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Looks like when you did your "Napkin Math," you hadn't pounded very many Bud Lites. Your weight calculations are real close...My Seafarer was 5800-5900 lbs loaded with fuel & gear. RE: Your Tow Vehicle; I agree with Seasick; you should be good if you take it easy and drive at reasonable...

frisco is correct. My Marlin handles and runs like a Dream with 350's, and in reasonable calm conditions, I get 1.4 MPG at 32-34MPH. While I agree with others 425's would be too much, frisco thinks exactly like I do.. How much HP can you bolt on safely? That's me all over.

I look at that pic and realize I could spend the rest of my life trying to re-assemble it and I wouldn't even get close. How do you guys do that stuff? But, I was never interested in taking apart anything when I was young. I'm still not. No Bail, how's your Dodge Cummins doing?

2016 or so in Florida. Had my 16 ft Donzi on one of the inland lakes near Lakeland and she overheated due to the lousy water quality. Continued operation in said water had finally ruined my impeller. A couple guys in a Pontoon idled over and towed me back to the ramp. There was no Sea Tow or...

I was wondering the same thing....

JJF: The usual questions; Maybe a prop difference? I have the standard wheels that came with the 350's, although I can't tell you the size or pitch. They are 3 blade. (Bought boat/engines new.) Do you have bottom paint? How much ancillary gear aboard, etc. From reading your post, it sound s...

I have a Marlin w/350's. Not quite Apples-To-Apples, but it's the same hull. My figures with the extra weight of a cabin enclosure are better than your stats posted above. 3600RPM 33MPH 1.4 MPG 3700RPM 34MPH 1.4MPG 3800RPM 35MPH 1.4MPG 3900RPM 36MPH 1.3MPG 4000RPM 36-37MPH 1.3MPG 4100RPM...

I would seriously try to find a pair of 350's, Series #C as Fishermanabb said. That's the best power combo for the Marlin, as far as I'm concerned. My guess is 425's while a cool idea, would make it stern-heavy and cause it to porpoise on plane. I've had my Marlin to 50MPH in calm water and...

I have read & re-read thru all these responses, and I understand roughly 10% of them, as I am a rock drummer with a Grady, and not an electrical tech-guy. All I know is I have a 300 Marlin with a Fischer-Panda Generator and I love it. I wouldn't be without it. If it tanks,. I'll replace it with...

Hey TOND7: Your already in a good Zone boat-wise & size wise. An Adventure would be easily towable and would run in the Atlantic on fairly calm days. When I say "calm" I define it as winds 10kts and under with seas 2 ft or less. (Long-period groundswell is more forgiving, but I can expound on...

Okay, I promise. Couldn't resist, but no more. Good luck with the install!

Make certain you solidify them at the base when you start pounding in that 2 ft chop...;)

Agree with MA208: Personally I love mine, although I don't fish. We stay at marinas and anchor out, and it's great to have all the A?C Items operational wherever you are. It is recommended that you run a Fischer-Panda diesel frequently, which I do. I get the oil changed every 50-75 hrs or so...

Hey Popeye: Colors fade faster in the sun & elements than white, but everything fades if not waxed and maintained. Give it a year unprotected and you'll notice a difference. I have a Marlin with the "Sand Brown" colored hullsides and I waxed it every 6 weeks when we were in Fla. Now the boat...

I would agree that we probably run our rigs differently. This is an example where I would enjoy climbing aboard your Marlin and riding along, or vice-versa. It is hard to describe one’s version of a “rough ride” or a “smooth ride” in print. You really have to be aboard, in the moment.This is...

I said it to LuckyDude and I stand by it. I have a Marlin and it indeed a marvelous boat. I have logged hundreds of hours in helm time off SW Fla and seas over and above 2ft driven by 15kt+ winds will make it an uncomfortable ride. It is a tight, steep chop and a Marlin will take spray...

I credited you with suggesting the World Cat in my last response to the “Express 330 With 300’s “ thread. I have said repeatedly a Grady won’t accomplish what he wants. Also agree about someone teaching him how to run it. I have heard Cats are a completely different ballgame.

This will be time well spent. I now have a pretty good picture of what your goals & expectations are and a Cat hull is worth a serious look. There will be a handling “learning curve” that I can’t help you with as I’ve never been aboard one. I can only tell you they lean out on a turn instead of...

I know after communicating extensively with LuckyDude what he’s after. He wants to have a reasonably comfortable, fast Ride to wherever his fish are in a mostly rough Pacific Ocean. He wants to return home as fast as possible from a long day on the water, running and gunning over swells...

I am. First the numbers. They are undeniably great: 35MPH at 3900 RPM 1.4 MPG 36MPH at 4000 RPM 1;3-1.4 MPG 38-39MPH at 4200 RPM. 1.2-1.3 MPG. Yes, these are in the Kill Zone for the flywheel harmonic problem. I said "screw it" and still say that. The Yamaha info center send up an alert when...