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For those of you with twin engines with the port engine counter rotating, do you see lower WOT RPMs on the port counter rotating engine? Anyone have an explanation for why, as a rule, this would happen?

I have been experiencing occasional (twice in last year) situations where when its really hot (95 degrees) and I run the boat, moor it for an hour, and then run the boat again one engine dies of fuel starvation. Yamaha customer support clued me in to looking at the primer bulbs, and the...

Anyone have a preference as to how to run with twin engines and two fuel tanks? Options are (A) run both on one tank until its low and switch to 2nd tank or (B) run each on its own tank. Note that my 330 has a 200 Gal tank and 150 Gal tank so going with option (B) would theoretically result in...

Anyone know if there is a way to use a Garmin 3010C to interface to a yamaha F225 engine for Tach, trim, engine hours and fuel management? How about interfacing fuel level senders to the Garmin? If not the Garmin 3010C, does anyone have experience with any "data dispaly system" other than the...

Anyone out there had the pleasure of a lightning strike on their boat? My 330 Express got struck at the dock last week and most everything electrical is either wounded or dead. Anyone out there have success with grounding plates or other methods of lightning damage control? Chris

I am taking on a small amount of salt water in my bilge. Any tips from those of you who have found and fixed leaks below the water line on where to look first would be much appreciated. Chris

Any 330 Express owners have a problem with a slight list to port, especially if the main fuel tank is below 50%? List is both at anchor and while planing. I can get the boat level while at anchor with my full weight on the startboard gunwall. chris

Take the ethanol problem very seriously - trust me, it is not overblown. Here is my first hand story. I bought a 2004 330 Express in June of 2008. The boat had been sitting a long time but when I went to pick it up it both engines (F225's) fired up and ran like a clock. Note that it was...

I recently had to replace some of the side curtains/isinglas/canvas (what do you call that stuff!) on my 2004 330 Express. I got a quote from the local dealer for ~$1000 for the three pieces I needed. I ordered it and the next day got a call from them that they misquoted and it was really...

Within the span of 6 months I had to replace all 4 fuel senders on my 2 Gradys. In the case of my 1994 228G the magnets in the floats became unglued, and in the case of my 2004 330 Express both floats would no longer float - the hovered about mid level in the fuel. One of the floats was...

GW likes to use a steel ball joint on the end of the pushrod used to open/close the seacocks that are deep in the bilge. Both by 1994 228 G and my 2004 330 Express had exactly the same steel balljoints and they all failed the same way - they rusted out. In fact the 2004 boat rusted out after...

I have a 2004 330 express and recently had to replace the port engine control cables, both throttle and shift. The cables failed in the normal way in that the outside plastic split, let in water and the cable rusted out and broke. What is not normal is they failed after 4 years of use. I...

I recently bought a 2004 330 Express with twin F225's. Best top speed I have seen is 37 MPH (GPS speed) with both engines running at 5700 RPM. Both GW and yamaha have published numbers saying I should see 41-42 MPH at 6100 RPM. Here are the variables - let me know if I missed any Boat...