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So how bad did I mess up my batteries. I left the one key that turns on my gauges, but the battery charger was on shore power. Obviously the charger did not keep up as the port engine will not raise unless I combine the banks. The port gauge reads 11.3 volts. Nothing was on, I never thought...

Very helpful reply. I had to change the seal on the front of my helm 2 years ago. It was not difficult. I hope I don't have to use that sealant, but it is great to have that piece of information if it is needed. Thanks for posting.

You are brave to tell the story online. Thanks for sharing so others can learn. Randy

Seasick, first I've heard of putting counter pressure on the ram. I'll have to Google that topic a bit. Randy

Tuna blood in the bilge will make you puke after a couple days.

My trim tabs work but my trim tab indicator on the dash is not working, lighting up at all. Interesting that our boats are about the same age. While scraping barnacles off the trim tab I hit a screw head and it bounced off. That happened again. Mine did not have any zinc on it, but they will...

I found the red color assisted in noticing any leaks in the system. However, the installer of my auto pilot acted as if I was nuts to use anything other than Sea Stars fluid. I think they like selling the higher priced fluid. You can buy a simple system that uses a pressurized container so...

First, why are you on that site? Second, those posters need to come out to the PNW. Perhaps then they could talk. Randy

Thanks for the info. The other Randy.

Post a photo of yours. I'll look but am not even sure where to look. Randy

I'd look for a boat with the PNW in mind. Having plastic windows is just a bad idea up here. Grady - make a complete cabin for the PNW.

I was present when an elderly man went to launch an 18 foot boat and he did not secure his transmission and the whole rig went in the drink. I felt very bad for him. Who knows why he was launching alone. Perhaps his fishing buddy passed. I was almost one of those stories of a boat on...

My Viking 6 person Coastal raft took a dunking this last September. I was pushing the boat a bit hard to get out to give some decent fishing time, but the cradle arms gave way. One arm broke off and the 3 others bent, allowing the raft to slide back and forth. I don't know the sequence but I'm...

Did someone say fishing? I use my Marlin as a charter out of Garibaldi, OR. My favorite trips are for albacore tuna, but I like halibut trips almost as much. We fish 700+ feet for halibut so I run electrics for the ease of bait checks. I also do bottom fishing trips that are near shore...

A guy is selling his Marlin 28 canvas, would it fit a 2007 Marlin? I don't know anything of the older 28 Marlins. Are they basically the same boat that were renamed? I have the tools to add snaps, but not sure of the dimensions of the top on the Marlin 28. Randy

Good info on backing up. I'm going to cheat and make my pole barn drive through!

Thanks for the responses. I sell tuna commercially if I don't have clients, so a valise raft will not work. I had a 6 person Viking raft on the top, but their cradle failed, and launched the raft at 25 knots. Luckily no clients were hit, I did lose a few rods as it went overboard. After...

Although disappointing now, it is for the best. I love my Marlin but would not want to deal with a survey result like yours. Good luck on the hunt for a larger boat. Randy

Did you drill through the top deck? That is the part that stalls my thought process.

From Grady: The top side of the deck has ½” marine plywood coring encapsulated in fiberglass. I post this in case the question comes up again.