I picked up my Grady 1/16/05. She's a 1983 245 Tournament (sea drive,) which was repowered in 99 with a 99 merc 225 carbed, hung on a Gil Bracket. For nine years I fished the backwaters behind Sea Isle and Avalon, NJ in a 16' Semi V Starcraft side console. The last three years we've been fishing the Delaware Bay, also. You really have to pick those days with a 16' aluminum boat. Last year we had more than our share of difficult moments out there, even though we always caught fish. I decided last August to get something bigger. I'm not much on bling, and was looking for either an older Grady or a wellcraft step-lift. All that concerns me is catching fish, having a beer or two, enjoying a day on the water, and then firing up the grill when I get home. This Grady was in a boatyard 120 miles from any salt water. They were closing for the season in mid December, and I got there 30 minutes before closing. It was love at first :shock: sight. The biggest problem was keeping my cool to negotiate 8). Talk about confusion?!? They thought it was a 22 footer (I registered here before I learned it was a 24) It seems like they let me have it just so they could get the heck out of there. Being an 83, it needs some work, but she's solid and true, and it's been a long time since I've been this excited about anything! One of my son-in-laws is a 'fish magnet', and he's more excited than me (he says this completely changes our options.) Hope to have her seaworthy by mid April. This is a great site. Thank for setting it up. Anybody want to buy a Starcraft?