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I noted that the 19" propped Sailfish were getting 20% better fuel economy than the 17" in that thread so I was wondering which camp you were in. There is a 265 review here which gives numbers from 1 to 1.25 which also seem low to me (because I am assuming it should do as well as a Sailfish.)...

Your numbers sound too low. Do you have 17" or 19" props? What is your wide-open throttle RPM? You didn't list units - are you citing MPG or NMPG? Did you optimize trim? Are you motors mounted too low? There is a recent discussion here for Sailfish. I'd ignore numbers for cases where the boat...

My biggest concern would be the transom - you don't want to deal with having to do this right off the bat: http://forums.bateau2.com/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=27833 There is a big aluminum bracket in there that might confuse the surveyor's moisture meter. You see the bracket after it was removed...

I remember looking at one new Grady at a boat show and noticing it was 1" think and had a decorative edge at the top like the figure below. They probably added that so it wouldn't look too bulky being a full 1" thick. The expansion-contraction problem is common in "fine" woodworking when...

In reviewing the numbers in this post, it appears that the boats with 19" props get great gas mileage of about 2 MPG, but are at the low end of the optimal WOT RPM (~5400). On the other hand, those with 17" props get closer to 1.5 MPG at cruise and buzz closer to 5900 WOT which is the high end...

Hi - my 1994 Sailfish has two manual switches for fuel, one for each motor. The switches, filters and bulbs can be seen in the photos at the post below. What you can't see is the four fuel lines comeing from the tanks to the others side of the switches. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=20500

Yes, that is a good thought and I did put one in glass jar full of gas - it definitely sinks. I'll see how it is in spring. I'm not on a trailer, but will be on jack stands and can jack the front up. Also, I will ask the guy running the hydraulic trailer that hauls me to keep the front up until...

Guys - thanks. I think this is what I will do. I use the boat once or twice before hauling for winter which will hopefully allow the cap liner to work it way back to the lowest part of the tank near the fuel sending unit. Over the winter, I will try to fish it out through there. If I can not...

I looked down in with a flashlight and didn't see it so I went ahead and added fuel. I think the fuel treatment may have carried it down because I didn't react fast enough. It does sink in the gas and I could remove the sending unit and possible fish it out. The sending unit is pretty close to...

I was adding fuel treatment today before fueling and the cardboard cap liner fell into the fuel fill and now is most likely on the bottom of my main tank. Damn. I suspect it could block the full flow if it finds its way to one of the the pick-up tubes. It would be nice if it would dissolve over...

I entered an arrangement like this over 35 years ago restoring and flipping cars and we settled on a wholesale labor rate that didn't really include profit and kept track of our hours and costs and split the profit 50-50. It didn't end well, however. I had been flipping 69-70 Mustangs, Firebirds...

For some reason, the search engine behind this site has a quirk in that it doesn't want to include commonly used words, like Sailfish or Marlin. For example, if you search for "Marlin fuel economy", it will ignore both "Marlin" and "fuel" and list 900 hits on "economy" If you search for...

1.99-1.97 MPG (statute) 1.94-1.96 MPG 1.87-1.97 Those numbers seem really good. What is your WOT RPM and speed with the 19" props?

Over 2 MPG at cruise seems high. This thread discusses the 282 and has a link to performance specs for F250s which claims 1.86 at cruise. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=12863

My Sailfish numbers with E-tecs are plotted in the first post here: http://www.etecownersgroup.com/post/reb ... 1278837256 Trolling numbers: http://www.etecownersgroup.com/post/tro ... 1279498743

We overnight in my 272 - wife gets the V-berth and I take the mid-berth. I'm 5'9" and have no problem down there. I don't trailer mine but may consider doing it in the future.

:welcome Congrats on your new boat..! Does it look like this? - sea trial starts about 3:00 into the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psH3UYz1kA4 Sometimes those brackets get water in them - try cutting and pasting the following line in your regular Google window to see what you can...

I hear you but there were issues with the early eurotransoms where rainwater tended to get in from the top and rot things from the top down. Checkout this thread - TBone's posts in particular - that is what happened to mine: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=9907 A Marlin repair is discussed here with...

You could probably find a decent older Marlin closer to 30K. Here is one for $22K: http://www.boattrader.com/listing/1990- ... -102249584 For Gradys that old, I'd be tempted to look for one that has already had the transom replaced. Either that or find one that needs a transom at a good price...

I took my 94 Sailfish out yesterday after three weekends of bluefin tuna fishing on a friends 96 Marlin. The first thought when I got back on my Sailfish was "Who shrunk the boat?" They are practically carbon copies of each other except for the size and where it is the most noticeable is in the...