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I recently sent a message to Grady asking for the total full weight of the 285 Freedom. Below is a chart they sent me. Very eye opening! Awesome detail on weight and dimensions of all models. This information should be stickied somewhere for reference. MAXIMUM WEIGHT = DRY WEIGHT + ENGINE...

I'm looking at a 285 Freedom and the dealerships wants to register it with the Coast Guard. It is worth doing? I'm never taking this into international waters, so I'm not sure what the benefit is other than it might be required for the loan, and you don't have to put any numbers on the bow...

Anyone have a 285 Freedom or similar on a 10,000lb lift? The wet weight of the 285 is around 9,400lbs. If the advertised capacity of the lift is 10K, then it's probably fine up to around 11-12K. Just curious if anyone is in this situation.

Expecting to pick up a new 285 Freedom next week and it has the sink and refrigerator. Never had a boat with a fridge. Are they useful? How is it powered?

So we decided to trade in the 235 for a 2026 285. Feel like the dealership gave us a great deal on my trade in and the purchase. It helps to be personal friends with the manager and all the sales people! The boat should be here within a week (coming from south Florida).

The other day I made a comment on a GW Facebook post and ended up getting a response from their merchandise department. In the FB video they talked about their merchandise website, to which I suggested that they put a little more effort into because their offerings on the website are a bit...

Thought I'd post this from the Grady website. It works just like the pictures show. Did it yesterday on my boat. Really gets rid of all the black mold. It's really the only method that works. https://www.gradywhite.com/customer-tips/how-to-remove-mildew-from-exposed-sealants/

Went to a local MarineMax boat show yesterday and checked out a 415 Freedom. I still don't get it. $1.5M (estimated cost) and all you get is a bigger version of my 235 Freedom. Yeah, there's a small cabin and head in the 415, but the deck layout is virtually the same as my 235. Who is buying...

Fueling up at the marina and the nozzle got stuck. Had to yank it out and my gas cap is now in Davie Jones' locker. West Marine did not have a replacement. Anyone happen to have the part number for a 235 Freedom? Going to the dealership tomorrow to see if they have any in the parts dept.

I've been considering upgrading from the 235 to a Freedom 285, but then I'm also curious about the Scout Dorado 277. I don't know anything about Scout other than it has a great reputation and most people put them on par with Grady. Unfortunately, there aren't any in my area to go look at or...

I am considering going from my 235 to a 275 and was wondering if there are any resources that diagram actual dimensions, not just overall length and beam. Would like to be able to compare the cockpits of both boats. My local dealership doesn't have any 275s right now so I can't go check one...

I'm having serious upgradeitis. I love my 235 and it's perfect for the type of boating my wife and I do. However, I got to spend some time recently on my buddy's brand new 27' Sportsman with twin 200s...and man it got me wanting a little bit bigger boat. Twin engines are a game changer. If I...

The zipper is stuck on the overhead storage area on my T-Top. Any suggestions on unsticking it? I'm sure it's just salt corrosion.

How do I turn off my tracks on my Garmin map without deleting existing tracks? Don't want to get rid of the ones already on the map, just don't want to make new ones.

Anyone have a part number or know where I can find this steering wheel? Mine is just basic SS. My buddy has this with the rubber inserts on his new Coastal Explorer.

When bringing my anchor up, every time it gets clogged up. It comes up too fast. Have to bring the anchor up in short bursts. The windlass moves so fast that gravity just can't keep up. Plus, it always gets hung up when it gets to the knot (I know there's a term for where the chain and line...

Almost lost my anchor yesterday. Took the boat to a beach side restaurant and dropped the anchor in shallow water, maybe 2ft deep. All is well. Threw out the stern anchor, no problems. Then I notice the bow swinging around. Weird. Guess I'm dragging the anchor, which never happens. I jump...

I'd like to change my registration numbers to something matching the GW font (either the actual name font or the model font). Haven't found anything that really matches. The closest I could find is the Asenine font on Boatletteringtoyou.com which is pretty close to the thin model font...

How and where is the cockpit depth measured on Grady? The advertised cockpit depth on the 235 Freedom is 25". On the 255, 275, 285, 307 and 325 it's 27". Where is that measured? Seems odd that there is only 2" difference between the 235 and 325. I know the 285, 307 and 325 have a wider...

Some folks have wondered about painting the engine with the Grady cream white vs just getting the basic white Yamaha. Here's how they look. This really shows the contrast in white colors. Basic Yamaha white. Grady cream white.