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I thought you already had a 228 Seafarer? It really just depends on your location, the area you're going to boat/fish in the most, if you plan on trailering it on your own or have it in a slip, etc. I prefer the 228 Seafarer and have a 2004, though I've admittedly never owned a 232 Gulfstream...

Hard to tell the color in the pictures but it seems like most companies are doing a bright white color nowadays. Or at least that's what a quick Google search pops up with. Something like the below linked item in their "fish white" color with no standoffs looks pretty close...

There's usually always two sides to every story or topic... here in regard to pricing, on the one hand pricing isn't going to be the same everywhere throughout the country. What a boat sells for in Florida isn't likely going to be what it sells for in the northeast, and what they sell for on the...

I would definitely check your battery switches and all contacts for that matter, for corrosion or not being tight enough. I swapped out both batteries on my boat in September/October of 2023, two years after buying my boat. I usually leave the boat out on a mooring buoy in front of our beach...

I mean... if the batteries are anything more than say 5-7 years old, or if you're unsure on the age of the batteries, I'd just replace both of them and call it a day. Of course that's just me, but if they're that age or older, imo they're living on borrowed time. Good luck.

There's a 230 Fisherman for sale on Boat Trader... https://www.boattrader.com/boat/2012-grady-white-fisherman-230-9644122/

How old is the boat and more importantly, how old are the batteries?

I think that the biggest issue currently would be the rest of the competition out there as there are 15 other 208 Adventure's for sale currently on Boat Trader at the moment. The first two are 1994's with hardtops and trailers, one has a brand new Honda on it and the other has basically a brand...

I can’t recommend one particular agency, but I’d check out the two links below, if you haven’t done so already. Look in the area you’re looking for and go from there. https://www.marinesurvey.org/ https://www.namsglobal.org/

I agree with Wspitler's comment above in that most things in life are a "risk vs reward" type of consideration. Are you likely going to have an issue with the outboards in the next 3 years that'll make the added $2,500 expense worth it? Imo, probably not, although obviously it is quite possible...

I always recommend having a surveyor inspect the boat for you, but that's just my opinion and/or recommendation. I think a big question of mine would be why the owner of the boat thinks he has a 226 Seafarer when it's actually a 228 Seafarer?

It's a 228 Seafarer with the Grady transom bracket on the back of it, as opposed to the 226 Seafarer which had the notched out transom. For a reference, here's a 1986 GW 226 Seafarer as well as a 1985 GW 228 Seafarer to compare. Also attached is the 1986 Grady White brochure which shows both...

Go onto the Grady White website, where if you scroll partway down and click on "Performance" you'll get the weight as tested of two different 235's... one with a single F300 and the other with a single F350. Looks to be around 6k lbs for both boats, though one does have a heavier motor as well...

Last post that I’ll make here and then I’ll bow out so as to not derail another thread… Walmart, GPS City and Boats.Net, as well as several others, are all Garmin authorized dealers. All of them also have the 943xsv on sale with the same model number of 010-02366-61 Cabelas and Bass Pro Shops...

I guess I’m confused… sure, the xx43xsv as well as the 8400/8600xsv series have been out for a few years but what else is there available in a 10”-12” full touchscreen MFD from Garmin at this point? The only other option is the 9000 series, which starts off at a 19” screen and at $10k, of which...