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All of the above is excellent advice. I went from a 265 to a 330 and am super happy. The Marlin, the 305 are excellent choices. The 330 is a beast and does what they do a little better. It just comes down to finding the right boat I guess. One piece of advice - I'd stay clear of the Yamaha...

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The Windlass shows 90 and the Main shows 50

Thank you Skunkboat. Next I need to determine what Amp size I need for the Bussmann 185... For the "Windlass" and "Main" - Each are 2 gauge wire (heavy stuff). If anyone has done this on a 330, please advise. Thanks,

I have owned my 2006 330 now for 12 years and am embarrassed to ask this question now. Hopefully someone here can set me straight. In the port stern cockpit are the Battery Selector switches. On each side of each Battery Switch is a RED circle looking thing. About the size of a quarter or...

Since you asked, I recommend the 4.2 Liter Yamaha all the way. This is not a Ford Vs. Chevy thing. All outboards everywhere are compared to Yamaha. If you have a Honda, or a Mercury, or a Suzuki, I'm sure you're happy with it. No disrespect expressed.

You installed heavier batteries + removed the generator. That'll do it... I'd try to stow gear to STBD if possible. Or maybe move a pair of your 31's to the area where the generator was. That should not be too hard to do and you will have easier access to both pairs of batteries when done...

Understood and thank you Bill for the detailed response. The more I think about it, the current set up is best. One can simply turn the battery switches to change the source of power (or charging) as needed. And getting size 31's in there would be better than the 27's. On the newer 330's...

Bill, On a 330, I didn't know you can "fit" Group 31's in that battery space. I have the standard Group 27's and they are a tight fit. Curious how you did it. Also - on the 330's, Grady wired the port engine to two batteries in parallel. And the STBD engine + House circuit to another two...

does the rear berth headlining need to come down to access the location of the emergency stop button? I do not think so. I think the cable goes low port to SB through a rigging tube down there, then vertical up to the SB side of the helm area (down low by your feet) near the water heater.

Look at your boat's schematics as to the rigging tubes. Mine is on page 8-30 (2006 model). From the battery box, the 0000 Red cable goes to a 300 amp fuse holder. Then the 0000 Red goes up the port side rigging tube to mid ship and it goes to the starboard side and then forward. Along the...

As Bill mentioned above - have you replaced the starter relay? You should always have a few spares on the boat as these tend to fail after awhile. Can get them on Amazon. If you don't have spares, I think the below is the one you want...

A buddy of mine has the same boat and ordered new Yam 300s. I’ll be curious on the performance difference between the two. >>> Take it from me (I just re-powered from F250's to F300's on my 2006 330) - I'm running...

I'm into my 12th year owning my 330 (year 2006). We love the thing to death. Lot's to read (on this site) about engines. I re-powered from twin F250's to F300's. Yes, better with the 300's but I personally had no gripes about the venerable 3.3L F250's. I also would stay clear from the F350's...

Only thing I can think of: Have you ever moved it left then right before the left stops rotating?

Congratulations! You're gonna love that glassed Pilot house. A friend of mine had one and it's incredible...

Remember, when Grady-White introduced the 330 Express, they installed them with F225's. The F225 3.3L V6 was the LARGEST outboard Yamaha made at the time. It was a revolutionary "Grand Slam" kind of a boat with rave reviews all around. Later, they sold them with F250's. Again, the largest...

I just repowered my 2006 330 after 2,500 reliable hours on a pair of F250's. I now have F300's. Is a 330 underpowered with F250's? No. Is a 330 better with F300's? Yes. In my use case scenario, I value my Bow Thruster and generator very much. I'd never own a large Grady without both of...

Good job Doberman! That debris is almost unavoidable. It just seems to collect, grow, in the tank. I have a tight and well sealed fuel cap and still see crap in my filter every 80 hours when I change oil. 7 minutes run time is about how long the FP will run from small amount of fuel in the...

Good point on the resale value. Totally agree. I love my Fischer Panda (2006 with 850 hours). While the FP is certainly not perfect, if you understand their weaknesses and have spare parts they should deliver 2,000 hours of use. Out of necessity, I sort of have become a FP Mechanic (lol). I...