Recent content by Barbender

They are listed with Uship so that is interesting. Thank you for the heads up will reach out to them.

If you dont mind me asking who did you contract to bring it west? I am also on the island and working on bringing a boat from Massachusetts.

Well it looks like I will pull the trigger on a 04 Grady 282 (just waiting for some repairs to be made after survey). The boat is on a solid trailer and is ready to roll so looking to have it towed to the west coast (Blaine Washington). As some of you may know I had a nightmare with Shiply on my...

Man that is a nice looking boat.

That jelly like substance is called ester and it from the moisture in the transom mixing with the metal/greenwood and causing a chemical reaction. It also emits a gas which will cause some pitting and perforations in the transom cap which is very common with these boats as it is emitted out the top.

In the last picture your transom plate seems cracked or welded in the middle. Was there a repair made there?

This is what you may find. In which case a transom rebuild is most likely on the agenda at some point.

This looks like a Grady 272? Can you check the stringers in the transom where they connect? That would be a good indicator as well.

I am guessing it has to do with what others have posted here. Two of the Gradys I surveyed clearly had hurricane damage that was patched up but the level of moisture was unreal. As well what I am seeing is the transom plate on Florida boats seem a lot more corroded than boats further north, I am...

This is really great information. I sincerely appreciate all the time and detail you put into your response. If this boat works out that I am looking at in Mass I am going to fly out and trailer it back. Currently have a survey being done on the boat on April 24 so will know pretty quick. Thanks...

I am contemplating that on my next purchase, looking at a Grady out of the NE since all the Florida boats I look at are soaked in the transom. Did you drive from the west to the east and back or did you fly out and rent a truck for the drive home? What you are proposing makes a lot of sense...

It was the carriers insurance that covered the boat and trailer and no they never delivered it to the final destination. It was a little more than halfway here before crashing. From the other side you can see that the trailer is completely destroyed, the front of it sheared off and all 4 tires...

Ok so this is a bit of a rant but can be used as a warning to those of you thinking of using the Shiply Portal for a boat delivery. In November of 2023 I purchased a 05 Grady 282 in Florida after a lot of research, I also had a brand new 11000 LB. trailer built for it as it was travelling from...

There is a part of me that would love to attempt this on a 05 Grady 282 but the amount of work and skill required makes me nervous. This is a really impressive repair job, you will certainly be able to enjoy the boat worry free.

So I am looking at this boat and once again, I find this in the transom. I have a survey booked for Monday the eighth on this Grady but obviously seeing this makes me think that I might be throwing good money after bad. This would be the fifth Grady White that I have either surveyed or...