I like the uniflites, but kinda have a style like that now with our 26' bayliner cruiser. The wife really wants a flybridge, and I want a wider heavier boat. The thought right now will be to add a 20hp kicker off the back with throttle and steering controls in the cockpit area for fishing. We will obviously be committing to towing our dingy when cruising, but I'm OK it that. Love shopping for boats and so does my wife! Couldn't really ask for anything more in life.
Congrats on the new rig!!
Congrats! Where'd you find that!
I saw that add pop up yesterday. Great price on a nice package. Congrats.
Langley,walked on the ferry in Victoria (Swartz Bay) and seller picked me up and returned me after making the deal.No negotiating ,seller had a list of buyers waiting.Sometimes life gives you a break and you have to jump on it.
Seen that one, clean modern Grady, ya done well
Love to hear it, send the ad if it’s still up!
I looked already. Lol
Hope it is better at catching Hali than your old one
. Congrats
What do you like about the Grady vs the pursuit?
I would assume that the Grady has a hardtop and a 2009 is much newer than his Pursuit. The only downside to the 208 Grady model is the flip down motor well to raise the main motor but it’s manageable. Great find.
Congrats on your find. Any pics?
Seahorse, being your 228 is your first grady I wouldn’t be so quick to discount the motor well style Grady models. They actually have a lot of benefits over the bracket model. The brackets are very light duty and offer no floatation, about 90% of them leak and fill with water. Because of no floatation the scuppers often end up under water with the addition of modern single 4strokes. The deck space is about the same, I haven’t put a tape on side by side models, can’t be more then mm’s difference, lastly the ride is better in the transom models, they ride at a better angle, set you down on the better part of the hull, better steering and backing up, better handling over all. Actually the best style Grady transom is the euro style, found on the 248, 282, ++. Family had a lodge on Westcoast, spend lots of time in/around Grady’s.
All good points, I had a Campion for years with the motor well option and it handled great, just not sure why Grady would not mold a solid motor well but instead build the flip down door model. But if someone can explain the benefits of the flip down motor well style versus a solid formed fibreglass motor well and how they perform in a following sea I’m all ears.
With regards to the following sea the notched transom will lift with the wave better then the bracket, usually the bracket just gets swamped. I have a 228 just like yours, at some point I’d like to remove the grady bracket and add a better floatation style pod, makes a world of difference. They still make both options from the factory to this day, leads you to believe they both have their place. P.s check inside your bracket for water lol
Ya I knock on the pod all the time to check for water, good advice.
