Looking for 228 Seafarer or Adventure Walkaround 208/218

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bigp1612

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Looking for an adventure 208 or 218 with a Yamaha outboard (200+) in really good shape. Preferably newer with a hardtop. These are so hard to find!!!!
 
What a bout a new 218? Do not think there are many used 218 on the market. I would love to see one close up, as in a new owners photos. They always appear better with ownership than on the Grady site. I really enjoy my 208 with all the mods .....but a 218 would be on the special side of life. Yikes!! I just cannot believe the price on that new 21 footer.
Have a chat with Mustang, he is the guru of anything Grady for sale.
 
I would love a 218 but trying to keep the price under 100k lol. I’ve also been looking at the 228 seafarer with Yamaha 4 strokes. It seems all of these models are easily trailerable with a F150.
 
Where are you located at? There’s a 228 Seafarer on BT right now for $38k. I’d buy bigger than you think you’ll need as you don’t want to buy a 20’ boat and then wish you had the 22’. Or at least check out both boats in person to see which you like better first before buying. I tend to be a bit partial to the 228 Seafarer as I own one, the reasons for that would be it’s a bigger boat, more space, more comfort and I like the transom bracket on the back as opposed to a motorwell type of transom. The 228 Seafarer is a boat you could use on a lake, in the sound, on the open ocean and is an extremely versatile boat. Most of them seem to come with a hardtop, which will keep you out of the elements and it seems like a lot of the 208 Adventure’s don’t come with them.

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Im definitely leaning towards the 228 now. I’m located in Michigan. Upgrading from a 2001 seaswirl Striper and mainly fish Lake Michigan for salmon and Huron/Erie for walleye. There is one in Ontario I called about but doesn’t have the hardtop for 55k. Also there was 218 used in Longboat Key for 84k but he sold it the day before I called.
 
Also what year did they switch over to no wood in the transom on this model? Thanks for the link as well, gonna look into that one :)
 
bigp1612 said:
Also what year did they switch over to no wood in the transom on this model? Thanks for the link as well, gonna look into that one :)
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I believe, and I'm obviously not 100% positive about this, that they used wood in the stringers/transom and maybe even in a few other areas up until 2017 or so? But in 1997 and newer boats, they switched from standard marine grade plywood to a company called Greenwood XL which is supposed to be much better at resisting rot as opposed to just your standard marine grade plywood. My boat is a 2004 and it doesn't have any soft spots on it, nor does it seem to have any water intrusion anywhere. One more thing I forgot to mention, the 208 Adventure I believe has the "bang plate" or "bang cap" which is the cheap aluminum trim used to cover the seam in the stern of the boat underneath where the outboard sits. This is a very common problematic area where the aluminum trim can warp, twist, break off etc and to where water will get in that seam or the screw holes holding the bang plate down. If not addressed right away it can become a very serious issue and cause the owner to have to replace the entire transom of the boat. Which is another thing that I really like about the 228 Seafarer as it has an enclosed transom and transom bracket instead of the bang plate, resulting in a much better design imo. I also like the enclosed transom since I have a 7 year old niece as well as parents in their early 70's to where you don't have to worry about them falling overboard like you do with the motorwell on the 208 Adventure. On top of that, I've got a beach cabin on Whidbey Island in front of which I've have a mooring buoy that I put the boat on all summer long. The water is relatively protected but I also liked the idea of an enclosed transom for keeping the water out of the boat while on the buoy for 3+ months out of the year, especially when I'm not there to keep eyes on it 24/7.
 
There's also this one in Maine that has been listed for quite sometime, and with any boat purchase I always recommend anyone get an accredited marine surveyor to inspect the boat for/with them. Good luck, PM me if you have any other questions as I went through the same thing as you are a year ago and to where it took just over a year to find a boat for me to buy.

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