Congrats on new boat,I own 2005 271 with 525efi and love it! Perfect size for day trips the build and ride quality is awesome.Just had a great day on Lake Erie can't wait to do it again.

So I found the same exact fittings at Home Depot earlier for the fresh water system. Replaced them, it held pressure for about 5 minutes before it blew and started leaking again. Looks like it's back to the drawing board.

Dang good weekend

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always thought that was the boat to have, what speeds you getting with the 525? years ago they had one at the TO boat show i fell in love!

So far best speed 71gps,made some small tweaks to prop but haven't beat on it yet.The boat at TO show I found it but I sold had only 12hours needed a trailer,this boat was back up plan worked out and saved some money.

That would be about 61knots..wow.

Congrats on the boat! Nice rig :drink:

Congrats.... although it's nice to know where your tabs and drives are, every day could be different. Boating is all a feel, you adjust on the fly per the conditions at that moment. I find it that actually drive more with my tabs then I do with my trim or throttle. Indicators are a want not a need!

Not disagreeing that you can't drive the boat efficiently without them, its a want and I want them. I fixed my fresh water system yesterday. Replaced the Seatech fittings with a simple hose barb and hose clamps. FYI, my boat was plumbed with some weird size PEX tubing. Its not the same 1/2" stuff you can buy at the hardware store/RV shop. However a 3/8" hose barb will fit it perfectly.

Now my next question, I have the typical water under the step issue and have read a lot about it, but even begin to know where to start looking for the leak. I cleaned up all the water in it yesterday, so I will be curious if it shows back up after this weekend.

What is this "under the step" issue?