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Hey Schliewe: Thanks for the kind words!

I recall mentioning this....

Luck: Maybe read my Florida response to this thread back a few entries. I described it in some detail. I would look into the Carolinas if they really interest you. I have no way to validate this, but I think it's possible you would have less danger from hurricanes there than from wild fires in...

Jacktrop: One other aspect that has not been discussed. The Future: Plans change; Life throws curves at you. Different opportunities open up. 1.5 miles on a back road may turn into hundreds of miles on I-95 as the future unveils itself. I was in Indiana; all of a sudden, bang, I'm in Florida...

Thanks KY!

Bottom Paint is downright gorgeous compared to what will happen in a few weeks in the water.... Fresh water doesn't matter except to eliminate the barnacle aspect. I took my Marlin to Northern Michigan in '19 and after 4 days in 70-73 degree water I had a discernable thin layer of green growth...

I'm obsessive, so take this with a grain... 1.) Make sure you contact Grady for the bunk placement & positioning on a Marlin hull. Whomever is doing your lift may be knowledgeable, but make sure. 2.) Your lift capacity should be at least 15k. (Mine is 16K.) Your Marlin will come in around 12K...

I have no experience towing with a travel trailer, so I'm staying out of that. I checked my figures to make sure I'm giving you accurate info. I also have a 1-ton Dodge dually, circa 2007. I don't know the year of your vehicle, but, believe it or not, mine came equipped from the factory with a...

Trap: In my experience, a non-painted hull left in the water for more than a week without bottom paint will accumulate growth and barnacles soon after. To not let it get out of hand to the point where you need professional cleaning, acid, power-washing and the like, you will absolutely need to...

Will do; Keep me advised of your plans. I can't say for sure, but I'd be happy to make a phone call or two.

Aye YiYi...I forgot it's December and boats are dry stacked. Duh... I'm in Fla so I wasn't thinking about it being winter.

Tarheel1: This is the forum doing exactly what it's designed to do; provide different perspectives on your target vessel. One thing you can take to the Bank: twins will perform noticeably different than a single-equipped Gulfstream. You'll be spending significant cash on this boat. Unless...

With the surfacing of this problem, do you still plan on keeping the boat? I recall you having it up for sale awhile back.

As I mentioned in another column; "Underpowered" is a subjective term. EX: The other thread I commented on involved 225's on Marlins. Several on there said they were satisfied with the performance. It would be a deal-breaker for me and I would run away screaming. Several on here advised me to...

Everything Fish said above. I owned a Gulfstream for 10 years with twin 200's. I don't fish, but many have used them for fishing and were/are satisfied I would never have this boat without twins. It's wide beam-to-length ratio translates to a Beast that can be hard to dock with a single in...

I live in Fla, so no winterizing..can't help there, but I can flush my Fischer-Panda with fresh water and I do after each use. I unscrew the cap that leads to accessing the sea strainer. I pull the sea strainer cylindrical basket out and put a hose down that tube. (I keep the seacock closed...

RE: Docking: Unfortunately, even if you have a system that works for you, your boat, and your docks, it's too hard to describe with the printed word. There are just too many variables each time you attempt it to rely on reading it or watching a clip of someone docking in dead-calm conditions...

Hookup1's response here should be required reading...Could not have said it better.

Thanks Lt. Mike: I'll learn! Great story on the evolution of your Overnighter by the way.

Wow: I had a vision in my head of a Ling being smaller...shows how much I know. I'm the oddball on here, I don't fish, so I know nothing about species, names, etc. I look at the posts on the Fishing Section here and they might as well be talking in a foreign language as far as I'm concerned. We...