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

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

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?