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The 35' Cabo is very nice - no doubt. I own a 2006 330 Express (5+ years) and have fished on a friend's 35' Cabo (a 2005 model). I personally like the 330 Express layout because you get two true double berths: One aft and one up from in the Vee berth. The Cabo has their massive engine room...

Mark, Can't help you on the FW shower cover. As to the Light under your electronics box, I replaced it with the below (see link). Not cheap ($150) but it is far better than the OEM original which has lousy switches as many on this site have observed. The hardest part, at least for me on my...

It is a heavy, wide, boat for one engine. Twin 150's would be the power of choice IMHO. I suppose you could go to a 4 blade prop (choose carefully) and take weight off the boat (you'll likely easily find 100-200 pounds). You might be satisfied with that. On my 330 Express, moving from 3...

When I purchased my 2006 330 five years ago, it had something like 300 feet of chain plus another 300 feet or so of heavy three strand anchor line. It was way overkill for my needs and very heavy to carry around. Since I anchor out only once or twice a year, I reduced the anchor chain to 60...

I had a 265 for three years with the same power as you. I saw 1.4 statute miles per gallon average during my ownership and about 10 tuna trips. Hope this helps!

My guess is it's your anchor locker hatch. These often leak rain water or salt water while underway. Do your windows open? If so, you could apply a thin film of Dolphinite (avail. at west marine) to the gasket. A small can of Dolphinite is great to have on any boat for stuff like this. It...

I will offer you three suggestions on the FP (great little motor BTW): #1 I agree with Beachbum above on using it often + running the genset with NO Load (for 3 or more minutes) before shutting it down. The FP Service Desk recommend this to allow the electric coils in the generator to cool...

Congratulations. And welcome to this site where you will find many helpful Owners to sort you through your needs. You chose a great model in the 265. 15 year old boat so I'm sure you have a punch list of To Do's. Great time of year to tackle all of that. Good luck with the boat and your...

Agreed. Always best to see the actual cable being removed. Just trying to minimize down time. Thanks,

Has anyone changed the shifter cables on your 330 Express? My Port side shifter cable is stiff and needs replacing. Need to determine the Teleflex cable length for the Port side. I have a 2006 330 with F250's. Thanks if you happen to know the cable length for this.

Nice to ponder this innovative idea but I personally would add a bow thruster and be done with it. Just the control cables/throttles/steering/trim alone for a twin kicker set-up will cost you about what a bow thruster would cost. And I'd much rather have 2 F150's than a single F350 since if...

How small are your hands? When I did mine, it was like this: 1. remove the deck plate to allow more room to get down in there 2. remove the sound insulation covers 3. reach waaay back - down and to the right - and locate the impeller housing 4. remove the small hex nuts on the impeller...

Good to hear! One set of lights I would like to swap out to LED are - on a 330 Express: - the 12" or so light under the microwave and - the same 12" or so light in the head - under the cabinet Each of these lights are under cabinet lights shining down onto the counter top. Has anyone...

Thank-you! I agree with your logic and great attitude Fishtales! Enjoy this year on the water...

Search here in the forums. Someone did exactly as you say for a 330 as I recall. I went and did as he did and am very happy. I looked in my maintenance notes and see that I replaced the 2 Vee berth overhead bulbs with a PN 30610-WW (warm white) at a cost of $16 each. Not sure but I think I...

Hi Fishtales, I think you made the right, and conservative, decision to have the engines re-built following the corrosion inspection. I have a pair of F250's (~875 hours now) manufactured in mid 2005 and I operate my boat in the cold waters off San Francisco. Questions: Are you in a warm water...