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THAT'S the time to go. We went in the summer and it was really something. I can imagine it with the changing leaves.

Ah yes, the Real World: I hadn't factored in your job and responsibilities; I was thinking of the optimum scenario for you to break in to it. When your idle temp is good and you can utilize both Yams, yes center them and do your maneuvering with the throttle levers. Both handles point inward...

It's at the top of Tips Modifications & Electronics now. "Tips On How A Grady Handles." Again, enjoy your weekend; I don't know where you are in TX, but depending on how close to the point of Hanna's landfall you launch, you might find some debris in the water from storm surge and abnormally...

Here it is Russ.

(Under Tips Modifications & Electronics. I think you started it. if you have it, great..If not I'll get it to you.) Oh yeah, Deal. (Cyber-Handshake With Social Distancing.)

You deserve it after all you've battled with on that boat. You promised to read my rather lengthy tutorial on twin engine docking before you ventured back out. If you don't read it, I'm coming to the ramp while your at sea and letting the air out of your trailer tires. Seriously; I hope you...

Hey Doc: Interesting..as mentioned, 4 days in cold (to me-73 degrees) freshwater was all I could get without the film beginning to form. This was without running the boat. We'll likely do some shorter trips up the East Coast of Fla before we try a major run. I'll monitor the hull and see how...

Thanks Seasick: As mentioned above, I have a Ceramic Coating on the hull to mitigate growth; it doesn't stop it from grabbing on, but it makes it easy to clean. Stuff costs about $300.00 for a little bottle and I pay to have it applied while the boat is getting engine service. My incredibly...

Congrats: Glad your back in the zone; I would be happy as well! I looked at your RPM's VS MPH numbers and thought, "hmm, that 330 is pretty light on it's feet for having 250's." Then I re-read your initial post and saw you had 300's. Got it....

I did regularly last summer in Michigan; When you've acquired your Medicare Card and your upside down underwater scrubbing away, that 30 ft hull stretches to Eternity.... Thanks for the reply and all your contributions on here. Knowledgeable guys like you who share experience are valuable to...

Reading and responding to Cregan's and Lt. Mikes marine growth queries, I have one of my own: It seemed impolite to clog up their threads, so here goes: Before Covid-19, we were planning on running our Marlin up the East Coast from Fla. Maybe NYC, on up the Hudson; there's no destination per...

Not apples-to-apples, but here goes. I slipped for a little over a month in Northern Michigan last summer. When I climbed down into the water from the swim ladder to check the hull, I found that a "film" would start to form after 4 days. I could feel it on my fingertips and was easy to remove...

This! The only truck that matters is the one you own and will be using.

Crunch the numbers: 1.) The max tow rating for your truck. 2.) The estimated weight of the boat, trailer, fuel & gear. Figure on the high side when adding up these numbers to give you a cushion. My Seafarer weighed around 6K w/trailer. When you determine the above numbers, if your on the edge...

I still say that twin 140's are low HP for a Gulfstream. That said, I agree that you have the wrong props and some improvement can be achieved with the right wheels spinning. If you had 5 passengers and 75 gallons of fuel in a rough inlet, it would be a bit sluggish even with the right props. I...

Sorry..Should've been more specific. When I said "one tank" I meant getting there w/out filling up, like in a car. I'm sure he was drawing down both the tanks on that trip.

Me Again... Had a friend who owned one for a couple years powered as you describe and he told me he got 1.0 at 3900-4000 RPM. This will obviously vary with changing sea states. We never talked range, although he took it from CH Harbor, Port Charlotte Fla area to Key West a few times. I'm...

Again, I've never been in a 370, but I can't believe that if your comfortable in a 330 with isenglass up, you wouldn't be in a 370, given wherever you boat. I wouldn't run helm A/C during the day either, but I imagine some do, especially in S Fla. Well, I take that back, I would some of the...

Not familiar with the windows on the 370. Logic says there has to be a way to open them. Even with the side windows open, it will be hot in there during an extended idle on a summer day. Depending on the ambient water temp that your boating in, it'll be anywhere from Comfortable to Cold to...