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  1. Captain TJ

    2006 282 Sailfish for sale, 250's

    We are selling our 2006 282 Sailfish with 2006 Yamaha 250's on it.The engines have 1356 and 1377 hours on them and are well maintained and in good shape. Includes a 2019 venture triple axle aluminum trailer with disc surge brakes on 2 axles. All updated electronics as well as a new head. The...
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    Dave's Trailer Sales warning! Glen Burnie, MD

    If you're looking to buy a new trailer for your boat beware of Dave's Trailer Sales in Glen Burnie, MD. They sold the previous owner of my boat an aluminum triple axle trailer specifically for my 282 Sailfish just over 2 years ago. I bought the boat and trailer last August and towed it back to...
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    Daves Trailer Sales and Venture Trailers WARNING!

    If you're looking to buy a new trailer for your boat beware of Dave's Trailer Sales in Glen Burnie, MD. They sold the previous owner of my boat an aluminum triple axle trailer specifically for my 282 Sailfish just over 2 years ago. I bought the boat and trailer last August and towed it back to...
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    Hydraulic steering a little stiff, normal or not?

    So we have our new to us Sailfish with twin 250 Yami's on her. After a long day on the water my shoulders hurt for a week plus due to the workout of turning the wheel back and forth to maintain course in rough water. The steering feels a little too stiff for what we have but I have no prior...
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    What do you tow your boat with?

    I have seen this question asked many times before. I tow with either my F350 or motorhome. Today when I was looking into the procedure to flat tow my F350 behind my motorhome I checked Ford and this picture from their towing guide cracked me up. It's towing a Sailfish I'm almost certain and the...
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    Rub rail sealing help

    I have a pretty significant leak into the cabin from the rub rail area. I have already removed it all but about 5' which I will remove and clean up to seal after I put the other end back on. Wanted to keep part attached to keep the same orientation as before. Once removed it became very evident...
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    Maiden voyage found an electronics issue. Any ideas appreciated

    My Furuno Navnet TZ Touch 2 chartplotter kept shutting down completely and immediately when I would hit any wave that caused a jar through the boat. It happened about 5 times in one day. It would turn back on within a few minutes but was quite the distraction and annoyance. I'm also worried that...
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    282 Starboard downrigger wiring??

    Has anyone strung a wire from the aft midship area with the batteries to the starboard gunnel on a 282? I haven't looked hard but upon brief inspection I'm not seeing any logical way to get the wire from the outer gunnel across the outside section and back into the middle section. Starboard is...
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    Woohoo! Our new to us 2006 Sailfish passed survey.

    We will be heading to the east coast Monday after our tuna trip to pick up the newest addition to our family. I can't wait to get her home and bloody the decks. She's in great shape and ready to rock n roll. Attaching some pictures here. This baby is going to get some love and it's the newest...
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    Sailfish factory changes through the years? What do you know.

    I'm having a hard time finding any info on what major changes were done and when. It seems like they started installing 4 strokes in 02' I believe I clarified that they went to the SeaV 2 hull in 1998. I at least found something online that led me to believe that. It looks like 05 they...
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    2006 250 4 strokes, do they have exhaust issues and how many is too many hours?

    The title pretty much sums it up. I have in the past looked past a boat because it had 2500 hours or so. Should I be considering something like that if it's been well maintained? I know the 225's have the exhaust issues but not sure about the hours on those as well. Any insight would be...
  12. Captain TJ

    Looking for a Sailfish 272 or 282

    We just backed out on a gorgeous 272 in Delaware that has major structural fiberglass issues. Major bummer but back in the saddle for the hunt again. My wife is already pointing out new listings. We will find the right one.
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    Considering a 282 Sailfish vs a Marlin 300, ideas?

    We have been looking for about 18 months at both 282 and 300 models and we're getting closer to ready to pull the trigger on something. We will be trailering the boat at least 8 or 9 months of the year so that is a factor. It seems like the Marlin models are pretty close typically in price but...