Recent content by Mustang65fbk

I've got a 228 Seafarer, and yes the walkaround portion of the boat is pretty narrow on each side. The hardtop is great as it has a grab rail and multiple different locations you can hold onto when walking and feel much safer while doing so. I imagine that's not likely the case for you with the...

Good looking boat... I bought a 2004 Grady White 228 Seafarer with a 2004 Yamaha F225 back in Maryland in October of 2021 that had just under 1k hours on her at the time of purchase. Flew out from Seattle, looked at the boat, put an offer down on her, took her for a sea trial run, rented a...

I'd honestly listen to SkunkBoat as he has an entire post dedicated to the topic at hand and replicate what he did. The Suzuki's are great motors and wouldn't discredit them in the slightest, even if they aren't your first choice for a repower...

I bought my boat back in October of 2021 and the boat had batteries in there that were of an unknown age. The battery date stickers on the top were missing, one had a "3" on it but I'm not sure what that meant. Anyway, I was pulling in the boat for the season off my mooring buoy when the boat...

I remember when I was a kid in the mid 2000's going down to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and seeing 2 stroke motors on all of the fishing charter boats, some of which looked like they were from the 1980's or even earlier and they were still running. As mentioned above, I imagine they run them...

As mentioned above, I think that's because they're being constantly ran, aren't being used in the saltwater and so forth. It seems like most outboards only make it to 2,000-2,500 hours before they either need to be replaced or the owner wants to replace them for peace of mind.

Exactly about the more you use them, the longer they last.

Sounds again as though you're not too terribly serious about keeping your current boat for the long run... of which yes, I'd definitely fix up what you can if possible, or buy a used 200 HPDI, install it and then sell the boat to get something you really want. And/or something that's already...

Wait... did I read that correctly? You got 4,440 hours out each outboard? That's impressive... :oops: In regards to the topic of the thread, I guess it depends on how often you think you'll be using the walkaround portion of the boat, if you'll need to go up to the bow/bow pulpit often, etc...

I just saw this the other day and thought it was a cool idea, though the $170 price tag is a bit absurd for a hunk of plastic. Seems like something that could be very easily/cheaply made at home on your own...

I admittedly don't have any experience with the boats you mentioned... that being said, a quick search on Boat Trader shows several 330 Express's that have been repowered either recently or over the last 10+ years with 300's on them, ranging from around $85k on up to over $180k+. I'd say it just...

I can't imagine there would be an issue if there wasn't any obvious visual damage done to the boat/hull. I think the more likely explanation would be that the wood dock, which you admittedly say is cracking/rotting all around, was the culprit for the cracking noise.

Is the issue with your current motor just the powerhead? They have used or even remanufactured powerhead's on eBay and elsewhere. Might consider going with a remanufactured one, run it for a season or two and then sell? Or as mentioned before, you could always fix up and sell off what you've...

I could be wrong, but it sounds like you're a bit hesitant on repowering as well as potentially not sure how long you'll keep the boat at this point? If you're not going to hold onto the boat for another say 10 years or so, then I don't think the repower option will be your best/cheapest option...

$58k seems rather insane. You can find those outboards elsewhere throughout the country for less than $15k a piece. There's a place in El Cajon, CA called Sunset Marine that has the motors for sale for $23k a piece. Not sure if that's an option for you or how close it would be, but $46k for the...