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Not entirely an apples to apples comparison, but a brand new Grady White 271 Canyon with twin F300's on it will do 56.2 mph at WOT and that boat has a dry weight of 5,914 lbs. Whereas your boat only has a dry weight of 3,975 lbs... so a difference of almost exactly 2k lbs. If you put 300's on...

If you're looking strictly for a west coast only boat, I'd be looking at this one. But we also need a few other details here like your budget, are you needing a trailer and so forth? If not only looking on the west coast, I'd highly suggest looking back east where you'll find boats that are...

Then I'd definitely be going off of something closer to that number for sure, especially since he has real world experience selling the exact same thing and likely no one else on here does....

I mean you could try listing it on Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, Offer Up or other websites for whatever price you'd like and see if you get any interested parties. Or you could even try putting it on eBay or something similar and see if it gets bid on. There isn't a ton to compare it to out...

I think Taylor Made is the original manufacturer of the windshields? I would try calling them up, ask what one sells for brand new if they still have that info on a 228 Seafarer, or if not then use a 232 Gulfstream and price accordingly. I imagine one in used condition is still going to be at...

Darn... oh well.

Are they Moonlight brand windows? It should say something on the window itself, unless it's been worn off over the years. Seems like a lot of Grady White's used them... possibly a 91 or 92 series? I'm guessing by a vent window that it'll be a 91 series...

A few things to note here... first of all, I'm admittedly by no means an expert on any of this, though these are my thoughts on the matter. When doing a Google search for "Grady White owners manual" and then clicking on the "images" tab, it'll pop up with some of the older owner's manuals that...

No worries. Again, I know very little about Raymarine electronics as I'm a Garmin fan and have Garmin electronics on my boat. If it were me, unless you're planning on selling the boat or something similar, I'd take the time to upgrade the electronics now. As opposed to spending the $800 for an...

There's a brand new one on eBay for $850 as well as a few used ones in that same price range at around $800. Others aren't working or are just for parts at the $500 level. I know very little, if anything about Raymarine, but it appears that the A98 is an older model? If so, instead of spending...

I'd maybe make a post in the for sale/wanted section of the forum along with the links to the boats. That way, if anyone is interested they can check them out for themselves. I agree with the above in that this is a pretty old thread, of which I think starting a new one would probably be your...

The thought process in the back of my mind has always been... "ok yeah, you've probably got a few thousand different stories from guys online that have had the issue... but how many tens of thousands of guys haven't had the issue?" Again, I can't give any specifics on numbers but I imagine there...

I've got a 2004 Yamaha F225 on my boat with around 1k hours. I had the lower unit dropped and the mid section inspected when I purchased it, of which the dealer said it looked great, and without any issues at all. As alluded to above, it seems like it's something that CAN happen at just about...

Sounds as though it's a private party seller? If you know and trust the person, then maybe... but if it was me personally, I'd still spend the money, get my own surveyor that is working for me and not for the seller from two years ago Also, why is the seller selling the boat after only two years?

How do you know that the boat was surveyed two years ago? Is it a private party sale or from a dealership? If a reputable Grady White dealership or one that you feel like you can trust, I'd feel a bit better about that. But, I always recommend anyone doing a survey just to be on the safe side...

Perhaps the best thing to do would be to post a picture of what your setup currently looks like? Someone with the same or similar boat might then be able to give you some more solid advice?

If it happened with a dealer or broker, I'd contact them and ask for compensation or a partial refund, as well as post a few reviews about the dealership in question and explain what happened. That way, hopefully others don't have the same experience that you unfortunately had. There's no reason...

I'm assuming it was a private party that you bought it from? If they removed two of the four bolts holding the outboard onto the boat, I can only imagine what else they did to neglect it.

Agreed. I can only imagine how much flex there has been over the years with only two of the four total bolts in there. Seems like anytime the outboard would get trimmed up or down, that it would put a lot of stress on the mount as well as the transom.

Good luck! I think anyone with a newer 232 Gulfstream is going to spend the extra money to repower as opposed to losing out on money by just selling the hull as is. But, you might get lucky.