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on the scale of "bare bones tough as nails fishing boat" to "wine cruise and sand bar", scout is closer to the latter. the grady will be tougher & stronger and be a more timeless design. the scout will be fancier and trendier.

have you heard back? he set me up nicely

in this case, a good thing. the chase model tends to sit low in the back, many with the deck drain through hulls at or slightly below water level. i suspect the vast majority of the reason yours sits high is due to the single engine.

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wow, that sits high in the water with no top and only one engine...

just comparing it to a transom - a full transom job is around $10k and that includes removing/reinstalling engines and trim tabs, and using coosa for coring. A transom is about 8' by 3'. That seems like a bigger job than two areas that are 2' x 4' that are also much less structural. this is...

the OP was near Annapolis which is located in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. the upper bay is only about 5-10 miles wide. that area is over 100 miles from the ocean

that seems pretty excessive. i had to replace 6 feet of keel on mine (previous owner either ran aground hard on rocks or ran into a cross beam on the trailer) and that only cost me $6k

what year? have you tried e-bay, or your local grady dealer?

i dont think a mat is going to keep your decks clean. the only way to do that is to have a no shoe policy. thats what i do and it works

just keep in mind that that is a cosmetic upgrade only. the old plastic drains are still likely brittle, and the hoses themselves likely are quite deteriorated

another benefit of being in FL, haha. i dont think our HDs carry anything marine oriented. my ACE has ss, but there is no grade marking. i just order everything from McMaster

for black, NewWire Marine has a nice matte black called Lux Matte. i think i still prefer the basic glass/gelcoat to match the rest of the console

hmm, maybe ill put a moisture meter on mine, that would be a great option and save some money

was he able to confirm dry delamination or factory void vs water intrusion? if it was due to water intrusion, you are just fixing the symptom, not the problem.

more curiosity than anything else, but why not the 257?

everyone has a different opinion, but i wouldn't do the high gloss black acrylic panel. its essentially mounting your electronics in a black mirror. there's lots of distracting glare and reflections

call grady, they can probably send you a drawing. altantic coastal welding (fab shop in NJ) also has lots of grady tank drawings on hand

also, make sure you dont forget to take the tape back off when you are done. it would probably just come off in the water without any problems, but better safe than sorry

i have a soft spot in the same spot on the starboard side. im interested to see how this goes. please post pics.