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New 225 update I am now about three weeks in to my initial experience with Grady White Tournament 225. Great dealer experience ( I am still running on his fuel!) Absolutely no issues with the boat period. No sensor issue (although with 14 hours on it I have only cracked it open long enough to...

Bottom Paint I would take the boat back to the dealer and have them clean the hull and repaint it, unless you did something to influence the way the boat floats (lots of chain in the anchor locker(or other added weight in the bow) or no fuel in the tanks). If left undone it will stain the...

hiring Yes, we have been but I don't know for how much longer. Seattle economy has been robust and we build for "a large software developer" in Redmond and elsewhere.

I would buy two new batteries and a switch that says off, 1, 2, both. Not advisable to use both unless you know they are good and you need to charge them both. Use 1 or 2 when motoring or trolling, especially when you have electrical loads on. On the larger boat I have four 8 d's. Two for...

Fuel and other expenses By the time I moor the boats, insure them and maintain them the fuel is an expense but not nearly the largest expense. I probably spend $30,000 a year on the boats and maybe $2-3000 of it is fuel. I'll keep on using them, maybe in a slightly different way but I will...

Successful launch Picked boat up on Friday, ran it up and down Lake Washington Ship Canal and out into Lake Washington on Friday and Sat. Engine ran great, weather was 80 plus and lots of people out enjoying it. Was able to put 10.6 hours on large engine and about hour on small engine...

Taking delivery tomorrow Boat is ready as promised and I am picking up from Jacobsen's tomorrow. They have been great to work with, very customer oriented and informed. It is going to be stored in a rack just inside of the locks on the Lake Washington ship canal so I will be able to go east to...

Documentation I have the 38 documented. It is primarily to allow the Coast Guard to pursue your boat if it is taken out of US waters by a thief or unauthorized user. We are close to Canada so I chose to do the documentation. The numbers I had inscribed on a plastic type plate in fairly tall...

wood vs composites OK, sorry if I started a controversy. I have been boating for 40+ years and have crawled under a plywood boat and screwed the bottom back in due to overpowering a 17' plywood runabout. There is and has been a place for wood in boats but I am not sure about the form it takes...

Vacuum bagging and composites I bought the 225 Tournament because I liked the ride and the bracket mounted engine provided superior cockpit room. I did not pick it because of their construction techniques, especially after seeing them in action. A friend of mine ownes Fiberlay which is a West...

New Technology (or lack of) They did not use any vacuum bagging to increase distribution of resin, no use of composites in stringers and framing for major pieces of the superstructure and stringers, also no use of kevlar or other high strength composites. Than being said; there were no "bad...

Today en route from Washington DC to Charlotte we stopped at the Grady White factory. They provided us a very nice personal tour. The gentleman that gave us the tour also is in charge of the final fit up and assembly. He is a three year employee and quite knowledgeable. The factory is about...

Similar Experience I sea trialed mine in Puget Sound on Thursday afternoon. 25 knots and a fair amount of carry resulted in 3-4' breaking waves. The 225 bounced around but never slammed down and took more than we could in those conditions. The 250 Yami was solid (i couldn't hear it running when...

Door and recessed or flush? I just sea trialed and purchased new 225 Tournament today. I did notice the cover, but did not notice the degree of smoking, it looked pretty clear... My Whaler had a removable plexiglas locking door that was a decent design. I would like to have the instruments in...

Previous post That may have been me but it was a T 225. Last response to the post was 4/12 Title was "Considering a new boat purchase" It arrived today, sea trial tomorrow :)

Downriggers I purchased the Cannon Digi Troll IV for my 38' fishing boat in 2000. By 2004 I had so many problems (and no real availability for service) that I gave up $1000 worth of equipment and went to Scotty's. They are simple, pretty bulletproof and tough. Local service is available as...

New boat on the way Thank you all for your comments. I was able to work with the deal to lower the price a little more. He was not going to move any more. I did not do quite as well as some of you but the nearest GW dealer to here is in the bay area, and there just was not a boat out there in...

Responding to request leek Lee 2008 225 Tournament F250 Yamaha plus 9.9 high thrust Loaded up pretty well Just closed the deal yesterday subject to sea trial. The boat should be here on the 20th and ready to go early May. Now just need to figure out electronics...

New Tournament 225 Thanks Chris, very helpful. The kicker motor and the trailer are probably the big difference. We use kickers here because the King Salmon tend to swim pretty slow and the 250 probably cannot go slow enough. Also nice to have an extra get home motor if you need it. Dean, I...

First time poster, so thanks in advance if you are willing to help I have been looking to replace a 98 20' Outrage (BW) with 225 Tournament. Thee are very few if any used T 225 available for sale in the NW. I have spec'd the boat out with 250 Yamaha, full canvas, raw water washdown, license...