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Hope everyone had a good day to reflect no matter what religious affiliation. Looking forward to the warm weather and fair seas. Good luck to all and have a great season !

With most of the large venue boat shows winding down has anyone got any feedback on sales thus far ? Seen plenty of folks attending, just wondering how many are reaching for the checkbooks in light of higher interest rates and waning trust in the banking institutions ?

What micron fuel filter are you using for your genset ? 10 micron ?

Might purchase new poles for the Taco hardtop mounted bases. Personally I like one piece solid poles for many reasons. Was contemplating going with 20’ carbon fiber Lees with the built in rollers. I currently have the Taco aluminum collapsible four piece units that came with the boat. Taco does...

Attended the Atlantic City show yesterday. Some beautiful boats to be seen. Love the smell of fresh gel coat and fiberglass… but not so much the sticker prices. GW had a spread there but nothing larger than the 325 Center Console. No express models just mostly DC’s and CC’s nothing that interest...

There is a possibility I may sell my Marlin based on outcome of purchase of a larger boat. Details of which are fluid at this point in time. So this is a heads up in the event I move into a new venture. It’s a 2007 with twin 250 Yamaha’s 670 hrs aprox. Generator less than 50hrs. Bow Thruster...

My cables are getting sticky tight. Anyone here tackle that job or have it done before ? 2007 Marlin with F 250’s

Anyone have this issue on your Grady ? I'm most likely drawing to many amps with a TZ touch3 16" MFD with 1k sounder 2 VHF radios Raymarine 12' and 7' MDF's Auto pilot and furuno GP 32. my guess is we're pulling 25 amps. Ok while running however too much strain when at idle or motors off. Anyone...

Anything positive about this trend ??I’m seeing a lot of it lately. Hasn’t happened to our digs yet. What is your experience ??

Just throwing a well deserved jab here … Have a beautiful set of factory cushions that snap on the exterior of the trunk cabin. They have been stored indoors at home or down below in the V berth so they look almost new. However upon further examination I noticed that the “Staple Scientist” had...

Fyi had purchased a pair of Ongaro wiper replacements last spring (black) coated. Sold as marine wipers. Doing some prep this spring and noticed they were rusted out. Why in the world would someone zinc coat a steel wiper and sell it for use on a marine application ?? Luckily The local dealer...

Finally repaired/replaced soft core area on cabin top, port side of bomar hatch. I was able to accomplish this without cutting the top skin by removing the bomar and excavating the soft balsa core. After removal and drying out process I fashioned some tools to sand both the undersides of the...

Almost done final touches to our 2007 Marlin. Will splash her in two weeks. Treated her to some new coaming and rear seat upholstery this year … will hang it when we go in the slip.

Trying to decide which one to go with. They both have pros and cons. Any members here have experience with either one ? I would like to incorporate night vision capability in conjunction with my new radar (12kw Furuno) for those early morning runs more so then evening. Understanding that the...

Curious as to the slip and storage fees in different locals. Take in consideration what your Marina may have to offer needs to be factored in. Not to the penny but I'm paying $195 per foot for a 30' slip April thru October = $5850 then $52 per foot for haul out pressure wash block and storage =...

I have a soft spot to the port side of my Bomar cabin hatch on my Marlin. It’s a small area about 12” square I detected when we purchased the boat last fall. I suspect it got there via the hatch cut out not being sealed correctly or possibly from around the hardtop pipe work support that is...

Has anyone used a particular supplier with favorable results ? I see some advertisers who will make them, you just supply the dimensions. Thanks Pat

I noticed that the trim pistons/rods on my Yamaha motors (30 Marlin) are underwater when the motors are up so I flip the engine supports and retract the pistons back into the cylinders to prevent corrosion from damaging the seals. However when I do that the lowers dip back a little deeper beyond...

AC unit on the Marlin was replaced in 2019 . Upon running unit for the first time this season I noticed the compressor wasn't kicking on. So I checked the High Pressure switch on top of the unit and it was tripped open. I reset the switch and still no compressor, just the fan running. Water pump...

Curious as to which gas tank you pull from first when running an offshore trip ? Midship or the one closest to the stern, Why/thoughts ? Thanks, Pat