BOATS

BOAT TESTS

Grady-White Marlin 300

By Capt. Ken Kreisler

Boat Tests

SPECIFICATIONS

Builder: Grady-White

Model: Marlin 300

Model Year: 2004

Boat Type: Sportfisherman

LOA: 32'7" w/pulpit

Beam: 10'6"

Draft: 1'7"

Weight: 7,500 lbs. w/o engines

Standard Power: 2/225-hp Yamaha Saltwater Series four-stroke outboard engines

Optional Power: 2/250-hp HPDI or 2/300-hp HPDI two-stroke Yamaha Saltwater Series outboard engines

Fuel Capacity: 306 gal.

Water Capacity: 39 gal.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT

VacuFlush MSD
6/rod stowage racks
teak-and-holly cabin sole
teak forepeak table
6-gal. water heater
freshwater cockpit shower
fighting-chair reinforcement in cockpit
hardtop w/radio box and stowage net
spreader lights
4/side-mounted rod holders
290-quart insulated fishbox
hardtop drop curtain w/front and side enclosures
32-gal. insulated livewell w/1,100-gph pump
rigging station w/freshwater sink
fold-away aft seat
raw-water washdown

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

2/19' Lee Jr. outriggers
5-kW Fischer Panda diesel genset
13" Sharp Aquos flat-panel TV w/DVD
Simpson Lawrence Horizon 500 windlass
flush-mount electronics kit
7,000-Btu Marine Air A/C
companion benchseat
Sidepower SP55S 4-hp

This article originally appeared in the March 2004 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.