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Your not far now...Rig looks good as always.

I don't know about 'subscribing" to a thread. The eyeball appears whenever you reply to a thread. From now on, I'll have a purple eyeball next to this thread since I replied.

Pure speculation here, but I have a hard time believing that he didn't strengthen the transom after shelling out what those XTO's cost. I think there would've been too many people shout structural warnings for him to ignore. Performance-wise, you would be getting close to hullspeed with 850HP...

Pat: My 350's give me 1.3-.1.4 in all but really rough seas.

This topic is always subjective, depending on the Captain and his/her needs. Dennis has the best answer for questions like this: If it makes You happy and You are satisfied, then yes, it's adequate. You will write the check and it really begins and ends there. One thing is for dead-nuts...

Half: Great story! If it makes you feel any better, I can't hold a thought for 20 minutes, either. If flying fish and other distractions are non existent, you can always shut your engine down, walk astern and peer over the transom for imaginary weeds on your prop. All the while, the...

Thought I'd send this for another round....

Yeah, I was just wishing the same; I'll be back down in 2 weeks to get the boat shipped up to Michigan. I would've cruised down there otherwise, and met you both in Islamorada. Have a Fab week!

I request a raft-up shot of both boats if you're in the shallows somewhere. Probably too much roll on the mooring balls... Smoke: Your boat looks great on the new trailer! I feel like I know you both; Please travel safe enroute and have a great week.

Pointed Rose is correct. besides, they sell mostly Freedoms and CC's nowadays. Like Blagrauna said, it's a business. It doesn't matter what we personally think of them, they need to focus on what makes the company cash. My selling dealer in Fla didn't stock any new Walkarounds for the 9 years I...

Hey Giacomo: Welcome to the Grady Family; I will tell you what I know and what I don't. While I have never been on a 175 Spirit, any 17 foot boat has limitations no matter the brand. Do you have protected waters in the area where you'll be running the boat? If not, the 175 will not suit your...

Not sure of the weight, but several have went to the inline 4 cyl Yam 200's. That would likely be comparable with your existing 200 2-stroke, and you would only lose some low end torque when planing or hauling your fishing buddies around. Remember, if the scuppers are partially submerged, it...

In a heartbeat if I still lived there. We re-located back to Indiana,(strange as it sounds) to be closer to family & friends. The Marlin will be professionally shipped to Northern Michigan where we'll use it during summer months, obviously. Have a great trip and post some stuff with you & KY...

X2; neat trailer. If Parthery says they're a good company, then they are. Endurance rubber; that's a smart move as well. Keys in may, right?

If your current two-stroke is running well and dependably, why spend that kind of money on an older boat, unless you just are not a fan of 2-strokes. If the engine isn't stranding me offshore, I'd run it 'till it's over. it's likely depreciated as much as it's going to. Another few years won't...

I'm hoping for 200 more clicks....

I was ignoring it, minding my own business until Halfhitch & Doc chimed in. Blame them....

if you are looking for MPG, an efficient running attitude is your key, obviously. I agree with my colleagues on here that gradual experimentation is the best learning curve. My point is, and will be, to use them as much or as little as conditions and comfort level dictate. You will get lousy...

When the guy who wrote the check with multiple zeros is happy.

Keitha: From what I'm interpreting, Rlloyd's goal is to run slower without falling off plane. As mentioned, I had a 232 equipped with F200's just like his. The only way to accomplish a slow plane near the 20MPH mark is to almost fully deploy the tabs and drop the engine trim to 2 bars on the...