280 marlin

[Canche]

what do you think guys,

i want to buy a 280 marlin, and change the outboards to a 2005 F250 so i think, $25,000 for the 280 marlin then another $8,000 for the motors, i dont know how much will it be for the installation, can any one help with this?

also i will need to buy a trailer, used one, can you guys tell me the cost and were can i get it, also let me know what do you think of this idea?

the other option will be to pay a bit more for the 1998 30 marlin and do the same thing, what do you think are the pros and cons of this?

regards

 

[Canche]

Anyone?

 

[Legend]

You did not mention the year of the Marlin. I would check with a GW dealer of Grady to check if the stern can handle the torque of the 4 strokes. Some of the older hulls were not designed for the torque and weight of the newer 4 strokes.

 

[wahoo33417]

Canche: Since you write that it is a Marlin 280 (not 300) that implies that the running bottom doesn't extend all the way to the transom. Extending the running bottom is a change Grady made to accommodate the F225/F250s (and renamed it the 300). I'd call the factory. They're good folks. But I suspect they will say that the transom isn't made for the four strokes and that perhaps, the scuppers would be below the water line.

 

[Andrew93]

No affiliation, but might be of interest if not for the boat but for the setup since you are looking to do something similar.

http://www.thehulltruth.com/boats-sale- ... mahas.html