Recent content by 25thmustang

Congrats, Shifters not lining up is normal (or at least it was on my last two twin engine boats, both straight inboards though).

Older post, however in looking at the photos of the 270 on the dual axle trailer, they appear to be 8 lug axles/wheels. From what I researched before, this means the axles at a minimum would be 5200 lb each (10,400 lb total) and very likely higher than that. PlumCrazy, congrats on the boat. I...

That is 100% a homeowner special and personally I wouldn’t attempt running it, let alone using it all the time. Also a 6.5 is way overkill for a small boat like that. I knew a guy at my last place with a 27’er and it had a 3 or 3.5 kw unit (in the bilge). My old 34’ made due with a 4 kw...

Have you tried Petzolds down the river? Have had a few things done there. Sorry to hear about the rail, but boating in the exact same area as you, I understand some of the inconsiderate boaters out there.

Not a Sea Ray but I own a 34'er with Crusaders and have never worried about the engines being stressed. Trouble shot some stuff in the first season but since then the boat seems to like being up on plane. Anywhere from 2800-3200 depending how quick I want to go, and some times full throttle...

I have a leather couch on the boat and two fake leather chairs. Both are holding up well, but time will tell. Google bonded leather, I was under the impression it's a lot more vinyl/plastic than leather.

CT river boater here. It's like navigating a maze, although its better now. We get it every year, but this year has been worse than normal. After Sandy it was a nightmare until winter haul out.

Needing stripping, sanding, epoxy and varnish or just a teak oil wipe down?

Mahogany would work. hop on Craigslist and find someone selling some lumber.

245 verse 268, your cockpit layout and size will be close. The 268 gets a separate dinette in the cabin and a but more room. Jumping to a 270 gets you a bit more beam and that will make it feel larger (I would take a foot of beam over two feet of length over all). The 270 lends better to...

That is some cheap looking wood work inside what was once a nice yacht.

Let us know how the viewing goes. Also I sent you a PM.

To be honest, in that size boat I would almost only look for one with a trailer, or look into getting a trailer for it. Indoor or even storing simply on your property is a great plus. Being stuck with a marina to launch and retrieve your boat could pose issues. If a storms coming, trailer...

Feel free to PM me with any questions you might have. I actually did a quick search and found it interesting that none of the local ones seem to come with trailers (240s).

I've always used the price match, and almost always simply match it to Defenders pricing. It seems I can still do this, but did I read it correct, they will send the difference back to me? West is about half the distance to me as defender, but if they make price match a hassle, I will take the...