Recent content by KcFerry

Thanks for the heads up about the list. It's kind of funny because my current 24cc with tower is named "Naughty-List" due to the cross wind pushing on my on my tower as I run. I love my Custom Sheaffer 240V (now for sale), but I imagine when they designed the Marlin, it was meant for a...

Nice use of the space! If I can protect everything sensitive I don't see why I can't put a large fish bag in there. I don't pick up my boat until next month so I'm just trying to get ideas to get her ready before the season gets going.

Hi to all, I just purchased a 2022 Grady-White Marlin 300 without a generator. With all the trouble I've heard of with the panda diesel generator, when I looked at this boat and saw that it had no generator, it wasn't a deal breaker as I can always bring my portable generator for overnight or...

Thanks for the input! As soon as I take possession of the boat, this will be one of the first things I look into. I like the idea of locking hinges so I can just let it fall to the deck. When I get some time I'm going to lay out the rope 6 feet wide and see how thick the pile is and see how deep...

Have you considered a fin that mounts to the cavitation plate. My 20' Mako used to porpoise terribly if I got on it, but after installing the fin, I could run WOT and just trim the boat with the motor. The only downside is that you can't trim for list in a crosswind, but that was a non- issues...

Thanks for the response Chris. Good advice! I'm always looking for better ways to manage my equipment. I'm surprised that Grady hasn't considered deep water anchoring in such capable boats. Unfortunately I don't pick up my boat until april, so I can't really measure anything or look for...

Update: Even though i'm having a trolling motor with spot lock installed on it, I still would like to have ground tackle available. I'm going to put L shaped hooks on the front of the hardstop struts. I still have to do the math but it should hold a ton of half inch anchor line. It will lay...

I'm starting to think that I'll regret using ground tackle while offshore. I'm going. to have the ninety 96" Rhodan trolling motor installed over the winter. It just makes sense considering the amount of wreck hopping we also do. I have a trolling motor on my current 24' Sheaffer and I only used...

Nope! I've been doing this in a 29' Aquasport for years, but the Aquasport has a huge anchor box and windlass. We still use an anchor retrieval ball and just pick up the slack with the windlass. Plenty of areas between the dip and the elbow of the Hudson to anchor up for the night. I'm not one...

I've always anchored when fishing at night in the canyons as it's more comfortable and I can stay closer to the temp break, bait, or whatever is holding the fish. I've done well drifting during the day, but I'm not very comfortable off the hook at night. 500 to 600ft. is deep, but not so bad...

I recently purchased a 2022 Grady Marlin 300 and left it with the dealer to have some upgrades and service done before I pick it up in spring of 2025. Unfortunately, the boat is a 4 hr. drive for me to check things, so I decided to ask my question here. I will be fishing in the Northeast canyons...

Humble student.

Unfortunately the boat is in CT and my port is in Brielle New Jersey. I'm buying the boat from a stealership in Niantic CT, so I'm working with them until spring. The boat is also due for service, so I'll be having them haul it out, service, winterize, paint and store for winter. Almost 10K. The...

If I drop it down and dog it tight, it still rocks around. I don't have a picture now but I did notice when I raised the seat, there are black markings that look like they came from plastic not grease. Others have mentioned that there's a plastic bushing that the seat sleeves into. Replacing...

Greetings, New member here, but I've been here reading posts for a while and finally joined as I am about to purchase a 2022 Grady White Marlin 300. I looked at it today and dropped a down-payment on it. The boat is in amazing condition and has way more than I'm used to as far as electronics and...