19 tournament soft floor

[calvin]

I am looking th buy a 1988 grady tournament..but..the floor is soft all over and the helm chair is readt to fall over when you set i it..the bilge is darl and moldy...can this be fixed?

 

[LI Grady]

Anything is fixable.

The real question is why do it and is it worth it? In this economy used boats are so cheap you really have to ask yourself "is it worth it?"

You may find that for the cost of the materials alone you could buy a much better example.

 

[calvin]

Thanks for the advice...did Grady White go with no wood construction on any of its boats?

 

[richie rich]

If she's that soft, walk away....its a complete rebuild, especially if you're smelling mold in the bilge...the stringers are probably done, and if they are, so is the transom most likely......GW still uses wood...they switched to something new and has a better guarantee, but thats been more recent, not in the 80's or mid 90's range. As LI said, there are good used boats cheap these days....you can find an older gem if you keep looking.