Anna at World Cat came through for me by finding the information. Maybe they still had the old build sheets, but, either way, a big thanks to her for the help.

Would anybody happen to know the GRT of a 270SF. Hard to calculate it not knowing the depth. I do have a call into the factory, just thought someone might have already explored this.

These are tough to figure out, but, you have to break it down and take one step at a time. First, you mention it shorted out. If it did indeed short out, you should have a tripped breaker. That is good because now you have really good idea of where to start looking for the short. You can do this by ...

What did you have before and what was their fuel burn. That's a 266SF, right?
That is way better than my F225's regarding the MPG.
Do you notice any difference about what speed the boat will stay on plane? I know you said it had plenty of torque.

I believe I would experiment with some different props if my max RPM's were 5200. I guess that is in the acceptable range, being over 5000, but, it is pretty close. Also, if you are only getting 1.2 MPG that sounds a little low. I would expect at least 1.4 at cruise. You might contact Ken at PropGod...

Yes, you do need them.

please give me a call at 404 822 5486 regarding the trailer

I like that instrument panel. If my touchpad instrument panel ever goes bad, that, is probably what I would replace it with.

I think if you go to the worldcat web site then to the owners section, then scroll down to parts, then highlight your model, although they only go back to 2006, then scroll down to the decal section, you will find the part number to order through your dealer. Not sure if this will work, but, a good ...

There are not many employees left that were around during your vintage year. The new folks are polite and try to help, but, just don't have the history.