New owner Gulfstream 232 in CT.

[Stamford Sue]

Looking for recommendations of where to buy some items such as saltwater washdown hose, stern seat cushions, etc. Must these be purchased through a Grady White dealer or are they generic and can be purchased through other marine stores? Also, what cleaning solutions and polish works best, in your opinion? Thanks!

 

[grady23]

Almost any good upholstery shop should be able to make the cushions. If not contact A & J Canvas, (252) 244-1509.. They do almost all the cushions/ canvas work for Grady-White. They are located in Vanceboro, NC. They should have the patterns for your boat. Washdown hoses can be purchased at BassPro or any boating store. 3M makes a cleaning/polishing system that works well to bring up chalked gelcoat.

 

[Mclorite]

I buy everything from either Amazon or defender in Waterford, CT. No matter who you buy from I find the washdown coil hoses only last just over a year before pin pricks start to appear. I had my rear cushions redone at nautical needles in Deep River. I gave them the old ones and they redid them perfectly. I also had them redo the strataglass for my enclosure this past winter and it's been great so far. I use any generic boat soap everytime I use the boat and then 3m non skid and polish about once a month.