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When I look at a boat... especially one that is 7 yrs old and the Cabin needs "tlc" I would wonder what else the owner neglected... especially the motors. The hours do not indicate excessive use but the disparity would bother me until I found out WHY they are like that. If the owner tells you...

Thanks for all the responses so far. I don't think there is a good anwer to my question... damned if you do and damned if you don't. The guy in the slip next to me bought a used boat that had two new carburated V8 gas inboards... new from the intake manifolds down. The boat was not running...

You've got that right... my boat is 30' and I pay for 34... that is the measurement with engines down & includes the pulpit. I'm just glad my marina isn't one of the marina's that measures with engines up and I know there are some in our area that do.

I think when I bought my boat in the summer of 2005 was one of the few windows back then when Yamaha wasn't offering 6yr warranties with the purchase of a new large block motor. So this summer I have to make the big decision: buy an extension or not?? From what I understand they are extremely...

that's the key... every boat is different and will have its own "groove" for each set of conditions... even within the same same model group especially after the owner loads the boat up with gear, supplies etc.

hangman, 5'ers at 10sec shouldn't be a problem, but 5'ers at 5 secs can be constant work in any boat. I think you need to hear from the experts on this site who own your model grady and maybe some with the bracket set up. Your boat/hull sounds like a very close configuration to the 265...

Lot of guys on this site have talked about "soda blasting" the bottom. It's softer than sand blasting and doesn't scratch the hull but takes off the paint. I'm sure the experts will chime in here.

I use Micron CSC (ablative). Nothing at all wrong with Pettit. As a matter of fact my Grady dealer only uses Pettit Hydrocoat. He claims it does very well for the northeast 6mo season and is a lot cheaper(if you can call paying over $100 for a gal of paint cheap). I stick with CSC only because I...

I never drove a boat with motors on a bracket but I doubt that has anything to do with your problem... but the guys with the brackets will know for sure. You are talking about a following sea... right? If so make sure your tabs are up. If they are down in a following sea you can definitely get...

Here is a usefull link: http://www.lrse.com./products.cfm?cat=001 This is the raft I ended up with. I bought the 6 man version... very light weight and compact. Slides right under the companion seat on my Marlin. It isn't cheap but not as expensive as the rafts rated for Ocean crossings...

Lots of good points made so far about buying a used life raft and mounting canisters on your hardtop(especially if your boat only capsizes). A number of Life Raft RePacking companies also sell new life rafts and they take used ones on trade. If I were buying used that is where I would look...

Good luck with the purchase Scott... you'll love the Marlin and the 19" props are the recommended props for that boat. Mine came with 17" and not too long after that Grady started recommending the 19" with the F250's. The other thing that nagged me when I bought my boat was whether the dealer...

Congrats and best of luck with her Chris....

Personally, I think Yamaha had, or still has, a quality control problem with the "grade" of stainless they use for their props (or their supplier does). I had a 2003 282 with F225's and never had a problem with minimal care. They always looked great. Then I moved to a 2005 Marlin with F250's...

OCNSLR: "While I can't address the torque from that big, single F350, I can say that there is no way that beast will tilt up in that eurotransom. And since I wouldn't have an engine that couldn't clear the water, then the F350 wouldn't be for me. " sorry Brian... missed your post.

Excellent point.. you might want to get this question answered first!!! Everything else may be a moot point.

Giorgos, I think I do know what I am missing and that little boat devil is always sitting on my shoulder saying "Buy the 33" !! :(

Not sure what this means either??? If the Marlin has 250's on it right now and they are the original factory delivered models then the transom & boat was rated for 500hp and I would think the F250's would be OK. My buddy repowered his 1989 Marlin with F225's and he has had no problems what...

TS... just saw this pic... I'm only 6 mos late. :D What a great looking boat and looks like she is all business where the fish are concerned. Best of luck with her. I echo Cummins thoughts as well. I love the 33 but happier with the Marlin helm area even though it would be nice to have a...

Marcus1, the 265 is in this catalog starting on page 28. http://www.gradywhite.com/customer/cata ... s/2004.pdf