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For what it’s worth, with AC power disconnected, the charger can still check the batteries and register their condition. After returning to the dock, all four batteries show fully charged according to the charger’s self-test when disconnected from AC power and with motors off. But I’m going to...

If I’m reading the electrical schematics in the manual correctly, the breaker for the battery charger is a 30 amp breaker. The other breakers are 15 amp or less. I’m not an electrician, but don’t I need to test with a known good 30 amp breaker?

The battery charger circuit breaker on the AC side of the switch panel in my 2006 Marlin breaks immediately when activated. It happens both with shore power or generator provided AC current. All other AC applications (air conditioner, water heater, etc…) still function normally. I never had a...

If you like Garmin and find that two 16” chartplotters won’t fit your dash and decide to go with 12” machines instead, I would still give consideration to the 1243xsv. The 8612xsv does have more pixels, but the display on the 1243 is taller and wider. Diagonally, the 1243xsv is half an inch...

Do you have to purchase the electronics through the dealer? If you purchase them yourself through a place like GPS Store, you might get a better price and be able to eliminate sales tax. Where I live, tax on $15k is $1,275. $15k is about the minimum you’re going to pay for two 16” chartplotters...

if you have any extra wide seams between deck plates (I have one), I’ve had success using a length of foam door jam insulation to fill the gap so the silicone doesn’t fall through. I’ve used the GE silicone in almond color. Perfect match on my deck. It’s sometimes hard to find the almond color...

Need a bit more context to the photos. We can zoom in on problem areas.

I have two Garmin 1243XSV chartplotters. One is connected to a Garmin GT56UHD transom mounted transducer, but the other reads bottom off my old Airmar thru hull transducer. I like having the Airmar as a backup and it still provides a good bottom picture and the same depth readings as the state...

The transom seat on the Marlin was changed in 2004, so that may be a good starting point if you like the current fold down seat and fish box arrangement. Look for a good priced boat with original four stroke F225s or F250s that still run well and consider repowering with 300s. The 2004 model was...

Lots of good info here about batteries. Regardless, make sure the battery you use for starting has the appropriate cranking amps for your motor. Also, do you run a charger on your batteries when not in use? I think having a smart (variable amp) charger connected when batteries are not in use is...

Those 4.2L F250s are strong 250s and actually have about 50 more HP each than the old 3.3L F225s. Plus more torque. Even with the gear ratio difference, your new motors ought to reach higher RPM with those props. you need another thousand RPM. I would have guessed 15 pitch props for those...

Perhaps this attachment will help. It appears that the bunks should either be spaced 13” or 22.5” either side of the keel depending on your preference. If you’re keeping your boat on a lift, the center of gravity information will also be helpful...

I have mine angled slightly down at the rear. My thinking was that this would give me a picture of the bottom before I reached it. As a fisherman, this made sense to me, but it probably doesn’t make a whole lot of difference. I also have an Airmar thru hull transducer mounted about five feet...

is this something I need to change periodically? Seriously, I didn’t even know I had such a thing until three days ago.

I’m pretty sure that reservoir is under the aft berth.

Yes. I would never have associated it with the thruster. I didn’t see it on the bow thruster schematic in the Marlin manual.

While prepping the boat for Idalia, I noticed there’s a small fluid reservoir inside the frontmost compartment under the forward berth. Anybody know what it’s for?

I think a custom refinishing with whatever color or colors that you want can be done less expensively than the premium you’ll pay to get the upgraded color from the factory. But I’ll still stick with black.

Should I expect any problems running my Fischer-Panda and AC while running at cruise speed? It seems like folks do, but I’ve never tried it.

God created boats and the devil created trailers.