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Hi guys We added a 2003 Marlin 30 to our GW fleet. The generator starts and runs, but it’s not flowing any cooling water. I was told to check the strainer and replace the impeller. I found the strainer but I can’t reach it very well. I can’t find the water pump so it must be under the electric...

Some time ago chevron invented a product called Techron that was designed to prevent/reduce carbon buildup in the cylinders, piston rings and valves. Ring Free and the others are all derivatives of the Techron formula. Ring Free is available on Amazon so I just order it there

The GW customer service rep gave me bad information because the water pump/strainer was not under the port side helm passenger seat where he said it was. So I called them back at 9:30 this morning and had to explain several times the pump/strainer was not under the passenger helm seat. They said...

GW said it’s under the helm passenger seat. There’s a carpeted storage box I need to remove to get to it.

Did you get your boat surveyed before you bought it? I was ready to buy a 1989 Marlin with 2016 Yamaha 250’s. But the survey found the whole port side hull side was delaminated from excess moisture. It had a definite list to port. I did find a 2003 Marlin that passed the survey with flying...

Interesting.......I boat on the Chesapeake Bay, which is notorious for its short steep chop. GW’s are about the best riding hull that is not a ocean going extreme deep vee like a Regulator or a power cat. But trying to fish in the Bay in a Regulator is a tough go because the extreme vee rocks...

The manual diagram shows the pump is somewhere between the port side cockpit light and the companion way. It doesn’t say exactly where it is or how to access it. I have a call into Grady White to see what they say.

Our new to us 2003 Marlin 30 has a clog in the fresh water system. It happened at a Chesapeake Bay Grady White Club Weekend Cruise. All the members I asked said it’s a clogged strainer, which makes sense because it happened all of a sudden when all this black crud cane out of the sink faucet...

I just took delivery of a 2003 Marlin 30 with twin 225’s. That’s the biggest 4-Stroke Yamaha had at the time. Express 33’s in that timeframe also had 225’s. They are notorious for dry exhaust corrosion problems resulting from a design defect. If you weren’t under warranty when the problem...

All good stuff guys, thanks. The GW dealer I do business with told me to call Florida Bow Thruster and I did. They called me back today with the details of what’s involved. They said $9.2k and I’d have to pay the dealer to pull and block the boat. They also said I’d use it every time I’m on the...

We just bought a 2003 Marlin 30 and it’s my first big boat with twin engines. Backing in and getting out of the slip for our Freedom 225 has always been a chore......especially getting out in the narrow channel between docks. Of course my wife ramps up the stress level making it more difficult...

Our first GW is a Freedom 225 we bought new in 2013......and still have. Our second GW is a 2003 Marlin 30 we just bought. I learned early on from my fellow members of the Chesapeake Bay Grady White Club about the dry exhaust corrosion design defect in early Yamaha 225-250’s. I made sure both of...

Thanks guys.....It looks like G4’s come in 6 and 12 v and some are LED for $13-15 each. At least that’s what’s in the Defender Mari e catalog

The 2003 Marlin 30 we just bought has 2 cabin lights out. They are little tiny DC light bulbs and I don’t know if I should just pull them out, twist them or here is some secret I don’t know. The manual says G4 bulbs, but I can’t really find any information on them. Anybody out there know what...

I just got a 2003 Marlin 30 and I’m figuring out the head system as I go. I was told the boat has a masarator but I Boat where open discharges are illegal. So the outlet seacock is wired shut and the marinas have pump-out facilities. The Grady White web site has a manual archive where you can...

We have a Freedom 225 in the driveway, but in December Glam-Ma (wife) told our grand daughter we would have a boat big enough to sleep on by summer. That’s so they can spend the weekends at the marina to use the pool. She wanted an Express 33 because of the big cabin, but we couldn’t find a good...

I was searching for a used Express 330 or Marlin 30. In my search I learned about industry known moisture and hull delamination problems with wide beam Grady’s. I learned about it from a local boat builder, repair shop owner and my surveyor. They all said it had to do with inadequate...

There’s already a Furuno through hull transducer on the boat. There are 2 Furuno units on the boat with radar. But it’s 2003 technology and not user friendly. So I’ll add the Garmin as a separate unit so I can actually see the screen

Hi guys I have a Freedom 225 in the driveway but my wife made me buy a 2003 Marlin 30 so we can weekend at the marina. I need to get a new GPS/sonar unit, but I have no idea where to mount a transom transducer. With twin engines and trim tab planes the only place looks like between the garboard...

Thanks everyone: I was going 8’s but sounds like I need 10’s. It’s a 2003 Marlin 30 with the exhaust repair kits installed in the Yamaha 225’s and new isenglass. The surveyor said it’s a good boat and my wife Carole actually likes it even though it’s not the Express33 she wanted. Now I can run...