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I understand that you are asking about "boat covers" brand, but I can give some input on Fisher Canvas. I pruchased my Fisher canvas cover for our boat about four years ago. It is very heavy and tough to get on top of the hardtop. Once up therer is isn't too tough to get it draped over the...

I remember seeing three brands of brackets; Hermco, Armstrong and Stainless Marine. I just spent about one minute looking at prices and it looks like a Hermco bracket installed is around $3200, not sure about the Armstrong , and the Stainless Marine runs between $1000 to $2000 plus labor. If I...

Sorry for the late response. I owned a 1992 Explorer for years. I would suspect the "Grady Drive" is pitted and taking on water, mine did when it was about ten or twelve years old. The new owner ended up replacing the bracket with a new unit when he re-powered. I re-wired mine around 2005...

I own a 2006 Marlin (also 30 feet long) with F250 engines turning four blade props. I can acheive 46mph on a regular basis with a light load and my bottom is painted. I would assume that with a total of 200 extra horsepower and a lighter boat, you should be able to run at least ten miles per...

Since I am lousy at typing, please see the attached links in my post below. viewtopic.php?f=2&t=17839 For my needs they are nearly perfect. However, if I carried another 500 lbs regularly I would not be able to spin my props higher than 5400 or thereabouts.

If money was no object and I still owned my 92 Explorer, I would opt for 300hp. Mine originally had a 225 carbed Yamaha, kind of sluggish with a full load in any seas above 1' (also slightly overpropped). When we repowered with the 2000 Yamaha 250EFI, the boat perfomed much better (I suspect...

I say look for the simple stuff first. Nine out of ten times it will be the negative terminal that feeds the GPS. If that terminal is not the cause, I would look at the positive terminal next. If nether of these, I would look at the panel wires (and the actual fuse) that powers the GPS. My...

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I know that inlet like the back of my hand, still surprises me sometimes. Glad to hear you made it back safely.

Glad to hear is was nothing major with the engines. If I understand correctly, the fuel tank is the root cause of the vst problem? I guess particles from the tank are causing hacvoc inside the vst tank.

Thanks for the quick response. Based on your reviews I suspected they might not have been tld's. My next small reeels may be a pair of Sealines.

Looks like a pretty successful trip. Nice to see you and your father spending quality time together. I guesss I better make some plans with my dad when the boat finally goes in the water in a few weeks. Curious what kind of reel is that? Looks like a TLD15 with star drag and your custom...

My boat is also a 2006 Mariln. Last year one of my batteries failed, another was not charging properly. In addition my charger was acting up so I decided to replace all four original Deka batteries and the original charger. Looking back the charger may have caused the batteries to fail or...

Start with the simple thingds and check the strainer (about a foot away from the ac pump on my boat). I no not know the model number of mine but I would email Grady, I bet you get an answer right away. My 120 volt air conditioning pump is a Dometic similar to the red one on this website...

Based on your photos, it looks like the splashwell hinge on the left side of your first photo. Assuming this is correct, your layout is slightly different than the setup I had. Based on memory, if you stuck your digital camera (or cell phone) through the 6" inspection plate in your second...

As others suggested, I strongly suggest your the ground is at fault. Yes, there is definitely 12 volts when you test with your meter, but when there is a load (yes even a 3 watt light bulb) the voltage drops significantly. I have seen the voltage drop from 13 volts to less than three volts...

This might help; viewtopic.php?f=2&t=10460&hilit=rubrail

I used to own a 92 Explorer "242G" with the outboard on a Gradydrive (bracket). The thru-hull was certainly about 24" in front of the transom near the bottom of the V. As suggested, this thru-hull feeds the saltwater washdown and the livewell through the Y-valve.

Assuming your alarm system works fine, I would also suspect a fuel issue. I agree, at the very least swap the port fuel filter and re-test. I would be very concerned about a potentially larger problem. Although unlikely, if the engine is overheating it could give similar symptoms. Check the...

Oh and by the way, welcome to the forum!!!