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Thanks, maybe I'm safe. By the way "nothing else matters"..... that is one sweet grady with twin 350's!!!!!

I think I'll try the cover G8RDave has. Looks great and keeps the sun off. That's all I want. I saved pennies for a long time to own the boat of my dreams. I just want it to last a while...Thanks

Does anyone know what year they started using SS one in the Seafarer?

Does anyone know what year Grady started using stainless? I have an 06 228 and just had the live well out to install a transducer. I wish i would have read this post first. The boat is all back together now and I didn't really look hard at the ballcock connections...

I am a new owner of a 2006 228 with a hard top, bow pulpit, and bracket. I want to cover the boat while on the trailer next to my house to protect it from sun and rain. Can anyone give advice on a brand of cover I can order that will go over the hard top, pulpit and motor? It doesn't have...

I just bought a 228 with a hard top and am looking for a decent cover. I live in S Fla so I don't winterize either. I want something that is no big deal to put on and off. Can you tell us what brand it is and how much it was? Thanks

Thanks for that. I feel stupid but I could swear a boat I had in the early nineties had the opposite set up. I'm truly a NewB but having fun with it.

Thanks. My first Sea Trial of this boat was in a canal leading to Lake Pontchartrain. I put her in the water today in S Fla. It was crowded with Holiday revelers but the boat performed well. The trim tab switches are wired backwards (the right switch moves the port tab and vice versa) but...

My user name used to be "FutureOwner" but as a new Grady owner, I thought it appropriate to change it. I was fortunate enough to find an incredible deal on a 2006 Seafarer 228 in Louisiana. I took off in my Ford F150 Supercrew, checked out the boat, and pulled it 800 miles to it's new S Fla...

By the way, one of my neighbors has an F350 that regulary tows 10k lbs. I looked at his hitch and it has the same sticker: Max carry weight - 5000lbs. Another neighbor has an F250 that regularly tows a 31ft Jupiter that weighs over 8000lbs. His hitch receiver has the same sticker: 5000lbs...

Well, I hate to beat this dead horse, but the plot thickens. My truck is an 07 F150 SuperCrew with a factory hitch receiver. Apparently, I can not get a hitch receiver from Reece, Drawtite or Curt for that truck because it has a factory hitch that shares hardware with the bumper. (Apparently...

By the way, the 10,000lbs is not just "weight distributing." Its 10,000 conventional towing. Thanks all for the education.

I think I finally got it. (I'm slow but worth waiting for) I have a class III. I just priced a Class IV hitch that has a rating of up to 10,000lbs, more than enough to tow a 228 (about 6k on trailer). Its about $150 for the F150 version. Do you all prefer Drawtite or Reece or any other brand?

Maybe there is a misunderstanding. It has a bolt on frame hitch and that hitch indicates a weight distributing capacity of 9900 lbs. It also indicates a carry capacity of 5000. I think I'm OK if I don't use the bumper and use the receiver.

If I have to get a class IV hitch, I will but the hitch on this truck is from Ford (its a III) and it says 5000 weight carrying and 9900 weight distributing. I do not plan to put the ball on the bumper (5000). I plan to put the ball on the receiver (9900). The truck tows 8600 according to the...

Man, it was just my day!!! I found an incredible price on a 2007 F150 Crew Cab with a factory towing package (tranny cooler, heavy duty alternator, springs, etc) and a factory limited slip rear end. The truck has 8k on it and still even has that new car smell. I couldn't tell it from the brand...

Thanks for all the towing advice. It looks like I'm settling in on a F150 supercab (don't need the crew) with 4wd. If I see a nice low miles truck with the big 5.4 liter motor, I may buy it but I'll have a limited slip rear put in. Either way, I'm up in the 8k lbs range which is plenty. I am...

Thanks, I may make an offer on one of the trucks I liked, conditional on putting in a locker. I'll bet the dealer can do it right there... thanks

I found a few trucks I like but learned something new. The crew cab 150 I almost bought has a 5.4 and is 2wd but does not have limited slip rear end. I may spin one wheel. I am trying to go 2wd for insurance purposes but was told to at least make sure the truck has limited slip so one wheel...

I started shopping for trucks yesterday and hit a bunch of lots and looked at used but still under warranty trucks at the local Ford dealership. I learned that the 4.6 liter motor in any truck only tows 5000. If you get the 5.4 Triton in any truck, it moves up to 7800-8000 depending on...