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Just saw this on Boat Trader today. No affiliation here, just passing it along to those who might be interested as it seems like at least a couple people on here are always looking for a 208 Adventure up to a 232 Gulfstream. Seems like a good deal, especially for a newer outboard with only 57...

Just saw this on Boat Trader today. No affiliation here, just passing it along to those who might be interested. Good luck! https://www.boattrader.com/boat/2000-grady-white-seafarer-228-10383106/

Haywire appears to be more on the legitimate side of things and has been a member since 2021, though he hasn't made a post since 2024. I generally always try to give someone the benefit of the doubt, within reason of course, but it is possible that Dirty Biker made up the story involving Haywire...

Not sure if this is the boat you're looking at, but for $27k, the price definitely factors in for a potential repower in the near future, and it also comes with a trailer. Appears to have 1,600 hours on the outboards, of which if the boat/motors check out, I'd run the motors until they die...

I think that's going to vary quite a bit... I don't have any personal experience with the issue at hand, but it seems as though if the corrosion reaches the powerhead that it's just a matter of time before you need to replace one, or both, motors. I imagine it could be a season or two at the...

I think the more important questions, at least for me as I look at things in terms of dollars and cents, would be things like... what model is the boat, how much is the owner/seller asking for it, are they open to offers especially with the potentially serious outboard issues, is this your...

It's honestly hard to tell what it is... it could just be the picture but it looks stained, rusted or something, like the paint/gel coat is cracking/peeling off on the port side of the deck. To me, it's cool that the boat has what looks to be a factory hardtop as well as a fairly newer trailer...

I believe I found the boat you're looking at on CL for $26k? If so, it appears to be on the rougher side, bottom paint that clearly needs to be redone and is falling off, looks like there's a pretty decent sized section of the deck that the paint is chipping off on or has damage done to it? it's...

I think the biggest question would be what's the asking price for the 208 Adventure with the ETEC? Does it come with a trailer? As mentioned before, if it's in the low to mid $20k's range or more, I'd pass on it and go with the 232 Gulfstream that I linked, or something similar.

As mentioned, I'd definitely go with the larger 226/228 Seafarer over the 208 Adventure, if you can. I was in a similar boat, literally, when looking for my 228 Seafarer. I was looking for a 208 Adventure up to a 232 Gulfstream but was focusing on trying to find a 228 Seafarer. Lots of boats...

No personal experience here, though a buddy does have twin 115's I believe on his 23' Wooldridge Pilothouse and he's had a few issues with them in the last several years. I don't know the vintage, probably around late 2000's/early 2010's, but he's replaced both lower units at least twice, the...

I sent you a direct message with the same information... but I honestly think that I'd keep looking. While the price on the boat that you linked might seem appealing at first, I think they're a bit on the high side, especially when comparing to what I paid for my boat. The boat you linked...

Have you thought about doing the trek yourself? I've purchased 3 boats in the past, all of them admittedly quite a smaller than yours where they were in the 21'-22' range, but I either flew out/drove out to the east coast, bought the boat and then trailered them back the 3,000+ miles to the...

You've got the seacock opened, correct?