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If you want something that will sleep 4 comfortably - will need to look larger than 25'. We have a Tiara 3300 that will sleep 4 and is a great fishing boat. In your price range for a bigger boat you will probably be looking at something older and will need to figure in maintenance costs.

Meguire's cutting compound (Mirror glaze I think it was called, but not the most aggressive polish) followed by a good wax. Will remove oxidation and water stains.

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Was 10 degrees at my place last night about 25 miles inland of Lake O - I hope no one had any issues!

Mikey P - Another member PM'd me a few minutes before you inquired about these and I was just in the process of answering him. If it falls through I will let you know - you are next in line. Thanks

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I've got one - brand new without plates. Would let it go for $65 plus shipping if interested.

Most boats I've seen are running size 1s

That makes sense. Probably some upper value threshold that once crossed then they require a survey...

I don't know but feel your pain. I had my new boat surveyed last January - it surveyed in above average condition (the surveyor was completely anal) and he told me it may have been worthy of an upgrade even beyond that, but there were a few minor findings. GFCIs weren't operable, new fuel lines needed as the ones on the boat were original, wingnuts not permitted on batteries, and ground tackle was missing. Based on that I was able to get a policy once I showed and provided photographic evidence that I had fixed the issues. Both BoatUS and CharterLakes wanted a full C&V survey completed prior to initiating coverage. My guess is that's what you are going to run into unfortunately...

Seeing lots of great looking brown trout being caught and showing up in my facebook feed - unfortunately from the pictures being posted looks like almost zero compliance with NY's cold water PFD law. I know it's not the most popular law - but surprised at how little compliance I see. Just making a statement - not trying to start a pi$$ing match or anything - just an observation.

The F200 is a "weak" 200 by most accounts, as I think technically it outputs like 187 HP or something - but that being said the fishmaster is plenty light. I got good performance out of mine. 3 batteries up front could hurt it some but you should still be able to get it up on plane. I don't own the boat anymore but another member on here does.

See you there - I got a table. Wife said I need to make room for the new gear I'm buying LOL!

Are you going to be there Greg?

I had a 2100 fishmaster with a Yamaha F200, mounted 3rd hole from top, with a 17 pitch stainless Mercury Tempest Plus prop - would do mid 40's loaded down with 4 guys. Top end in the upper 40's with slightly lighter load and flat seas. I screwed around with a bunch of props, the stock Yamaha prop in a 19 pitch was an absolute dog. Make sure that at wide open throttle and properly trimmed out that the anti-cavitation plate isn't sunk too deep - should just have a skimming of water flowing over top of it. That will give you the proper motor height, then from a prop standpoint, at wide open throttle you want to be right up against the rev limiter, but from my experience a 17 pitch prop seems just about right. Check out the Tempest Plus - it really performs well on multi-species boats, gets the boat up and out of the water and on plane quick. You will also need a hub kit for it, to adapt it for use with a Yamaha motor. I would try this before I went with trim tabs personally. That boat will perform with the right prop.

Surprised you need trim tabs. What are you running for a motor and prop?

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You could make a custom cable - problem is with a really long cable and then dividing into another long cable voltage drop could be an issue. My guess is the units run 12 volt 232 logic and that's certainly less susceptible to noise than a TTL level logic, but those long cables either way are going to cause drop and possibly pick up electrical noise. All of this might not make much sense unless you are an engineer, but it can be done but it's likely that it might not work very well.

While I agree fiberglass is somewhat permeable and will absorb moisture - to knock 8 MPH off the top end the hull would probably have to absorb several hundred pounds of water. I will stick by my thoughts that the crap on the bottom is the main reason you are losing top end speed. That being said you should paint or epoxy barrier coat the hull to keep moisture out and prevent osmotic blistering.

Paint bottom with interlux VC-17 - you won't have issues with growth and likely your fuel economy will improve. My guess is all the drag created by crap on the bottom of your hull was killing your top end.