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This. It pulls in sea water. The ball valve is under the little round deck plate between the consoles. It's a terrible design because you have to use a screwdriver or something to pry it up. Then when you get in there, nothing is marked (there's a couple of valves in there). And Grady...

She said it may take a while. Things move slowly at Grady.

Virtually the same. Almost identical, except you lose the swim platforms (which is one of my favorite features of the 235). Hold out a few months and Grady is releasing a new 265 Freedom. They are discontinuing the 255 and 275 and going with a 265 that is 6" wider (the 235, 255, and 275 are...

It's not listed in the diagram.

Ok, here's dimensions codes. Cool chart they sent me...

Anyone have any thoughts or insights on where this might come in on price? I'm thinking just a hair under $300K.

I am really looking forward to this one.

Seems like the industry standard should be to list the wet weight (engines with a full tank of gas and whatever fresh water). That dry weight without engines is absolutely meaningless. People are trying to make decisions based off of this information.... why make the customer make WAGs...

Check the thread I just posted with the weights and dimensions. Grady sent me a chart with every model weight and dims.

I sent a reply just now asking for those details. I will post them when they send it.

I recently sent a message to Grady asking for the total full weight of the 285 Freedom. Below is a chart they sent me. Very eye opening! Awesome detail on weight and dimensions of all models. This information should be stickied somewhere for reference. MAXIMUM WEIGHT = DRY WEIGHT + ENGINE...

Grady finally got back to me with the "official" weight. They said the total weight of a 285 Freedom with a full load of fuel is approximately 10,079lbs. Thought it was funny they used "approximately" with such a specific number. Anyway, we decided not to get the boat, not just because of the...

Well, took the 285 on a sea trial yesterday..... and I didn't like it at all. It's just too big for me and the wife. It's a beast. There is nothing cozy and comfortable about it. I know it's really not considered a "big" boat but I was really blown away by how bulky and huge it felt. Like...

I was watching a video and the placard they had was massive! Are they all that big?

Yes, but I have done that on all of my boats anyway....just to be fancy. I'm surprised they don't give you a window decal or something so that LE can see that it's not unregistered when they notice the naked bow. Maybe it's not a concern at all.