bracket vs no bracket?

[chesapeake724]

Dangit, Chum. You're making me miss my last baby: '88 Seafarer 228G with the Grady bracket. Hardtop, Furuno suite, including radar, full enclosure, truly a pocket-battlewagon if there ever was one. Heavy bow to smash through seas...it handled like a 25'er with the bracket.

But, I can't cry too much. If I could've afforded keeping her (one more child turned into TWO at once), I wouldn't have been forced into researching a good, used, seaworthy hull that still afforded a little creature comfort. Then I wouldn't have found out that the Steplift fit the bill, wouldn't have bought one, wouldn't be here among you fine blokes, and you guys wouldn't have t-shirts. ;)

Oh, and back on topic, there no Cons (aside from slip cost) to having a bracket. It's the time/work/expense of putting one on, that's the downside.