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You're debating on the idea of moving up to a bigger boat, and it sounds like your wife is already on board with the idea and has already given you permission to do so? What else is there to talk about?

Like all things/professions in life, not all surveyors are created equal. Some will be great, some won't care and/or just do it for a paycheck.

Same here, I sold my first/second boats and wanted to find something bigger, heavier and nicer. Looked at Grady White as well as Parker, Pursuit, Boston Whaler and a few other different brands of boats. I really liked the Grady White 228 Seafarer/232 Gulfstream as well as the Parker 2320, but...

I live in the Seattle area and have bought 3 different boats over about a 4 year period, all of which oddly enough were located in Maryland, and then I did the road trip myself to pick up each one. In regards to the purchase itself... the first and last boats were from dealerships/brokers and...

Per the Grady White parts catalogue for 2004, I can't find one that's older than that, it shows the 306 Bimini as having a part number of 18-511 and being a 12"x20" trim tab. When doing a quick Google search for "trim tabs 18-511", it appears as though they're likely Bennett brand trim tabs. I...

I would. They should have a copy of the performance bulletin with more specific numbers like gallons of fuel onboard during the test. Let us know what you find out.

Eh, I'm going to go with the wet weight of the boat on an actual scale taken from the sea trial run from the manufacturer, as opposed to adding up dry weights, other numbers, guessing at certain things and so forth. On their website, GW has a figure of just under 9,400 lbs for the 285 Freedom...

Are you looking at the 1997 Grady White 208 Adventure on Boat Trader located in Brooklyn? If so, it says that the motor runs great? If not, might want to check it out. https://www.boattrader.com/boat/1997-grady-white-adventure-208-10107184/

Yes.... but that wet weight is from the Grady White website, of which we can only guess the number of gallons of fuel that they had on board during that sea trial run. My guess is that they likely had the lowest amount possible in order to be able to get the best fuel economy numbers possible...

I think they're possibly quoting two different things/years... in I believe 1997 Grady White switched from standard marine grade plywood to a product called Greenwood XL. It's supposedly a far superior product compared to your standard marine grade plywood at resisting water/rot, though it...

Doesn't seem like it would be an issue if the boat wasn't full of fuel and completely loaded down. That being said, I'd call up the manufacturer and see what they recommend, if anything. I think my biggest concern would be the width though, as your previous boat was an 8'6" beam and your new one...

Do you already have a lift and are wondering if it will be up to the task at hand of lifting your new boat? Or are you looking at buying a new lift and trying to determine which size you need? If the the former, then I'd imagine a lift with a 10k lb capacity would be able to lift up the test...

Something like this possibly? I don't know, hard to tell without seeing the top portion of the inspection plate. https://thmarinesupplies.com/products/designer-series-screw-down-deck-plates?variant=462169341980

Congrats!

It looks like per the 2007 parts catalogue that it should be an Ameritool 10-296 pneumatic shock, which shows as a 10-30#. I'd obviously call up Ameritool to confirm, as a quick Google search doesn't show any new products with that same part number, as it's likely an older or discontinued one...