Are you asking if you can tow a 228 Seafarer for a 232 Gulfstream with a midsized Lexus SUV? If so, then yes you can, though whether you should or not is a completely different story. I've got a 2004 Grady White 228 Seafarer, of which when I first bought the boat, they launched it on a slip that had a scale on it. The boat by itself half full of fuel and with next to no other gear onboard was 5,300 lbs. This is also accurate/confirmed as I've got a Grady White performance bulletin for "my" boat, where they test drove a 228 Seafarer with a single F225 Yamaha, 63 gallons of fuel and so forth, to where it weighed 5,361 lbs on their scale. My aluminum I-beam trailer is just under 1k lbs, so just for the boat and trailer moderately loaded, you're going to be around 6,500 lbs. With a full fuel tank, fishing/safety gear, water, food, ice, bait and so forth... I imagine you'll be at 7k lbs, maybe even slightly more.
Comparatively, a 232 Gulfstream is going to weigh even more than that. Of which there's another thread that I'll link where the OP contacted Grady White asking them about wet weights of boats, and they replied back with a table for new/newer models. The 232 Gulfstream is going to have a maximum weight of just under 7,200 lbs, and again that's not including the weight of the trailer, fishing/safety gear, water, food, ice, bait and so forth. With the added weight of the trailer and a heavily loaded down boat, I could see you towing around at least 8,500-9,000 lbs+. If your "mid size Lexus SUV" has a towing capacity of 5k lbs, you're going to be at least 3,500-4,000 lbs over your towing capacity. Of which that would be a bit of a "yikes" scenario in my opinion. In regards to comfort when driving the boat on the water.... the 228 Seafarer is quite comfortable going over 1'-2' chop and is a very comfortable, dry boat overall that doesn't really pound like the lighter boats do. I had a 21' Arima before my current boat and it was miserable in the 1'-2' chop. It would pound miserably, it would take waves and spray over the windshield and sides, etc. I can't speak personally about the 232 Gulfstream as I've never ridden on one before, but from what I've heard on here, with the extra length, beam width and weight, it's going to be an even better ride, especially on a boat with twin outboards.
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.
[td width="79pt"]MAXIMUM WEIGHT = DRY WEIGHT + ENGINE + FUEL + WATER + OPTIONS + GEAR (200lbs) + MISC (100lbs)[/td]
