Should I buy this
 

I found what seems to be a good deal on a 1993 Grady White maybe 20' bow rider. $5500
Not sure on the lenth but between 19' and 20'
It has a Yamaha V4 130hp

Boat seems to be pretty clean?

What do you guys think?

I am in Virginia Beach VA and boats go for a lot more here then boats down south.

I even thought about selling my 23' Wellcraft Fisherman Center console. I really like the boat but upgrading from the seadrive will cost a small fortune

I figure the V4 is probabaly great on gas and is extremely reaible compared to my seadrive even though my seadrive has not given me any problems


I also found a 1988 25' sea ox cuddy cabin repowered with a 2004 225 evinrude 4 stroke(suzuki), owner says less the 100hours. It is on a bracket and it is $13,000.

If I repower my boat with a new 4 stroke 200hp suzuki. I figure I will be looking at over $10,000, and that getting used controls. Honestly $10,000 sounds low when I think about it. What should I expect to pay for a complete turn key repower going with like a sukuzi 4 stroke. I alreadly have a bracket!

I believe I can sell by 23' Wellcraft for over $7000. One boat guy said he thought $12,000 but I don't really know.



Share your thoughts



thanks

Re: Should I buy this
 

A 1993 Grady White 19' tournament in good shape with a good motor should sell from $8000 (on the very low end) and up. My buddy just bought a 1991 in awesome shape with factory full enclosure that was never even used for $9000. It looks like its a little flatter at the transom (less deadrise than the V20) but it still rides nice. We haven't had it in any slop yet though.

Re: Should I buy this
 

The guy I fish with in Charleston had had a 19' Tournament GW...to this day says that was the WETTEST damm boat he's ever been on!! :( :( ...

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In my humble opinion I think the 23 wellcraft is a better riding boat and you will loose lots of space with the smaller grady. I also think the grady like whalers are over rated and I have had both at one time or another.I dont know anything about 4 strokes but I see low hours carbed 2 strokes for $4 k or so that look like new and these are 200 to 225's. A neighbor of mine just repowered his little 19 Mako center console with a very heavy 4 stroke Honda 150 that puts the scuppers right at the water line and he has to put tabs on it . He had a low hours 99 Johnson 150 that he sold for $3,000 that would scoot..I would of bought it but I had nothing to put it on..Frank

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When I saw the deadrise on the back and little flare, I thought it might be wet. I guess its a good thing he's got that nice enclosure! One thing I like about his enclosure is that in addition to zippers connecting the windows in the enclosure, it also has VELCRO, so with zippers AND velcro, he is going to get very very little in the way of spray or blow-by through that front windsheild, which is a real plus (especially considering its gonna be on the "wet" side.

Thanks for the input there RAP. :D

Re: Should I buy this
 

The price on the Grady is a great deal if thats what you are looking for. I also think Grady White is over rated, they are well built just not worth the money in my opinion. They have the same issues as less expensive boats, ie: Transom, Fuel Tank Etc... I also think a 130 on that boat would be a bit of a dog. For the money if it is what the guy says it is you cant go wrong.

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The 150hp Yamaha on my buddies GW 19' pushes it just over 40mph to around 43 I think. About the same as my V-21 w/ 150hp Yamaha. I don't know what the 130hp would do, but I would think around maybe 35mph WOT?

Re: Should I buy this
 

I was thinking it was a good deal. Do you guys think I could buy the boat and sell it and make a couple of dollars?

The boat is a 19' Tournment bow rider pretty clean over all and the outboards is very clean. Comes with a single alxe trailer.

Are those yamaha V4's very fuel friendy

thanks