WTB Seafarer 226 or 228

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Good afternoon, I'm located in SWFL. My budget is under $40K. I'm looking for 1998 and newer. Repowered or not, no trailer, no problem.
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Are you willing to travel at all? If so, how far? I'm guessing that you're looking for a boat with a hardtop on it? If you're looking to potentially travel a bit for a boat, I'd look at the second link. If looking for a 226 Seafarer and don't mind traveling, I'd look at the third option, it also comes with a newer repower on it.



 
I'd like to keep it under 1000 miles. And yes, I definitely want a hardtop. I saw that one in Palmetto earlier.
Thanks a lot for the links!
 
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What's the concensus here between the 226 and 228?
I've read in a following sea or backing up the Grady drive becomes a problem. What are the pros and cons of each?
 
I think that's a bit of a rumor or hearsay. I've got a 2004 Grady White 228 Seafarer and have never really noticed any issues. That being said, I'm not trying to back down on game fish as fast as I can. I rarely ever use reverse unless I'm docking or pulling out of a dock, even then it's still not something that would deter me from buying a 228 Seafarer. I much prefer the fully enclosed transom with the transom bracket as opposed to a notched transom for a multitude of reasons, first would be you won't have the water intrusion in an enclosed transom, second would be safety and third would be more fishing space as well as an actual usable live well. If you're at all considering either or both, I'd actually step on both boats though and see what you think about them.
 
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With the 226 you have the much maligned transom bang cap and associated wet transoms. Unless length is an issue for storage etc, I don’t see any advantages of a 226 over a 228.
 
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The only real advantage of the 226 is that it will stay on plane at a lower speed than the 228. This can be important in rough seas. They both handle like crap during docking manuevers in general.
 
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