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Geez, I feel like a wimp! I'm setting up for sailfish about a mile out. Maybe 5-6 miles off for summertime dolphin. Occasionally we'll go 18 - 20 miles out for swordfish... You guys must have some tremendous fuel bills!

Does seem like something else is going on here. This boat is available with twins or single engine. My experience is that, with a single engine, the cabin model of this hull is a tad nose heavy. That's the opposite of what the OP experiences. Also, having the engine mounted too low would seem to...

Beautiful boat. Congratulations and enjoy those ten years!

Nice improvement. Any difficulties running the wiring (I presume) down through the original box?

Nice!

1. Never traveled with pets, so don't know. 2. Yes. License is part of your $150 customs/immigration/departure/fishing fee when you arrive. Bring exact change. 3. No. Last time I went it was something like 10 "game" (kingfish, dolphin, wahoo) fish or sixty pounds of "scale" fish (grouper...

Hi Eric and welcome to the forum. A cabin table wasn't an option on the 248, so whatever the previous owner had must have been custom. Is their a metal base in the cabin sole that the metal pole fits into?

Thanks for posting. Looks good!

Dale: I'll echo what Grouper said. On a little and poor island like Bimini, I don't leave stuff unnecessarily exposed. On Green Turtle it was no concern. In neither place did we see any particular concern for our personal safety and certainly much less concern than I would have in many areas in...

45 degrees? Is that like Celsius or something?

If you don't mind, can you post some photos again when the canvas is done? And, if you would, add your impressions after you've had a chance to run with it a time or two? I'm thinking about doing the same or similar. Tx, Rob

We've run to Bimini, Walker's (now closed), Green Turtle (in Abacos), West End and Lucaya. Bimini is probably our favorite and Green Turtle was the nicest/cleanest. But Abacos is a long run for a first time crossing. There are some smaller places near Lucaya that don't feel so commercialized...

The Edson knobs carried by West Marine adjust to accommodate most, I believe. It fit the wheel of my 2005 Journey just fine. It did have a habit of working its way loose over time, but a bit of Loctite on the self-adjusting screw threads cured that. Rob

Thinking about adding power steering on a single-engine 258. Has anyone else made such a modification to a Grady in this size range? Seems like overkill to a boat this size with a single engine. But, the Admiral says she doesn't like docking the 25' and wishes we would go back to a 20' that she...

Hi Bob. I didn't realize you're a Florida native. Answer to your question, other than I'm just nuts, is that its, well, different than what I get at home. I never got cold. Today's 'smart wool' layers keep you warm without bulking up. My hands, when I took gloves off to work GPS, would get...

I just completed my winter boat trip, this time from Chesapeake Bay to Beaufort, NC. Thanks to members Brian and Jaeger who helped this Florida Boy prepare for the trip. Trailered my Grady to Norfolk, VA with intention of running up the Chesapeake. Only got as far as Yorktown, before an...

Wahoo33417; Rob; 2005 258 Journey; 2012 Yamaha F300.

We are on our third new Grady. The single most important thing that brings us back to Grady is the confidence instilled by the people associated with the brand. I truly believe they would do all they can to keep a customer happy. And they make a darn good boat too. I especially like the...

A cute girl excited about fishing and who cleans the boat; You are a lucky man!

Just noticed that Grady announced the new 'Coastal Explorer' series. What looks to me like a bay boat style. I was just at the factory two weeks ago and that guy didn't say a word!