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  1. Summertop511

    Hardtop paint-265Express

    Wonder how much speed you pick up with no top lol
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    Your experience with a hydrofoil (especially on a 228)?

    It’s ashame they don’t make the 226 anymore. The bracket model is appealing but you get it, falls off plane low speed in ocean. Coming home yesterday in ocean 3600 rpm 14.2 mph. Easily on plane just slicing thru the waves that kicked up big time on top of the big rollers in afternoon. Could have...
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    Roughest Seas You’ve Endured - Seafarer 228?

    If brackets were so great with so little cons then why does all newest Grady design boats like freedom and fisherman’s have no brackets??
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    Roughest Seas You’ve Endured - Seafarer 228?

    Bracket doesn’t make boat bigger. Waves hit center which is under seat. Now….. a non bracket boat can put the V right in the wave with no added bow weight. And not fall off plane till much slower speeds.
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    WTB Seafarer 228, 2000-20016

    226 all the way for me. Crazy I was out during a small craft advisory and my cut out didn’t sink lol. No bracket maintenance/sealing or different paint for it. Easily on plane through big rollers. Scuppers sit above water line. Low speed around docks turns on its own axis. Best part. Other day...
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    Trip anticipation

    SS rub rail and it would be hard pressed to tell difference from a 2021 lol. Beautiful setup
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    Boat Search

    2006+ has the better cabin layout and better cockpit layout. Also I think rounded windshield and cleaner look of one cabin window per side.
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    Rhodan on a 226 Seafarer

    Just ordered minn kota 36v 72”. Taking my windlass and plow anchor off to cover windlass holes with mounting puck. Plan to mount it this way. Order fortress anchor to put in anchor locker. Now deciding to either go with lithium or regular batteries.
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    It's official - 228 is no more :-(

    I think it mainly has to do with how expensive these models have become and you can get a bigger freedom for less. Had the bracket Grady before. They both have their pro and cons. Was nice turning in a marina over the weekend without a bracket and not having to k turn so to speak. Both have the...
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    It's official - 228 is no more :-(

    Us 226 owners are used to it lol.
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    It's official - 228 is no more :-(

    208 and 226/228 are two different boats. Dad has an 07 208. I have 05 226. Hardtop is standard on 228. That costs more too. Both are very different and good in their own way.
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    Seafarer 228 4 blade vs 3 blade

    I have a very clean lightly used rev 4 RH 17p for sale!
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    Next walk around to be discontinued

    Next on the chopping block?
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    2005 seafarer flush mount

    Yeah no Grady just ended the whole seafarer instead for 2022. Maybe they may make a 21 and combine the adventure and seafarer together.
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    2005 seafarer flush mount

    Also did away with that electronic box in the cabin for more room down there.
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    2005 seafarer flush mount

    Order some starboard from Grady and made this. Next will be to get new hinges lol. Then when I get two 9” displays srew in a new piece and out two nines in. For now my 7” touch screen works lol.
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    Another prop post + performance question. 2005 Seafarer 228 with F225

    05 226, 05 f250. Hardtop clean bottom 17p merc enertia. Just touching 6100 rev limiter at 44 mph. Thinking raise a hole and 18 p for 46 mph.
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    Enough horsepower?

    Made right down the street from me.