Does the 1996 grady white adventure have wood stringers or fiberglass? What is your opinion on this hull? It also has 96 yamaha 175 with approximately 1400 hours. Is that too many hours on a motor? Is 6500 a good price for this rig without a trailer???
1996 Grady White Adventure???
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thats a great deal. Its an awesome small boat. Have someone look at the boat and do a survey on her if you are worried. If you don't buy her let me know about the deal and I will take a look. :goodjob
Dont know about the wood, I would assume there is in the stringers and transom. Take a look at the catalog for the 1996 models from Gradywhite.com. It tells you about the cunstruction materials used that year.
For the engine, I love yammys but , 1400hrs, :hmm not sure if its mostly low rmp or not, hard to tell without a comp readout, if it is was a hard driving engine may not have much life left. But you never know. All depends on if the prev owner took care of it. Have seen yammy with 3000+ but Just because an engine still has a pretty paint job does not mean it is good shape.
Get comp check "very important" on engine, hear it run before you buy it. Make sure they run it long enough to get hot and make sure its has a working overheat alarm, have them gound it out so you can hear it works. Last thing you want is a blown powerhead on your shakedown trip.
Survey the boat, 250$ good investment if your serious, 6500$ is a good price and your getting the seav2 hull. GL
For the engine, I love yammys but , 1400hrs, :hmm not sure if its mostly low rmp or not, hard to tell without a comp readout, if it is was a hard driving engine may not have much life left. But you never know. All depends on if the prev owner took care of it. Have seen yammy with 3000+ but Just because an engine still has a pretty paint job does not mean it is good shape.
Get comp check "very important" on engine, hear it run before you buy it. Make sure they run it long enough to get hot and make sure its has a working overheat alarm, have them gound it out so you can hear it works. Last thing you want is a blown powerhead on your shakedown trip.
Survey the boat, 250$ good investment if your serious, 6500$ is a good price and your getting the seav2 hull. GL
Wood I believe. They have not been a big issue but wet transoms have. Moisture can be a problem there, in the anchor locker and the locker covers.
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Price sounds almost too good to be true. Other 208's of that same vintage I've seen listed are lat least double the price. Definitely worth paying the few hundred bucks to get it surveyed.
1400 hours is about right for a boat that age... Averaging about 100 hours a year. But whether it's in good shape or not depends on how well the motor was maintained, as sfc2113 said. You should get the motor checked out with a compression test as part of your survey.
For reference, we've got over 1500 hours on our Yammy, and compression is still at new spec. We're the 2nd owner and have taken meticulous care of it, so hopefully (knock on wood) it's got a lot of life left.
1400 hours is about right for a boat that age... Averaging about 100 hours a year. But whether it's in good shape or not depends on how well the motor was maintained, as sfc2113 said. You should get the motor checked out with a compression test as part of your survey.
For reference, we've got over 1500 hours on our Yammy, and compression is still at new spec. We're the 2nd owner and have taken meticulous care of it, so hopefully (knock on wood) it's got a lot of life left.
OnoEric, Hows the fishing where you live? Where are the areas you fish with your 208 down south? Where do you keep your boat (oceanside)? Do you ever fosh the reefs off Solana Beach?
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jellyfish said:
Jellyfish, fishing is usually pretty good, though last year was a strange year. We never had an offshore season. We fish mainly the kelp beds and reefs off Camp Pendleton, but also fish Catalina Island, San Clemente Island, offshore for tuna, yellowtail and dorado. My signature pic is the lee of Catalina off Pebbly Beach. The reefs of Solana Beach are ones we rarely get down to since they are a bit in no man's land for us. There are productive spots closer to home. Boat is on the trailer, so I'll launch from Dana Point, San Diego or occasionally Ensenada, depending on where the fish are.
wow, awesome. I use to launch out of Dana Point a few times a year when I had my 23ft Sea Ox years ago. When we go down to Solana Beach we sometimes see Charter Boats fishing off the reefs. I always wanted to bring my 1996 208 down there and fish the areas, but I would like to run with someone who knows the area and maybe tag a long. We might one day move down that way. If you can ever post some fish pictures that would be cool, I love yellowTail fishing and the fish is great to eat as well. I wish you a good season! Jim