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I owned your exact boat (circa 2007) for 10 years. You don't need 4 blade props. Here's what I believe is happening. When you say the engines "break free" I assume you mean the props ventilate, causing cavitation? If your wanting to keep your speed around 18kts, (20mph) you are using too...

Hey Luck: It's in the middle of the Midwest and it's expansive in size & scope, thereby making it attractive to lots of boaters that want a reasonable size body of water to run in. One other thing: it has acquired the reputation of a party spot and that in itself brings more...

Agree with assessments above except for one. For those of you who aren't aware or have never been there, Lake of The Ozarks is a highly populated inland lake with a large amount of boat traffic in season. The result is boat wakes coming from every direction, rebounding off seawalls and creating...

Had the dreaded hernia in '04. Surgery fixed it, followed orders to the letter and am fine. To this day I am careful what I lift and not to strain myself. It ain't worth it. As mentioned, good to hear from you!

A sad and interesting story in equal parts. This is educational and good stuff to know.,

Miss having you around, of course, but your health is number one. Here's hoping your fishing prediction will come to pass. Hope your ok. Good vibes sent your way....

Can't comment on sealers, but I have ceramic coating on my hull only. It's great for quick removal of scum lines, early stage marine growth, etc. I use a crack detailer and he tells me that ceramic coating the whole boat is fine until you incur some damage. Then the gelcoat guy wants to kill...

If you will re-read my original post, you'll see that you got an Honorable Mention...Hope all is well!

KY; Just joined up on this one..Add my support and good vibes along with everyone else's. Please treat this as speculation as I have no real proof to back it up. I have heard and read that once a boat is sanded/compounded that micro layers of the gel are stripped away, leaving a thinner...

Hey Lee; thanks, I was just curious for the most part. My Grady Club had several 330's with F250's and they have to be spun above 4700 to run 30 MPH. That's underpowered to me, but it makes a strong case for long life even with hi RPM use, as many of those 250's clear 1000-1200 hrs and haven't...

Thanks for all the replies. As I suspected, there are several schools of thought on this subject. I've always been apprehensive about pushing any of my engines hard. My previous Gulfstream with F200 V6's ran in the neighborhood of 3600-4200 and were in great shape after 1200 hrs. (Except for...

A 10 ft. garage door. Jealous.... Nice purchase Family: That 270 will be a good match for Erie most days. very cool!

Fam: What's the height of your garage? 8ft? 10ft? Looks to me like it may be close without the hard top....

It is extremely hard to convey docking advice through typewritten words. You have outlined all the key factors above; Tilting the engine up, realizing the engine is on a bracket, etc. I have two relevant observations. 1.) You mentioned an "uncrowded" dock. This cannot be overstated, not only...

I'm always curious what RPM range y'all run your outboards, Yam, Suzuki's whatever. I run my Yam 350's between 3600-4200 depending on how fast I want to reach my destination. I recall Skunk winds his Zukes up around 5K due to his power-to-weight ratio. On the other end, Wahoo never pushed...

For our Marlin 300: 1.) Four 35' 1/2 lines; 2 bow 2 stern, always attached to bow cleats and both stern lifting rings in the transom. Reason? I can get to them quickly when docking solo..I don't have to re-attach them while drifting in a tight fairway preparatory to sterning into a slip. The...

It HAS to be just around the bend..Hang in. Will your transom be done by warm weather?

Hey Dhirsh: Yes, I enjoyed the trip. I usually do except for the few times I get the 4cast wrong. RE: The Cape: I tried cutting it closer to shore once and I wound up in 4-5 feet of water. Yes, that's not uncommon in SW Fla, but I get nervous when the bottom creeps up that close to my skegs...

Need help? 1-800- KY Grady... Thanks Captain; much appreciated.

Yep, here it is RYAK.