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Hi - I just picked up a 2002 Scout 155 Sportfish to keep my E-Tec equipped Sailfish company. I needed something I can putz around in and occasionally hit the road with. I'm used to white 2-strokes and this boat has a gray 2-stroke. Can someone please point me to the owners forum for gray...

Sad day today as a buddy blew his starboard VX 250 2-stroke ending his boating season... :( He is evaluating options at the moment and one possibility is a pair of used F250s but he is concerned about the extra weight of that generation 4-stroke which appears to be on the order of 100 lbs...

The battery hatch on my buddy's Marlin had a fight with some ice and lost. :( There was ice behind the hatch that was not visible and when we pulled it open, the gelcoat was damaged. :-| Can you please remind me what the steps are for this type of repair? I seem to recall good posts on...

I was adding fuel treatment today before fueling and the cardboard cap liner fell into the fuel fill and now is most likely on the bottom of my main tank. Damn. I suspect it could block the full flow if it finds its way to one of the the pick-up tubes. It would be nice if it would dissolve over...

For some reason, the search engine behind this site has a quirk in that it doesn't want to include commonly used words, like Sailfish or Marlin. For example, if you search for "Marlin fuel economy", it will ignore both "Marlin" and "fuel" and list 900 hits on "economy" If you search for...

Cool photo from the MSN website of an outboard-powered raft and its operator being dropped from a helicopter at a recent air show. I believe this is the Evinrude 55MFE Multi-fuel 55HP E-Tec which is "The First Multi-Fuel engine capable of running on heavy fuels such as JP4, 5, 8, JetA, JetB...

Did some swimming off the boat yesterday and all the teenagers wanted to do was climb up onto the hardtop and jump or dive off. They had a ball but it is not easy to get up there since the Sailfish hardtop was not designed for this and there is not much to grab on to when pulling yourself over...

Hi - I wanted an area for "dirty" storage for things like grease, WD40, funnels, oil, etc. and got the idea for this storage box from Gary M. It sits on the stringers under the rear seat. The two larger compartments are sized for one-gallon oil containers and the smaller compartment is sized for...

The fitting at the end of the shower hose cracked and it leaking under the sink when I turn the faucet on. The plastic hose is about 4 or 5 feet long with two threaded fittings at each end that are about 9/16" in diameter. The diameter of this hose is about 1/2". It is an assembly with the two...

I was waxing the hull yesterday at my club and a couple members stopped by to chat. One of them owns a plumbing company and is proficient at welding and was admiring the hardtop. He was noting how it was extremely well constructed in a very-heavy-duty way with all the different tubes and...

After close to 10 years in its current design, a major unveiling is scheduled for next month that is reported to be "a whole new design from the top of the motor cover down to the skeg, a whole different look, and reportedly much better fuel economy and performance."...

I just replaced my old analog tachs with a pair of I-Command gauges along with a NMEA 2000 network - it was pretty easy to do and they work great. Now I can display data from the motor's computers at these gauges. I'm looking forward to trying to optimize fuel burn and economy with them. My...

I knew a guy 20-years ago who used to build his boats from scratch out of plywood - first a 26 footer, then a 32. They were nice boats and someone asked him the secret of his success at doing this, on top of his full time job, and he said that he tried to do something on his boat everyday. Even...

Last week I went to my first Grady Owners Club meeting a Baert Marine which is located north of Boston. They put out a nice spread and I had a good time - met and chatted with some folks, had some good discussions with their mechanics, etc. It was definitely worthwhile. Anyway, in addition to...

I'm wondering what is the point of vertical trim tabs on twins. :hmm I'm talking about the little vertical trim tab underneath the anti-ventilation plate aft of the propeller designed to adjust for veering caused by sideways prop force. They are necessary on single engine installations but...

Hi - I'm thinking about raising my engines by one hole and am wondering where others are at with similar boats. My particular boat is a 1994 Sailfish which has the eurotransom but not the full running surface. The 94-97's were built way so I am especially interested in those but also interested...

I had my Sailfish shrink wrapped this year for about $300 and am not happy with the job - he left the swim platform exposed just taping the wrap to the forward part of the Eurotransom. The motor-well spent the winter full of ice and snow as shown in the photograph. He charged $11/foot, I should...

Hi - I want to add a network to my 272-style Sailfish and will have to snake the network cable from the engines to the helm. Is snaking that cable going to be difficult?

Is this trim material available or is there a good substitute? This is the trim around the opening at the top step in the cabin of my Sailfish.

Hi - I've been unable to make sense of the claims of various owners and manufactures and decided to do some of my own research and analysis. I went to the manufacturers web sites and downloaded data from similar size/weight center-console boats so I could examine them together on the same plot...