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    Gas usage on twin Merc 250 XL?

    I'm looking at a boat (wellcraft fisherman 262) that has twin Mercury Verado 250 XL and am wondering what I should expect for gas usage while cruising at around 30-40 mph and at trolling speed. I can't seem to find anything on their site about it and best I can find for the engines are the max...
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    Considering PWC over boat for time being

    I recently posted here about what type of boat to get for the St. Lawerence river and got some good feedback on it. I have done some looking and thinking and picked out a couple of boats that seem ideal for my uses. For reasons that are beyond my control I am debating a PWC to go out on my own...
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    What type/size of boat to get for the St. Lawerence river?

    I recently moved to the St. Lawerence river area and sold my boat (2018 Glastron GT 185 last fall to fund buying a house this spring. Well, now I have the house, I am looking at what to get for a boat come winter (if I order) or spring. I mainly want to be able to go out and cruise the river...
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    Bowriders that handle waves well?

    I sold my Glastron GT 185 last fall thinking I was buying a house, however that has changed so I am considering buying a boat again but I want it to be better than my Glastron. My issues with my Glastron were it was a bit small when more than 4 people were onboard and that it didn't handle waves...
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    Upgrading boat? - Boat buying advice

    I have been boating since I was 12 and back in 2019 bought a 2018 Glastron GT185 which was an amazing boat. I sold it in the fall thinking I was going to buy a house but for a few reasons that is not happening anymore. I am now wondering what to do about a boat for the summer. I am thinking I...
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    How is Texas for boating?

    I'm from Canada and am looking at moving to Texas in the next 3-5 years and am wondering how the boating is down there? Are there any good non-busy lakes or should I be going on the coast? I would like to avoid the coast because of the storms if possible. I don't mind a 1-1.5 hour drive to the...
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    Trim non functioning

    I have a 2018 Glastron GT 185 with less than 50 hours on it, today I was out tubing with family and the trim crapped out on it. Currently, the trim is fairly down - needed it that way to run in the waves and tube - so I didn't notice it till we went to do a few higher speed laps at the end. I...
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    How to install these seat posts?

    I bought the 7x7 seat bases that are used for the pin post seats. They are exactly what I want however the boat I am installing them into is an older one with a fibreglass deck and I assume foam below deck. These post bases go down about an inch or so but that is fine if I seal the top lip...
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    Adding a GPS unit to a bowrider

    I am considering adding a GPS unit to my 2018 Glastron GT 185. Currently, I use my phone with the Navionics app however it's in a phone mount on the side window and I have had the phone fall a few times from different mounts I have tried. I am worried about my phone going overboard. Would also...
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    Considering moving and changing my type of boat(ing) and want opinions

    I am looking at moving cities/provinces and the areas I am looking don't exactly have much for inland lakes like I am used to. I'm hoping to get some different opinions on what kind of boating I would be looking at for a mix of enjoyment (cruising, tubing, skiing, etc) and fishing on either the...
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    What to look for in a project boat? Plus a few other questions

    I have been tossing around the idea of building a project boat for fishing since I would like a project to work on as well as want a fishing boat of my own (currently use my fathers but seeing as I will be moving in 2-3 years it won't be close anymore). I have done a transom replacement before...
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    Updating the motor on an old boat

    Bit of an off spot, my father now owns my old boat but he is not happy with the enigne being old and leaving him/us stranded a few times. Last summer he said he wanted a new engine on it, was thinking a 5 year old engine. I am not sure this is possible since the boat is a 1977 Crestliner...
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    Where do you get your boat news?

    I am looking to find more sources for boat news that others think are good. I have found a bunch of sites but most of them seem to be mainly small and not updated much. What sites do you use to get your boating news? I mainly watched different YouTube channels before but seems most of them are...
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    What to have done for summer prep on near new boat

    I bought a new glastron GT 185 with the 200HP 4.5L Merc last year and ran it for the season for just under 20 hours. Last fall I had them winterize the boat, that included (according to invoice) shrink wrap, winterization (assume fluid?), changes oil and filter, added fuel stabilizer, changed...
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    Puppy on the boat

    Hey all, I've got a bit of a delima, I recently got a new puppy (lab) and I'd like to have it so he could come out on the boat with us as it's normal for me to spend from 8 am to 7pm away from the apartment and I'd rather not leave him alone that long doesn't seem fair. I have a 2018 Glastron...
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    Trailer coupler lock

    I'm wondering what a good trailer couple lock would be. I know that depends on the coupler, mine takes a 1/4" pin thru it, I found one on Princess A u t o that went thru and a lock slide onto it. That worked fine for about 3 trips till I fell and it bent so badly I had to break it off. I'm...
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    Checking for damage

    Over the weekend I took out my Glastron GT 185 (bowrider) and the waves were less than pleasant ever at slow speeds. I tried to keep up with the other boats of similar size and type but could not do the 35 mph they were, I settled in at 23-25 after doing 35 and taking a hell of a beating for 5...
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    Difference between the 4.5L 200 vs 250 HP

    I was wondering what the differences between the Merc 4.5L 200 vs the 4.5L 250 HP? I have a new boat with it and was wondering if you could modify it like you could with the old outboard to get to the higher HP on the same engine block. Hope that makes sense... Monday morning thoughts are still...
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    Best way to keep a boat in good condition?

    I was hoping to get some advice on how I can keep my boat in the best condition possible while still leaving it out in the sun. My boat is stored with a custom full cover out in a gravel marina yard. It is a brand new (2018) Glastron GT 185 with wakeboard tower. Fresh water lakes only. I have...
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    When to replace prop?

    I recently took a good ding to my prop and skeg, prop is paint scraped on one blade and on the other two are small dings about the width of a quarter and maybe deep as half a cm. Skeg took a harder hit, it now has a wave in the bottom of it with no paint on the tip. All this on a boat with 4.5...
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