1999 Wellcraft Coastal 24 Foot

searun

searun

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24 Foot Wellcraft Coastal, with 225 Yamaha four stroke (208 hours). Custom engine bracket to extend hull and provide area for cooler. Factory Hardtop with custom bimini top to extend rear covered area. JRC 24 mile Radar and chart plotter GPS, plus Lowrance sounder and Standard Horizon VHF. All vessel thru hulls replaced with stainless steel, shut offs and one way valves. Vessel is Transport Canada compliant and passed commercial inspection. Trailer is included. $37,000.


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Thanks. I have run her since 2003, and she is a great sea boat. She handles the water excellently, and fishes very well. I just purchased a 2003 Grady White Express to allow me to carry larger groups. The Wellcraft is certified for 4 commercial passengers, and I'm moving up to a larger Grady to allow me to take more passengers which moves us into a different market. The other thing I forgot to mention about the custom bimini is the rear canvas folds out and attaches to the extended bimini and the side of the boat to also provide additional side protection from wind etc.
 
Will do. The pod was fabricated by Kamma and Blake in Port Alberni - completely professional - cost me $5,000. The engine is a 2003 Yamaha four stroke - original hours. Came off my 2003 Grady White. I'm a Suzuki guy, and fishing out of Bamfield Breakers Suzuki is the only service so that's why I re-powered the Grady with Suzuki.
 
Hey C S I tried unsuccessfully to send you an e-mail. Could you try e-mailing me direct from my website: www.lastcastguiding.com

You will also be able to see a few older pictures of the boat pre-pod on the website.

By the way the fuel burn of both Yamaha's was 18 gallons US per hour. I'm assuming it will be 9 - 12 gallons on the Wellcraft depending on how hard you run her. Sorry I don't know the fuel burn rate on the Wellcraft because I don't have fuel management on her, just the Grady. The pod is a full transom pod, not one of those half pod set up's. This makes it very easy to access the engine to check oil level etc and to refuel at the dock because you can stand on the pod.
 
quote:Originally posted by richmake

Your fuel burn #'s see pretty bang on....between 9-11 gph.
I love the new grady you bought searun....
26.5 express is a sweet ride..
I'm looking at the 30 express as my next ride or the 305 robalo....
I currently run twin 200 zukes on my grady and the fuel burn is 17gph for both on average at cruise


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Thanks for the compliments on the Grady, guess that's why we got her. The guy in the slip next to me has one and I've looked her over for 3 years before buying mine. She's a perfect charter vessel. The 2 bench seats on either side of the main helm makes it very easy to get a large group out. Plenty of room on the back deck for fishing. Great stable (and dry)ride.

I'm having a fish cleaning station fabricated to add to the back folding gate, which is where I will mount the second steering helm and my controls for the kicker. I like to steer and have control at the back of the boat so I can instantly move the boat in any direction while guests are playing fish. That way you hopefully avoid lines going under the boat etc. I also wanted a heavier boat for off shore so I could reduce the amount of bouncing around. It doesn't matter what boat you have under 24 feet, they aren't heavy enough to totally eliminate the bow being pushed up under big waves. Heavier boats tend to plow more through the waves.

The other reason for moving up to a bigger boat is I'm finding more requests for larger groups 4+ in a party. People don't seem to mind paying a little more if they can split the cost with one or more extra guys. This way I can market to a different crowd in a quality boat.

I'm not completely sure what the Suzies will burn compared to the Yami's, but its got to be in the 18 gal/hour range. We will find out this week when we sea trial her once the work is complete.

As much as I'm excited about the Grady, I will miss the Wellcraft when she sells. She was a great boat for me, efficient to run and really well laid out for fishing. The best part was after years of tinkering she fishes great, and now I have to start all over tweeking a new boat to get her fishing properly which is a big risk.
 
Tx, yes they are 225's. The 30 Express is a very fine machine indeed. I got lucky and bought my boat last summer when we were at par. Now the boats that were comparable to mine are around $90K Canadian, plus your shipping. I got a screaming deal at $65,000 which also included a brand new 12,000 pound trailer. I'm finding now that with the dollar all those great deals in the US are now just out of reach when you factor in the exchange, tax and shipping. If you can get lucky and find a good boat locally you are far better off. Hopefully the dollar gets better for you right around the time your in the market.
 
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