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My offer for the 1997 Marlin 30 was accepted yesterday. I’m happy but The wife still insists it’s too small and wanted an Express 33. But I had issues getting up to the bow for docking, it was a 2003 with the Yamaha F225’s with the dry exhaust corrosion problem and it was in NJ while we’re in...

LOL......the broker just told me he was misinformed and my offer on the Marlin wasn’t accepted. But the broker and owner are both out of town until Monday so everything is on hold.

I haven’t arranged for a survey yet, but a survey is one of the conditions of my loan approval. So the survey results could resolve the buy or not to buy delimma for me. The boat is out of the water and the faulty plastic through hull was removed and the hole left open. It looks like it may have...

My wife wants a bigger GW that we and grandkids can sleep on. She likes the Express 330 and We went to NJ to see 3 used Express 330’s we saw in a local boat sale publication. The one my wife liked was a 2003, but it had the F225 Yamaha’s known for their dry exhaust corrosion problems. The...

I don't like the final snap closure piece GW gives you for sealing the opening under the windshield. I thought GW should have given more thought to a door, but I can see why they didn't. I'm doing my own with a 2 piece starboard hatch like they use on sailboats to close the cockpit. It's a work...

My eldest step son has my old Parker with a 1994 OX-66 and he just blew 2 cylinders on his powerhead. Mechanics blamed in on crappy fuel and worn out injectors. Replacement powerheads weren't available so he had to have his old one rebuilt

I have a 2013 Freedom 225 with an F200 and it will top out at 38 mph. But I never go that fast so the top end doesn't matter to me. The short steep chop in the Chesapeake Bay and the fuel cost keeps my speed down. It would have been nice to have the 250, but the numbers just didn't work. I think...

I have a 2013 Freedom 225 and we really like the flexible deck plan, the comfortable permanent seats, overall appearance and the quality of workmanship. It handles the short steep Chesapeake Bay chop much better and is less twitchy in a following sea than my old Parker 21deep vee. And we just...

Well I don't have a hard top, just a bimini canvas top and I don't go off shore anymore. I just stay in the Chesapeake Bay and tributaries. I did the fixed VHF installs on my first two boats but just couldn't bring myself to cut holes in my new GW. So at least I got a hand held that has served...

I have a handheld VHF but the wife wants one of the radio's with the red distress button. That means cutting holes and having an antenna. Does anyone know the factory mounting locations? Or am I on my own to find the best spot for my boat? Thanks

Hi guys I have a Freedom 225 and only have a handheld VHF radio. My GPS is mounted in the dash and I was thinking about a fixed amount VHF with an 8' antenna, but have no idea where to mount either. Plus the though of cutting holes in my boat is frightening. I installed a VHf bad 9.6" antenna on...

My old Parker had a 200 OX-66 and several circuits in my onboard computer went up causing the engine to do all kinds of unusual stuff. YAMAHA has a troubleshooting tree you can use and it may help

Hey guys I live in Cape St Claire where several charter guys live. Right now the chumming and bottom bites are starting on the local oyster rock and hard bottoms.

I have a 2013 Freedom 225 and I had to settle for the F-200 6 cyl cause I couldn't make the numbers work for a 250. Everyone recommended I go with the old 6 cyl F-200 rather then the new 4 cyl 200. So that's what I did. I was told something about the new 4 cyl having a mid-range hole in the...

Well that settles it. I always wondered because my Freedom 225 is the smallest boat in our local Chesapeake Bay GW Owners club

I haven't seen Ring Free Plus around here. But it can't be more expensive then regular Ring Free is it?? Ring Free is expensive enough as it is.

Hey guys: I was wondering which GW is the best selling model over the past 5 years or so. I see a lot of Express 30's out there. I have a Freedom 225 and I've only seen one other one on in my area of the Chesapeake Bay. But I do see plenty of 22 walkarounds with and without engine brackets out...

Re: Is it common for 208 Adventurers not to hold a true line you might want to look at the trim tab on the outboard. On my old boat it got loose and made the boat wander all over the place.

I'm sure GW will say no,but it's something I'm worried about. I was at a fishing show yesterday and the rep for Everglades Boats was talking up their construction and talking down GW construction. And they said their variable deadrise hull is better than the SeaV2

I went to the canvas guy that the members of the Chesapeake Bay GW Club uses and he told me to order the drop curtain I wanted from for my Freedon225 from GW rather than having him make one because it would be less expensive. I did just that and it fit right, but the pull on one of the zippers...