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When we go cruising to Desolation Sound, we often anchor out and make use of our tender, which is an Ocean Air aluminum RIB with 8 hp Yamaha 4 stroke. This tender (97 pounds) and motor (90 pounds) is ideal for towing in calm water but we wanted a pot puller which would double as a davit to...

Haul out time: This boat is in the water year 'round so the haul out provides the chance to do pressure washing, gel coat repairs, hull cut polish & wax, bottom paint, zincs, anodes, impellers, new gear oil: https://www.flickr.com/gp/john_c_bovard_photo/19X09s...

Latest boat: 143,000 tons and it gets .75 feet per gallon at 20 knots.

Our winters are pretty soggy and we thought it would be beneficial to have a proper cockpit canvas cover made up. We used a local firm called Sea Tops, based in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. Here are some photos of the project: https://www.flickr.com/gp/john_c_bovard_photo/L804Fj...

One of the gems of the Pacific Northwest is Desolation Sound, about 120 miles north of Vancouver.... Our first serious cruising experience in this Grady involved a 3 week cruise with friends in Desolation. It was an interesting "adjustment" in living space from our previous boat which was a...

A little artistic treatment taken on one of our stops last summer:

I have a problem with the main breaker on my 120 volt AC panel on our 300 Marlin. When there is a power failure on shore power, the main panel breaker on the boat trips. Trouble is, when the shore power returns, the power to the boat is not restored. Naturally, nothing receives power until I...

A Grady is featured in this article about west coast salmon fishing: http://epaper.vancouversun.com/epaper/v ... irect=true

Our Grady in a 60 foot boathouse on a rainy day. (The boathouse is for sale).

A classic fall morning in the Gulf Islands of British Columbia.

We have an issue with the water heater on our 300 Marlin. The heater seems to heat the water but little reaches the faucets. I've done all the electrical checks and the high limit switch, thermostat and heater element all seem ok (or at least have continuity). Here's the question: Why would...

Has anyone used all chain rode for their anchor on a Marlin 300? How much chain will fit in the anchor locker? Given our anchoring requirements in the Pacific Northwest, I am tempted to replace the current setup with all chain, but only if I can fit at least 200 feet in the locker. Thanks for...

Anyone successfully restored their aging plastic vinyl curtains? Mine are a bit scratched and reasonably fogged, but before I replace them I wondered if anyone had tried cut polishing them to remove the oxidation. If so, what sort of compound did you use? Thanks for your help.

Just bought a 2005 Marlin 300 (Yamaha 250's and diesel Panda) and trailer from Beacon Light Marina in Baltimore, MD. They have a wonderful bunch of folks there who are customer oriented and they make buying a Grady from them a pleasure. What makes this unusual is we travelled from Vancouver...