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Got a last minute call to run a tuna trip for my buddy on his new 42' Express. We ran out to the Hudson and stayed away from the fleet, we had nobody near us, and only saw 4 sets of lights all night, and they were far away as it was. We had a slow night, broke off 1 tuna and 1 mahi. Before...

Canyon Role Call for this weekend!! Whose going? I'm running my 265 Express to the Hudson for a Fri/Sat overnighter. I will be on ch 65 and 69 S.T. Barb is the boat name.

This was a light year for me as far as upgrades go compared to other years. I installed new shurflo SW washdown pumps and livewell pumps, but did not get pictures of the job, it was too hot out and dark to get pictures. A new ACR Globalfix Pro EPIRB this year, it was time to upgrade to an...

I was planning to run Wed on my boat but had a tough time getting an experienced crew together last min so I jumped onboard my buddies boat in the marina and set sail at 3am on Tues. We got to the Hudson at 6:30 and set lines in at the E end of the letters, water was 69 degrees and blue/green...

Just wanted to welcome Marine Glass Specialists to the site!! I highly recommend them, there service is excellent!! We had an issue with Grady White Customer Service...or lack there of actually. Last season we had one of our vent windows on our 2002 265 Express open while running and fly...

I am looking into purchasing new props for my 265 express. I am running F225's. I currently have Yamaha 3 bladed props, my fuel numbers are ok, but I am looking to improve my fuel efficiency at cruise and maybe have a slightly faster cruise speed if possible. I am not concerned with top end...

Had a custom winter cover made for my 265 Express. We got tired of wasting money on shrink wrap so this is what we came up with. The canvas was made of Top-Gun material and is super strong!! We used the existing enclosure track from the hardtop and used the same snaps for my enclosure along...

Ran ouffshore with my buddy Eric to take advantage of the weather window before the blow were experiencing. Got out to our first spot about 40 miles off the coast and found lots of life and lots of bait readings so we set up on the drift. Had whales around us all morning, possibly 15-20 of...

Ran out on my buddy Steve's boat on Sat, got a late start and arrived to the grounds 40 miles off shark river inlet as the bite was turning off. Worked off the fleet and pulled some nice trigger fish and a half dozen mahi off a tree, and put 2 nice bluefin in the boat before deciding to head...

Ran out today expecting the forcasted 2-4 seas, found a 5-6 ft sweel right at the bow, only managed 18mph on the ride out, so it took us a little longer then planned to get to the grounds. Ran about 55nm miles SE of Sandy Hook and set up on the troll a mile or so from the fleet, we wroked the...

Heading to the hudson or Tom's canyon on tuesaboard my boat the S.T. Barb II. Leaving the dock at 1am for a day troll. Will be running along side my buddy on his 29 welcraft, Skippin' skool. Hoping to get there for the big eye bite and then work for some yellowfin and possibly deep drop for...

Finally got a chance to use the boat at night and take some pictures. The pictures are from my camera phone so not the best quality, but they will do. Under gunnel lighting, Imtra marine LED rope lighting in blue, 5 ft sections under each gunnel. 2 cockpit lights, Vision X XIL-40...

Got out Wed after the boat splashed and lines were tied for the first trip of the season. Started out blackfishing in the bay and managed 4 keepers all around 5lb fish. After the tide died out we switched to striper fishing and managed 5 keepers among a bunch of shorts. All fish were caught...

For the 2009 season there was a long list of upgrades: Infinity 602M speakers Raymarine E12122 Autopilot Lee Center Rigger 3 VisionX XIL-80 LED Spreader lights 2 VisionX XIL-40 LED Spreader lights 1 Jabsco Halogen Spreader light on foredeck Imtra Marine LED Rope lighting under gunnels...

Has anyone yet install LED spreader lights on their boat? I know there are a few out there. Here are the one's I've found so far. Pyramid Tech: http://www.pyramidtech.com/Catalog/Prod ... ductID=103 I believe they are 600 or 700 lumens 1.25 amp draw $150 Lunar LED "Polaris"...

For all the 265 Express owner's out there, what batteries are you running? I need to replace mine before the season. I currently have 3 batteries, 2 house batteries that also start my starboard engine, and one battery just for the port engine. All 3 are Exide Nautilus batteries, NC-24's...

I have encountered my first issue with my 2002 265 Express and I'm hoping others may have an idea of how to fix it. Somewhere in my fuel fill/vent I must have blockage because my main tank does not always allow me to fill it fully, I get about 2/3 of a tank and it starts to spit out. Even...

Anyone running to that area tommorrow Sun Sept 14? I will be out there chasing the bluefin tuna around and some mahi. Heard some good reports from the few boats who got out during the week with some very nice sized fish, hopefully these fish stick around a while. I'll be on ch 65 S.T...

I just purchased a Honda EU2000i portable generator to use aboard my 265 Express for overnighting offshore. This weekend we used it for the first time at the Tom's canyon and experienced some strange and somewhat worrysome situations while using it, I was wondering if anyone else has...

Anyone planning to fish either the Hudson or Tom's this weekend? I will be running out for an overnighter and fishing S of the Hudson along the Flats working the temp break that has been there all week. Ch 65 S.T. Barb II