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I have never been aboard either Edgewater or Pursuit while underway. They are nice boats. However, I have rented a number mid tier and low end boats. Heck I own a Carolina Skiff too and it doesn't get much more beater than that does it? I like the Grady lines. They are Grady through and...

300s amigo. They are lighter and are more proven . Go digital.

Hineser, I kept my gauges. I wanted that new big square full color LCD gauge but for the price I could upgrade my Garmin 4208 to new unit. I went for the digital throttle though. The motor is more torquey for sure. I like the sound of it too. I am going to try some other props in the...

Two points , one go digital. I did and love it. Second point is shop around . I live in NC and repowered in SC and the dealer traded my old 3.3 and applied it to my price . It was reasonable amount towards the purchase of the new motor. Somebody here once wrote, new motor equals new boat...

Nice read. I need another couple months of summer. The largest walk around Grady makes is the Marlin at 30 feet. They make an Express 33 which is a sweet boat. I would like to get a Marlin someday. Here is to Spring 18. It can't get here fast enough ..lol

Hineser, I repowered in March and my motor got stolen and then repowered again when the insurance paid out. Both motors topped out at 5400 (1st) to 5600 (2nd) RPM. First motor I tested a powertech 4 blade prop 15.25 diameter x17 pitch and my original saltwater series prop 15.5 x17 . They...

Trilogy, So what is your actual fuel economy with the Zuke? I repowered stayed home with Yammy. Went from the 3.3 L to 4.2 liter . Fuel at cruise went from 3.0 to about 3.2 mpg in flat water. More displacement gives us better torque and hole shot. I am curious as how your actual fuel...

There are a couple schools of thought on this. In many ways when you buy a Grady you know up front these boats are not speed racers, they are built for comfort. I am in Brian's camp for the most part. When I had my 192 it was rated for a 200 and I had Yammy F150. Loved the boat. On the other...

Wow.

I got a whopping 37 hours on the motor. We normally can get almost 100 hours in a year. I caught 4 total dolphin this year (lol) . When the motor got stolen , I was down in Florida to fish for 4 days. That didn't happen of course. Anyway, the good news is the hull is all waxed up for the...

This year has been filled with ups and downs for us as a boating family. The ups include a new motor with digital throttle which I love. I upgraded all my nav lights to LED and the cockpit light to the touch switch LED. I also went LED on the spreaders but bought Taco brand and one is messing...

I catch a good bit of dolphin, yellowtail, Mangrove snapper and more in my 228. When we night fish in the Keys for yellowtail one of the kids usually makes their way to the bow to fish. The cockpit space behind the helm is often larger on a walk than a CC from the boats I have been on. I...

I know some friends in the Keys that had their motors painted to match their boat. It looked nice. I think if I did it I would want white motors with navy and gold Yamaha lettering of some kind ....kind of like the Grady White emblem.

Would it be inappropriate to hope who ever stole my motor in June that their house get it's roof ripped off or their car flooded by Irma? Just wondering.

I hope for the best for my native state. I have a lot of friends and family there. Be safe wishing you all the best.

My advice is to get the biggest boat you can afford. With that said, I run my 228 all over. I take it to the Bahamas,I took it to the Dry Tortugas and I take it offshore fishing a few times a year. For a 22 footer it is a solid platform. I mainly troll for dolphin but when I go to the Keys we...

Congrats on your boat. Welcome aboard. The 192 is a great boat. Enjoy it.

You may want to hire a surveyor. The aluminium strip or cap is the culprit for moisture issues. Check around the motor well . I had a 192 and for a 19 footer it is a big boat. Loved it but just wanted a bigger boat. I don't know how it compares to a Key West in size but I thought it was a...

Magicbill, that is why they invented phone books to help the line of sights . Lol

We saw a lemon shark on a reef. It was in 3-4 feet of water and was about 5 feet long. We saw a tiger shark on a reef in about 10 feet of water and a reef shark in about 4 feet of water on the front side of Turtle Rocks. There were plenty of nurse sharks. We were on the look out for bulls and...