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THIS...^^^ My Marlin is a marvelous boat; We enjoy it thoroughly, but I can tell you that we'll go no bigger because of the hassle of cleaning, packing, unpacking, maintenance & upkeep. Any bigger boat for us, and it wouldn't be worth the effort, as Cregan says.

TortugaBob is correct. I'm not sure when the 300's first appeared, but Marlins were rigged with 250's and 225's because that was the highest HP option at the time. I'm sure someone here can pinpoint when the 300's were first introduced on the Marlin. In a nutshell, the 250's were adequate, the...

You will have it. To coin the overused Covid Phrase.."We're all in this together."

No one has answered this yet, but his question was the Nautical Mile Range of a Seafarer. Assuming he chooses 50 miles as his safe trip range, the Nautical Mile Equivalent is 43.4. I use statute miles too, but I thought I'd answer the question as written. Couple notes on the area your boating...

Going back to square one here. Lucky: If you pull the plug and leave it out, as others here do, just make SURE you remember to re-install it. Leaving it out didn't work for me. (Don't ask.) There is too much personal hullabaloo at the launch ramp as I ready everything for dropping the boat...

One more thing.. I read and realize that you were lucky to find this trailer. I would've bought it myself like you did under the same circumstances. What I wrote above was food for thought for the future. Eventually, that trailer will cause you problems unless, like I mentioned, your just towing...

First off, congrats on your boat. I had a Seafarer for 10 years and loved it. This is a thought for the future once you get your rig home and settled in. The trailer you purchased is too light. You will be at max capacity once you load your Seafarer with gear and fuel. I recall mine weighing...

You have a dry Grady; probably 75% workmanship, 25% magic. Check it from time-to-time, especially after it gets rained on significantly. Or at the ramp if you took some of the Pacific over the bow on a rough day. You probably do this, but re-install the plug immediately after you pull it. The...

Just watched the vid myself. No wonder you don't allow coolers in the cockpit; I've never seen so much gear, rods, buckets, & supplies on one boat. I would recommend a 330 if you hadn't worked so hard to get your 200's dialed in to your 265. And then there's the fuel burn on the bigger boat...

Another, important thing I forgot to touch on. If you hire a Captain, you'll never remember everything he/she tells you; there is just too much info to take in the first day, and if you don't record it, it'll blow by you and you won't remember half of it. Video the whole day and take notes, if...

Congrats: The Marlin is a great boat. It is also a boat you should not attempt to drive right off the bat. I will explain. For beginners, a Marlin is a lot of boat not only to pilot but to understand. There are way too many variables that will make your first few trips stressful without an...

Two are the best for me. 1.) 232 Gulfstream. It's the "biggest" 23 out there. Handles rough conditions to a reasonable point, is trailerable although your supposed to have permits and has plenty of room due to the 9' 3" beam. We slept aboard it for years and were comfortable in every respect...

Cabins get bigger with the size, but either the 208 Adventure or 22 Seafarer will give you plenty of room to change in, get out of the rain, etc. Kids can nap in there and the occasional overniter is not out of the question if you pack correctly for it. As far as cockpit room, naturally it...

Since you said "GoPro" and "Diving" I have come to the inescapable and unnerving conclusion that you were actually in the water with that thing.... Thank goodness he/she was not in a bad mood or you'd have been the lead story on the WINK 6:00 News.

Indeed..The first time I watched my friends aluminum trailer float downstream on the Ohio River, I scratched my head in bewilderment. Your right..My galvanized Gulfstream trailer weighed in at 1900 lbs on the Cat Scales at the local Pilot.

Dennis: I had a galvanized tandem for my 232 Guilfstream and it never floated when I dunked it. I assume it stayed submerged because it's heavier than it's aluminum counterpart, counteracting the tire buoyancy?? I never considered that the tires were what was floating the trailer since it only...

Your welcome: Good luck!

I would get the exact weight of your rig, then add full fuel to the total. Add an appropriate amount for how much gear you'll have aboard. (It varies from Captain-to-Captain,) and come with a grand total. Then spec a lift with at least a 3K cushion in it's total capacity. I have a Marlin 300...

My friend had an aluminum tandem rig that floated as well. I would back it into the Ohio River at the ramp so he could drive his Rinker on. Before he could get the boat lined up, the trailer would drift downstream with the river current. I had to pull it out and back it in just deep enough that...

A general statement here, not associated with any particular problem. I have a Fischer Panda generator on my Marlin. I asked my diesel tech about keeping it reliable. He told me the best thing I could do to contribute to it's longevity is USE IT. He told me most of the problems he's called out...