Hello everyone -
I'm new to the site but not Grady's. I'm very fortunate to have grown up with 2 Grady's- 1984 Offshore 24 & 1990 Tournament 19. My father and I were avid fisherman and when we lived in the SF Bay Area, we went bay and Ocean fishing almost every weekend. Life moved on and we moved more inland and then shortly after my father passed away. I inherited the boats and I would fish, but not like I did when I was younger. Then I had a son who's now 11 and loves to fish. We do a lot of lake fishing and once in a while, we go back to the SF Bay Area to fish in the bay. Since we aren't able to use the big boat as often, it's just not feasible to keep both boats.
My dilemma is that I don't want to give up having the option of having a larger boat when I want to hit the bay or open waters. Even though the smaller boat is a Grady, there's something to be said about having a larger boat for the open waters, not to mention the room to fish. I've been looking at selling the small boat too and buying a new Seafarer-228 or Adventure 208 as a replacement to both boats. I'm leaning towards the Seafarer because it's a nice all around boat, has all the features I'm looking for and I think is a good compromise for both ocean, bay and lake fishing. It also has a lot of room. I would be getting the hardtop and my gut is that the Seafarer is a little bit big for the lakes. Also, we do a lot of trolling and black bass fishing and I would need an electric trolling motor. I want to get the bow pulpit and there would be no room for a trolling motor. Even if I didn't get the bow pulpit, there still isn't much room for a trolling motor and anchor setup. On my Tournament, I made a custom platform out of teak that holds both the anchor and trolling motor. I'm not sure what to do and I'm wondering if anyone here has put a trolling motor on their Seafarer or have a bow pulpit with a trolling motor on the bow?
Also, for those of you who have either an Adventure 208 or Seafarer 228, how would you rate the fishing room?
Thanks for any suggestions you guys might have.
I'm new to the site but not Grady's. I'm very fortunate to have grown up with 2 Grady's- 1984 Offshore 24 & 1990 Tournament 19. My father and I were avid fisherman and when we lived in the SF Bay Area, we went bay and Ocean fishing almost every weekend. Life moved on and we moved more inland and then shortly after my father passed away. I inherited the boats and I would fish, but not like I did when I was younger. Then I had a son who's now 11 and loves to fish. We do a lot of lake fishing and once in a while, we go back to the SF Bay Area to fish in the bay. Since we aren't able to use the big boat as often, it's just not feasible to keep both boats.
My dilemma is that I don't want to give up having the option of having a larger boat when I want to hit the bay or open waters. Even though the smaller boat is a Grady, there's something to be said about having a larger boat for the open waters, not to mention the room to fish. I've been looking at selling the small boat too and buying a new Seafarer-228 or Adventure 208 as a replacement to both boats. I'm leaning towards the Seafarer because it's a nice all around boat, has all the features I'm looking for and I think is a good compromise for both ocean, bay and lake fishing. It also has a lot of room. I would be getting the hardtop and my gut is that the Seafarer is a little bit big for the lakes. Also, we do a lot of trolling and black bass fishing and I would need an electric trolling motor. I want to get the bow pulpit and there would be no room for a trolling motor. Even if I didn't get the bow pulpit, there still isn't much room for a trolling motor and anchor setup. On my Tournament, I made a custom platform out of teak that holds both the anchor and trolling motor. I'm not sure what to do and I'm wondering if anyone here has put a trolling motor on their Seafarer or have a bow pulpit with a trolling motor on the bow?
Also, for those of you who have either an Adventure 208 or Seafarer 228, how would you rate the fishing room?
Thanks for any suggestions you guys might have.
