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Congrats on the both of you....for buying and selling. The bracket on Grady's 22s coupled with the fully enclosed stern really opens the business end of the boat up. I have been on other boats in this size range between 20 and 23 feet and Grady really did a good job on their 22 foot boats...

When I bought my 228 new in 09 I took my cabin cushions to an upholstery shop. I live in rural western NorthCarolina so there are no marine shops here. Anyway, we frequent mountain lakes which have clay banks. I did not want my kids getting red mud clay on the factory cabin cushions as they are...

If you want Grady cushions you need to go through a dealer. These kind of sales they drive customers to local dealers. You know your wants and needs better than us. If what you intend to use the boat for then it seems like a great fit. Good luck and post a picture when you get her.

Somewhere around 23000lease Grady switched from an everyday marine plywood to Evergreen which has a 50 year no rot warranty of sorts. My 228 is now 7 years old put into service in 2009. There are zero cracks in the transom or any other place for that matter. She spends the summer floating in...

I own a 228 and just got back from the Keys. Last week the seas were 2 to 4s with a 15 knot wind. It was choppy. We fished out to the Islamorada humps. When seas were big we ran without pounding around 21into a head sea and 23 or so in a following sea. We had 5 aboard with 2 being teenagers...

I am in a similar place. I have a 228 and would like to get a bigger boat. However, 2/3 of my boating season is spent on Fontana Lake and 1/3 in terms of hours spent on the motor is in saltwater. I think the 228 is a great do it all boat from water sports on the lake to offshore fishing...

Welcone aboard. That is a nice boat. Enjoy the days you have on her.

Thanks for the tips. I mainly chase dolphin because it is what I like to eat (lol). If I am in the Keys I will rig for tuna either black or yellow fin. If I am lucky a Wahoo may be on the line. Most of reels are 25s and 30s. I have contemplated going braid with a top shot of mono. The real...

Welcome and congrats on your first boat. It is a very nice first boat. Enjoy your days on her and may there be many.

You are a dad so you know the importance of shelter in inclimate weather. I have the trade for shelter over fishability. Your kids in 5 years will be teenagers. You will likely be fishing more and more with them The question seems to me is which boat offers you the peace of mind being. 30 off...

I think fish is talking about the drain fixtures on the floor or deck itself and not the through hulls. Granted the fittings may themselves classified as a through hull fitting. I think he is also talking about the rear drains perhaps more so than the forward drains. They are two different...

I have been on a couple of 33s before but I am not certian of a few things. One, with your handheld meter are you setting it to VAC and if so where are you testing the circuit? Are you pulling the panel and putting the meter on specific circuits? Or are you testing the output of the genny at...

In my 228 I too have successfully and safely kept a 7 foot rod in the under the gunwale rod holders.

Congrats on your Grady. Welcome to the forum.

Thanks guys. I don't bottom fish much and all of my trolling is in the warm clear waters off of Florida and in the Gulf Stream. My reels are stored indoors when not in use. When I was living in Fla I would respool maybe once a year. Now I fish a lot less and I am wondering about the time...

Hey Yall: I have a question on when to replace monofilament line on trolling rods. I get to fish maybe 10 days a year. I last replaced my line a couple years ago with that monomoi line. So, how does one know when to respool ther line?

Congrats on your new boat! I wish they still made the 265. It is a sweet boat. Enjoy the boat and catch some fish.

Doc Stressor.....I bet you cant say that (PTFE) three times fast? Lol. Sounds like the guy who told me that every good boat captain knows to spray pledge furnish polish on their boat trailer surge brake master cylinder to keep it working well.

My batteries are on the port side of my boat which causes a slight teeny tiny list to port. Thus a slight difference in my wake. On bigger Grady boats I suspect this is not an issue.

I am also looking at adding radar to my boat and I have a Garmin 4208. I am wondering though what the real difference is between the 18 and 24 HDx radomes? It is not in the budget for a 4 foot array and that also seems large for my boat anyway. I have read the garmin stuff on line and the...