I just saw this for sale and I thought I would share, I know nothing about the boat but it looks good. Chapin SC
2001 Grady 228 - Not Mine
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I hate speaking negatively about another person's boat, especially if that person happened to be a forum member. That being said, I think that the boat is a bit overpriced imo, especially when compared to how much I bought my boat for as well as the rest of the competition currently out there. I bought my boat in October of 2021 back in Maryland for $26.5k, of which she's a 2004 GW 228 Seafarer with the factory style hardtop, a 2004 Yamaha F225 that has just under 1k hours on her, a 2009 aluminum I-beam bunk style trailer, a basic Garmin 7" touchscreen display and so on. The essentially brand new trailer that this particular boat comes with would definitely be a perk, as would it also appears that this boat hasn't been bottom painted before. Which, depending on if you wanted a boat without bottom paint, that could be another perk as well, but again imo not for another $15k more than what I paid for my boat. Just my opinion of course and again I'm not trying to bash on anyone's boat. If the owner is a forum member or not, I wish them good luck with the sale.
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I have a 228 and totally agree. No hardtop, Motor is over 20 years old and Yamaha 4 strokes of that era are notorious for the internal corrosion issue.
I hope he gets it cause it only helps me.
I hope he gets it cause it only helps me.
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Vastly overpriced, if it had a newer motor with low hours and a hard top I could maybe see that asking price
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I looked at this boat again today, he moved it to a new location. $35,000.00 OBO.
How does one know if it has the corrosion issues? Scope it?
How does one know if it has the corrosion issues? Scope it?
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Indeed... drop the lower unit and looking up there to see if there are any issues, or you could have a mobile mechanic/Yamaha tech come out and look at it for you. I personally wouldn't even be interested in the boat at $35k though, considering what I bought my boat for. Again, I'm not trying to bash on anyone's boat, just thinking back on what I paid for my boat and what I got with it compared to this, and for almost $10k less than his $35k asking price.
Chapin is central SC, about 130 miles from Charleston, on the north shore of Lake Murray, so it could be a freshwater lake boat. Not that that justifies the price.