New Boat: Grady-White Sportsman 180 (pics)

[CLK]

Took delivery yesterday - spent the rest of the day & evening breaking in the engine.

Snapped some pics this afternoon:

And because someone had previously asked - A few pics of my BWs:

Cheers!
~CLK

 

[capt chris]

Fine looking fleet there. I owned Outrages for 21 years. They are great boats but the BW ride just doesn't compare to the GW of the same LOA.
Congratulations on your new Sportsman 180!

 

[Strikezone]

CLK,
Nice looking boat. It's really nice to see a center console without a top. I think that's a really classy look. Enjoy!!

 

[wahoo33417]

Pretty Boat!

 

[NOTHING ELSE MATTERS]

Congrats on the new boat, she is a beauty.

 

[sel1005]

awesome collection, I wish I had kept my 180 instead of selling her but looks like you have all you need to enjoy the water

 

[BobP]

What do you havee there a hairem (sp)?

No finer 18 ft CC. Need I say more?

I've come to like the big BW all glass bridge style, It's now the trend and I believe all others will follow on the cabin boats, as Grady just picked up on after a few years of wait-and-see.
And no reason to have a Parker door at rear, can go with canvas on the drop for more open feel same as alum/canvas.

No more bent aluminum welded tubing, primative by today's molding process production capabililites.

Alum tubing served the marine industry well and cheap (but no longer a low cost materiel).

 

[capeguy]

Beautiful. You will love her! That is quite the fleet....

 

[jdsmith]

Finally!!! A Grady with scuppers above the water line. Great looking boats!

 

[midnight-rider]

very nice

I had a threesome one..a 12 tin boat 6 hp yamaha, 17 Glaspar 85 johnson and my 19' grady with a 175 hp omc I O

 

[CLK]

Thanks everyone for the kind feedback!

I really do like my new GW,... & have always appreciated the quality, design & look of GWs. In fact, I did look at the 360 prior to puchasing my BW 345CQ. If the 360 would've had the integrated glass windshield at that time,...then I might have a 360 right now.

As fas as having multiple boats - I've only been able to get away with that so far, because I'm not married yet. 40yrs old & still a bachelor. The girlfriends like the boats - so I'm optimistic.

Thanks again, & I look forward to reading & sharing on this site, for sometime. Perhaps my next big boat will be a GW.


Cheers!
~CLK

 

[Average Joe]

Very nice, congratulations! 8)

 

[jnkfarrow]

i am sure your wife one day will enjoy it too, i enjoy it everybit if not more than my husband

 

[SmokyMtnGrady]

Sweet ride....all of them. I have a bit of boat envy (lol)....

 

[wahoo33417]

I have a bit of boat envy (lol)....

I'm still envying (is that a word?) the girlfriends.The plural did not escape me!

 

[Nutty Squirrel]

180

Did you buy your 180 from Jacobsons? If so how was it dealing with them? I can't ever to even get a hello when in their showroom or at boatshows. Their sales folks seem more into shooting the breeze with each other rather than selling boats. Service dept. has been fine though.

 

[CLK]

Re: 180

Did you buy your 180 from Jacobsons? If so how was it dealing with them?..... Service dept. has been fine though.

Yes I did.

They were fantastic to deal with. I worked with Terry McCartney. Terry took me out on the sea-trial,... answered all my questions - not just in regards to the 180, but also the other models (205 Tounament) & eventually wrote the deal up for me. When Terry was out - the other main salesmen (Karl) helped me. Finally, for those that don't know - Terry McCartney is also the owner of the Jacobsen's dealership!

Was great to work with the actual owner,... not just a salesperson & their sales manager - but the actual owner.

As far as the service dept - They were great too. Tom rigged my electronics & Rod prepped the engine.

All-in-all, Nothing but a great experience - & I wasn't an easy sale. My eventual purchase dragged on,...& on,...& on - covering several different models & power options.

I would have no problem recommending them as a dealership :!:


Cheers!
~CLK