232 Gulfstream being discontinued

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Learned at the Anacortes boat show: Grady White recently confirmed to its dealers that a final decision has been made to discontinue production of the 232 Gulfstream. The model is still shown on the GW website as the Gulfstreams having begun manufacture will still be delivered to dealers in the next couple months. GW has no plan to replace the 23-foot walkaround cabin model with anything else below the 300 Marlin. (Nothing announced about the 218 Adventure, but GW trend for cabin boats appears to be toward larger, more expensive models.)
 
That is really disappointing. 208 gone, 228 gone, sorry 218 people, but that boat is a downgrade from those models, the euro transom cuts into your deck space a lot. I can't imagine trying crab from either a 208 or a 218.

And now the 232 gone.

It sure seems like Grady just wants to sell big ticket items but where does that leave the rest of us?
 
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Gulfstream owners just got a boost in resale value. Same thing happened when they discontinued The Sailfish,
 
Rip 232, such a good size. Anyone know why? It cannot be lack of sales. I see this boat everywhere.
 
I'm assuming it must be a lack of sales thing, as I can't imagine they'd discontinue a model that's been around for almost 40 years now, especially if it makes them a considerable amount of profit/sales every year. Which is interesting because I see 226/228 Seafarer's and 232 Gulfstream's quite often, yet I don't think I've seen a 218 Adventure outside of a showroom as of yet. I think they should ditch the 218 Adventure and keep the 232 Gulfstream, though obviously that's just my opinion on the matter. That being said, I remember someone posted a picture on here of the Grady White factory tour when they went on it, and it seemed like 90% or more of the boats that they're building are a DC/CC style of boat. I think there were only maybe 1 or 2 walkarounds in the entire place.
 
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Staysea said:
Rip 232, such a good size. Anyone know why? It cannot be lack of sales. I see this boat everywhere.
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It wasn't selling a lot of units. I was told by a Yami rep that the open bow DCs account for the vast majority of sales.
 
Have a 208, would like a 232. Buying new, it is a pretty expensive 23’ boat that has unique strengths as a pocket battleship fishing machine and some limitations as a family boat with only comfortable seating for 4 plus the two jump seats. Hard to say if investment in a cabin and cockpit redesign would change the sales trajectory. Having only one model on that hull didn’t help the economics. Guess if I want a new WA I’ll have to shoot for a Marlin as a 218 doesn’t give me enough to trade up from a 208. Will the Marlin survive?

While my boat was on blocks it was next to an old 232 with an ox66 single. Nice looking boat, dwarfed my 208 but a reminder of where the boating world has gone.
 
Peter, I think the big wins of the 232 are weight and twin engines. I would never buy one with a single engine, twins give you more control. Comparing your 208 to the 232 with a single, yeah, not worth it. Against a 232 with twins? Worth it.
 
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