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...unless you tell us what you bought! :) GG is not GG without a seasick! I vote to let you stay - after you provide photo evidence and details of what you bought. ;)

There will be a noticeable difference from a 300 hp single to a collective 300 HP in twins. Collective engine displacement will be a major contributor - 4.2 liters for a single vs 5.4-6 liters for twins depending on and assuming 4 cylinder models. That much displacement makes a big difference...

IMO no, it is not too aggressive, but it is all relative. People have gone much further with much less. If this is your 1st voyage beyond a day trip, then I would say it is a bad idea. I would 1st try a 2-3 day trip to work out the bugs and rethink your priorities and expectations. After doing...

I'll be picking one up this week! On sale at WM.

Holy depreciation Batman! Damn. I've got slightly more in our 270 than a new 330 buyer has paid in tax! And that's with new engines, electronics, trailer, canvas and more. It never gets old when someone who doesn't know Gradys asks "is that new?":cool: OP, if you are resourceful, motivated...

She likes the scenery, so being up on the bow is preferable. That and typically the kids and dog are out back causing a ruckus. For what I need, I don't think custom upholstered bow cushion really benefits anyone other than the upholstery shop. I saw the bean bag at WM today. I think we will...

Have you tried them on the bow? You have a marlin, correct?

Agreed, storing on or off the boat will be one more thing I'll have to deal with. However, the plan would be .to only have it aboard when she goes out and on days where she would have a chance to use it. Happy wife - happy life!;)

My wife loves to lay-out and soak up the sun. Aft deck is too low and she can't get enough air on hot days. I'm wondering if anyone has had luck with a marine bean bag placed in the walk around between the anchor locker and cabin? I'm thinking of checking out what West marine has at the store...

Don't keep all your secrets. ;) Let us know who did the windows!

A 250 ox66 is plenty of power for that hull. Ours was a 248 with a 225 ox66. Power was never an issue.

I won't go into detail, but there were a number of things I did to get my ox66 dialed in. The linkage rod was one of them. Sold the boat to my Dad's buddy. Still going strong! Dennis, Techron Marine is a different product than Techron. If I had to guess it is likely more concentrated than...

It has been a few years, but I think I bought the blend. Prior to using Techron, I used Startron. After 2 seasons plugs were consistently carboned and gooie. Once I changed to Techron marine, the difference was remarkable. Despite trolling, I could run plugs indefinitely. When I pulled them...

Good to know. There definitely is some technique to the method. Being a weekend warrior, I had it down by the last 2' of 10! Better lighting in my dimly lit garage would have helped as well.

No. Our 1999 225 did not. I tracked hours with self powered hour meter under the cowling. As for ox66 oil, Penzoil marine 2 cycle was low cost, low smoke, low carbon deposits and readily available from Wally World.

I used the discount eraser wheel to remove some stripe on my hull. It was very fast, but left some residue and scuffs that I had to polish out. Ultimately it was no big deal to clean up. Has anyone used the pricey 3M wheel with better results?

The 150-200 hpdi engines were very good. They were a 2.7 liter. Most of the big displacement hpdi engines (over 3 liters) had major issues. Ox66s generally don't like to run for sustained periods under 2200 rpm. We did it with ours, but had the engine really well dialed in and ran Techron marine...

I would assume you stow your side panels on the front birth? Or did you find a creative place to stow them out of the way?

That's exactly what I'm considering. The front panels will be semi rigid, with flexible material around the corners.

95% of the time mine will be stowed below, so ease of installation when needed will be a priority. You all have some very nice looking enclosures!