum could be...

For comparison sakes I have 250’s on our Marlin. It is adequate in that between 4300 and 4500 rpm with full load it runs between 24-26+ knots. which most folks are happy to do while running in the ocean. Performance specs with 300 Yamaha’s state lower rpms achieving a little more speed and a...