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TunaT; we are hoping to make a run from Ocean City Saturday. Hopefully the weather holds. Last I looked it was 15 to 20 and 3 to 5 which is sloppy, but do-able for us.

I hear ya on the fuel Mate. I am being stubbornly patient on the electronics. I have a Lowrance LCX19 setup for now. I have decided on the new tilted 50/200 Khz ducers from Airmar and I'll match them to the Furuno 3D set. The first setup is going to be the autopilot, that get installed next...

Hayden, the weld-ons are the way to go. Second choice is the Lee blot on's. Good luck out there, let us know how ya do. Cheers Mate. Ken

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Yesterday was the first run to the deep for the Canyon' Draggin. We had aboard charters Larry and Lance from Connecticut and Jerry from Maryland. Based on a 2am Sat shot, we ran to the Norfolk Canyon and found 64.3 degree water. We decided to run through and out the back for that warm 77...

I am a hardcore trim tab user. I am a firm believer that you can get a superior ride out of any boat by having a firm knowledge of how your boat reacts to both motor trim and tab trim. Tab trims do WAY more than just port/starboard trim. MORE importantly they can control your bow entry. -...

I was thinking the same think Haydn. By the time you get through all of these issues, you'll know that boat inside and out, and that's right where you want to be. Its a pain getting there, but in the end that boat will have part of you in it. After running the Coral Sea with ya, I am full of...

That sounds like a great plan Tom. Smooth and efficient. I don't care for deck gear. I like to keep the entire deck clear of everything. Even on my Gulfstream I refused to keep an "extra" cooler on the deck. Instead we got a smaller cooler and a canyon bag for ice and kept it down below...

What about the molding around the fiberglass edges? Just about every molding corner on my 282 has a degree of cracking. It is really bad along the opening going into the aft cabin.

All of these problems seem to be related Haydn. Did your Express sit for a long time waiting for a buyer? It sounds like your tanks need a good cleaning. I had mine done at a dealer many years back after the boat sat for three years in a warehouse. Wish I could offer more help, I am sure...

Tom, I think your right. I was thinking of mounting it up on the pulpit and running the pwr cord back attached to the rail with plastic tie downs. It could be set up when you set up for the night and when its time to come up on the AM troll just snip the tie downs, coil the cord and below deck...

Tom, Do you run a Honda on your overnights? If so How do ya like it...

Tom, Three of the five came on Tony 21 spoons 100 feet back from a planer board. They were rigged with 72 inch leaders to a ball bear snap swivel where I put a 3 oz cigar sinker. This keeps it just below the surface. The other two came on 8 oz buck tails rigged with 6" shads, one white one...

Thats what I figured Bob. It is bolted to the through hull, located right at the waterline, which kinda concerned me for a live well drain. But, after opening the sea cock fully, it had no problem keeping the live well at the proper level while we trolled. We'll see how it goes if/when we...

What are you guys doing about the drink holders? Some of them drain rignt into the bilge. Are you removing the hose and blocking the drain.. and then emptying the holder by hand? Or are you re routing the drain hose onto the deck some place?

Fished the Chesapeake Bay yesterday, had five nice rock 30 to 37 inches and kept two for the table. While out there I was running my live well and noticed that the drain was not keeping up with the pump. I figured we had a clog and I set out to clear it. I ended up in the aft cabin, removing...

You need to replace that downrigger wire with 200 or 250# Power Pro, then you'll be total stealth!

Taking a ride into a 3 to 6 meter head sea is gona be wet. Brian summed it up. Its gona be a slower wetter ride. Tuck the motors in and use the taps to keep the bow down and take your time.

For some of the reasons above I quit posting on THT. They also gave me a hard time when they discovered I was advertising on another web site!! Go figure; like they have a say in where and when another business advertises! Per the topic of water intrusion to the bilge; watch your stern cup...

Legend; I recently upgraded from my 2002 Gulfstream to my 2002 Sailfish. As mega stated, its WAY WAY more boat. The cockpit feels bigger and there will be NO question as you ride that you ARE in a different size class. I had over 1000 hours in my Gulfstream, most of them in the NE Canyons...