"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Forget that Grady.

This is what you want:

http://www.parkerboats.net/pages/boa...l.jsp?boatid=4

Not enough bunks for the kids.

But I like Parkers.


Aha! Kids! No wonder you want a Grady. Creature comforts.
I like Gradys myself. Our Parker dealer is, I believe, also the largest
Grady dealer in the Bay area.

Yes. 3 kids. Ages 6, 4, and 2 1/2.

I needed something with an A/C, generator, and higher gunwales.



In fact, he's got a lightly used 30' Marlin available:

http://www.tristatemarine.com/Used-B...rady_white.htm

And another:

http://www.tristatemarine.com/Used-B..._white300m.htm

The first boat is too much money for my budget. They have the twin to that
boat at FishTale Marina in Ft. Myers Beach for the same exact price.

The second boat looks just like the one that I'm buying. The ad that you
posted doesn't list the year, or whether it has a generator, outriggers,
radar, or autopilot...all of which are on the 2001 that I'm buying. Of
course, I'm paying about $5k more than that asking price...so I guess it's a
wash (assuming that the one you listed is also a 2001). If that one is a
2001 or newer, it's a very good buy...because it appears to be in excellent
shape. The one that I'm purchasing hasn't been bottom painted, and has been
stored high and dry since new. It's also within range of here, without
having to pay someone $2/mile to ship it from Maryland.




I just heard from the surveyor about 1 hour ago. There's greening on the
through-hulls and seacocks (minor corrosion...nothing major), and some minor
dings and scratches in the rubrail and sides of the boat. Everything works,
and there's no sign of water intrusion, or moisture in the hull. The engine
compression tested well within the 10% variation across all cylinders

All of the electronics work. He didn't test the generator because I told
him that I already knew that it didn't work. But the seller agreed to fix
or replace it.

I'll be departing Tampa tomorrow morning if seas permit. Otherwise, I'll
handle the paperwork tomorrow and bring it back on Sunday...or the Friday
after Thanksgiving.

I was up at 4:30am this morning. I don't know if it was last night's meal
of a spicy corn/crab chowder, mahi with shrimp and scallops in a lemon
butter caper sauce, and a couple of Oktoberfest Sam Adam's...or if it was
excitement over this boat...but I had horrible hearturn this morning. ;-)