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Those F300s seem to be the best four stroke for the Marlin and for that matter the 330. From what I've heard, pretty trouble free as well. I'm sure you're pleased!

What kind of top end numbers are you getting now?

I'd heard that the rangers out there tended to be kind of cold, but the ones we had contact with were as friendly and helpful as could be. They spent a lot of time with us and answered all of our questions. I give them high marks. You want to raise them on vhf 16 when you pull into the harbor...

Thanks guys. Fishtales, I highly recommend it. Dry Tortugas had been on my bucket list for as long as I can remember. I recall my dad's fishing buddies talking about it when I was in my late teens and now I'm 62 years old. I've stopped putting things off, like getting the "dream" boat and making...

Last year, my wife and I ran our 2005 Marlin from Marco Island to Big Pine and back, logging about 300 miles, including fishing. This year, we expanded on that a little - we left St Pete in our boat on Wednesday June 3, bound for Marco Island, Dry Tortugas, Key West and Cudjoe Key. This would be...

I'd be very pleased with those results. You've added a lot of range to your Marlin.

Fantastic numbers - congrats! That kind of fuel burn would add about 120 miles to my range. That's huge. I'm heading from St Pete to Marco, Dry Tortugas and Cudjoe next week. That would also save me about 170 gallons of fuel...

Every trip for about one minute, just before I get back to the marina, at the urging of my mechanic. Other than that, I'm pretty conservative.

I'm not ready to repower my Marlin yet - I hope - but when that time comes, every option will be considered. I have to confess that although I initially found these to be a bit out there aesthetically, they look ok hanging on your transom, with the more conservative color scheme. I'm satisfied...

I'm very curious...probably a lot of us are. Any updates on this repower, regarding performance and fuel consumption? Thanks!

Awesome boat! You're going to love that Marlin...

My wife has a sign company and I help her sometimes, including removing old decals. The absolute best thing is a rubber wheel on a mandrel that goes in a drill. So much better than heat and razors. Much, much faster, no risk of damage, a lot cheaper than a heat gun and it doesn't even leave glue...

They stay charged for weeks and we plug it into the cockpit outlet when we overnight. It is redundant until you really need it. In a perfect world where everything always does exactly what it's supposed to, you'd never need any kind of backup. As isolated as you can be out on the water, I like...

I keep one on my boat, even though I have fresh batteries. I've yet to use it off shore but did need it once at the marina. I'd left my batt switches on and dc breakers on for a few weeks, after coming in late one night. (It's a dry stack marina). It started the engines fine but I found that...

Great feedback, HMBJack. I like that you have friends with 30' Gradys for direct comparison. I have trailered my Marlin and it's about as much boat as I care to pull down the road. So, I'm not even considering trailering the 330. I keep the boat at Loggerhead marina in St Pete and one of the...

Thank you gentlemen for the excellent feedback. I'm impressed with the performance of both of your boats. Off The Hook - what engines do you have? Thanks again!

Hi all, My wife and I bought a 2005 Marlin a year ago and have had a lot of great times on it, including a trip to the Keys last May. We were trailering it (75 miles each way!) until October, at which time we got into a dry stack marina in St Pete. That added to our enjoyment more than I can...

Mine actually sounded off one time in the early morning - like 3 or 4 am, when I was running my generator overnight. I guess there wasn't enough wind or it was blowing just right, but when it woke me up, I could tell there was something funky about the air. Shut the gen off, aired out the cabin...

If you're running a generator on your boat, you really ought to have a CO2 detector in the cabin. Our Marlin came equipped with one in the mid berth but we added another to the main cabin. Cheap fix for a problem that you don't wake up from.

My 2005 Marlin with F250s typically gets right at 1.2-1.3 mpg cruising 30-34 mph, In decent sea conditions, with full tanks and 2-4 persons on board. Last time out, loaded light (one empty tank and one half full), I was getting 1.5 mpg at 30 mph.