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Speaking just from experience in our neighborhood - people will shell out $200K+ for a new Yellowfin/Regulator/Contender and then never wax (or sometimes even wash) them. It kills me as I am on the other end of the anal spectrum. And they think I'm nuts to cover my boat. "Too much work" - is...

Sorry for the tardy reply - been offline for a few days. Boat does have hardtop - cover attaches with turnbuckles on railing under hardtop - so hardtop is in the sun and must be cleaned (damn birds) often. Cover is two piece and is relatively quick to take off (10 minutes) and a slight pain to...

I have full mooring covers on both my Grady and my Scout, so the sun only hits the sides of the boats while on the lift / davits. I wax the Scout probably 3 to 4 times a year (easier access to the whole boat, plus only 16' long) while the Grady gets waxed twice a year (have to use a kayak to get...

We had a 2000 GW 272 Sailfish that we repowered with Yami F250's from Yami OX66 225's. We regularly fished and dived her hard with several people and gear and never had any isssues. Crossed the pond to the Bahamas twice with her and again no isssues. So with the added beam of the Marlin, and...

We run a dehumidifier in the cabin about 10 hours a day. Have it plugged into a timer. Boat is lift stored at the house, so makes it easy. We bought the dehumidifier at Walmart a few years ago for around $100. The dehumidifier drains into the sink in the cabin so that the water flows out the...

Adding to that already listed, we also have in ours: a couple of baseball hats and a bottle of suntan lotion to minimize sunburn while floating/waiting for help; a couple of polished stainless steel "mirrors"; a large whistle, and a drybox that we always put our wallets and cell phones in when...

See if they know how old the gas is in each of the 2 gas tanks. I would insist on removing the sending units (easy and quick, like 6 or 8 screws) and smell the gas and shine a flashlight down in each tank. I did not do this when I bought my boat and found out the hard (and expensive) way that...

Looks really nice. I like how the white/off-white looks versus the dark blue (what I have on mine). If I ever redo mine, I will go with the white.

Nick, When I installed the lift for my 330 Express, I called the Grady folks in NC and they gave me the exact specs on how the bunks should be spaced as well as how the boat should sit forth/aft on the bunks. They are very friendly on the phone and it would be worth the call for the piece of...

not mounted per se, but we keep one in the cabin under the sink and a third one loose in the storage compartment that is the helm footrest (I believe Grady did away with this compartment on newer models)

Randy, I missed the fuel burn #'s in your 1st post. I routinely see 1.1 to 1.2 mpg when running in the 30 - 35 mph slot loaded as previously described. I do drop down to 1.0 mpg if we run above 35 mph (very rarely) or if we have to slow down in the 20 - 25 mph area due to rougher seas. Trim...

Randy, Sounds like we are pretty close. I usually have 3 - 4 divers, with 2 - 3 scuba tanks each, plus all their other gear. Rarely full fuel though; usually 200 to 250 gallons, plus full water and a cooler or two full of ice, etc. Is your boat bottom painted? Mine is not. Wondering if that...

Sounds like something is up. We are routinely loaded heavy with divers and 4800 to 5000 rpm has us running 30 to 32 mph. What props are you running? I have 15 1/2 X 17 Yamaha SWSII props om my F250's.

I do that on my 330 Express (also did it on my 272 Sailfish) - but my purpose isn't to keep things balanced, but to avoid having stale fuel in either tank as well as to isolate any fuel related problem that might occur by being able to switch engines/tanks back and forth to narrow down the problem.

Tagging along on wanting a solution to this. Living in the Tampa Bay area - often referred to (at least around here) as the lightning capital of the world - finding a way to prevent having a hole blown through the bottom of the boat (whether covered by insurance or not) would be of great...

We made this exact upgrade last year. The 330 feels huge compared to the 272. There are times when I miss the Sailfish (like when docking in a tight marina, although the bow thruster helps a bunch) but the 330 has expanded our boating: lots more overnighting (generator on the 330), way more...

JTB - your question on speeds in certain headsea conditions is hard to answer - in our 2'-3' head sea here in the Gulf of Mexico, we definitely can run 25kts no problem. But those are close spaced waves, so we are kinda just having our way with them with out any up/down motion. 4's seas at...

we've been in some legitimate 6'-8' head seas in our 330 Express. Going fast in those conditions is not in the cards. But running along at about 10 knots, off plane, we were not getting beat to death at all. Lots of spray (we stayed dry with the eisenglass up). Tabs down, motors trimmed down and...

Makes clearing super fast and easy. Quick phone call and you are done. If you want to make it even easier (and add a degree of safety to your trip), file the float plan using the CBP website - and of course, when you call to clear coming back, you should have "no changes to the floatplan as...

I run each motor off of a separate tank. Reasoning is: 1. if I have a motor problem, I can switch tanks/motors to see if that is the issue, 2. I always add the same amount of fuel to both tanks. This keeps fresh fuel in both tanks, plus on long trip where we are completely refilling the tanks, I...