Proline or Grady? Help!
 

Hi, I am in the market for a new/used boat,and I am looking at a -1994,
grady 272 sailfish,twin 200 OB,....and a 1996 proline 2950 ,twin 225
OB......I live in the northeast,and do a lot of offshore fishing 30 to 40
miles off.....and maybe 6 to 8 trips to the canyons,so I need it to be
seaworthy.....I have done all the homework on the outboards,and fuel economy
etc.....I can't decide which one will fit my needs,as far as a good ride in
3-4 chop,,,,... and any info would be greatly appreciated....thanks....jeff

Proline or Grady? Help!
 

jcaruso56 wrote:

Hi, I am in the market for a new/used boat,and I am looking at a -1994,
grady 272 sailfish,twin 200 OB,....and a 1996 proline 2950 ,twin 225
OB......I live in the northeast,and do a lot of offshore fishing 30 to 40
miles off.....and maybe 6 to 8 trips to the canyons,so I need it to be
seaworthy.....I have done all the homework on the outboards,and fuel economy
etc.....I can't decide which one will fit my needs,as far as a good ride in
3-4 chop,,,,... and any info would be greatly appreciated....thanks....jeff



Both are good boats, but the Grady's quality is higher. Also, I have
heard, but cannot verify or even recall where I read it, that that model
Proline had some handling problems. You're going to be spending a lot of
Euros for either of those rigs...so make sure you hire a good surveyor
and have the engines closely checked, too.

A three to four foot chop is going to prevent about any planing boat in
that size from giving a "good ride" at any decent clip of speed. Three
to four foot waves are another matter.



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Proline or Grady? Help!
 

j,
I'd go with the ProLine, displacement, displacement, displacement.It's a
couple of years newer, bit bigger and a good boat as is the Grady. IMHO
Paul


"jcaruso56" wrote in message
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Hi, I am in the market for a new/used boat,and I am looking at a -1994,
grady 272 sailfish,twin 200 OB,....and a 1996 proline 2950 ,twin 225
OB......I live in the northeast,and do a lot of offshore fishing 30 to 40
miles off.....and maybe 6 to 8 trips to the canyons,so I need it to be
seaworthy.....I have done all the homework on the outboards,and fuel
economy
etc.....I can't decide which one will fit my needs,as far as a good ride
in
3-4 chop,,,,... and any info would be greatly
appreciated....thanks....jeff

Proline or Grady? Help!
 

On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 13:41:27 -0500, "jcaruso56"
wrote:

Hi, I am in the market for a new/used boat,and I am looking at a -1994,
grady 272 sailfish,twin 200 OB,....and a 1996 proline 2950 ,twin 225
OB......I live in the northeast,and do a lot of offshore fishing 30 to 40
miles off.....and maybe 6 to 8 trips to the canyons,so I need it to be
seaworthy.....I have done all the homework on the outboards,and fuel economy
etc.....I can't decide which one will fit my needs,as far as a good ride in
3-4 chop,,,,... and any info would be greatly appreciated....thanks....jeff


I'd probably lean toward the boat that you think can be serviced most
competently and most economically. Realistically, they are about
equal.

Proline or Grady? Help!
 

I have owned both brands. Either one is a good choice. I would base the
selection on features, condition, engine hours, etc.


"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 13:41:27 -0500, "jcaruso56"
wrote:

Hi, I am in the market for a new/used boat,and I am looking at a -1994,
grady 272 sailfish,twin 200 OB,....and a 1996 proline 2950 ,twin 225
OB......I live in the northeast,and do a lot of offshore fishing 30 to
40
miles off.....and maybe 6 to 8 trips to the canyons,so I need it to be
seaworthy.....I have done all the homework on the outboards,and fuel
economy
etc.....I can't decide which one will fit my needs,as far as a good ride
in
3-4 chop,,,,... and any info would be greatly
appreciated....thanks....jeff


I'd probably lean toward the boat that you think can be serviced most
competently and most economically. Realistically, they are about
equal.

Proline or Grady? Help!
 

No brainer: Grady.



"Bill Sc" wrote in message
...

I have owned both brands. Either one is a good choice. I would base the
selection on features, condition, engine hours, etc.


"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 6 Dec 2003 13:41:27 -0500, "jcaruso56"
wrote:

Hi, I am in the market for a new/used boat,and I am looking at a -1994,
grady 272 sailfish,twin 200 OB,....and a 1996 proline 2950 ,twin 225
OB......I live in the northeast,and do a lot of offshore fishing 30 to
40
miles off.....and maybe 6 to 8 trips to the canyons,so I need it to be
seaworthy.....I have done all the homework on the outboards,and fuel
economy
etc.....I can't decide which one will fit my needs,as far as a good
ride
in
3-4 chop,,,,... and any info would be greatly
appreciated....thanks....jeff


I'd probably lean toward the boat that you think can be serviced most
competently and most economically. Realistically, they are about
equal.

Proline or Grady? Help!
 

Because they're stronger than a Proline. Look at a 10 year old Grady and an
8 year old Proline and see which one has "stress cracks".



"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 17:43:52 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

No brainer: Grady.




Not that I have anything against Grady-White, mind you, but why?



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http://myworkshop.idleplay.net/cavern/
Homepage
http://www.southharbourvillage.com/directions.asp Where
Southport,NC is located.
http://www.southharbourvillage.com/autoupdater.htm Real Time Pictures
at My Marina
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at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide

Proline or Grady? Help!
 

Because they're stronger than a Proline. Look at a 10 year old Grady and an
8 year old Proline and see which one has "stress cracks".


I've got a 94 2950 Can't say I have any stress cracks

Proline or Grady? Help!
 

On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 23:58:34 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

Because they're stronger than a Proline. Look at a 10 year old Grady and an
8 year old Proline and see which one has "stress cracks".



"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 17:43:52 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

No brainer: Grady.




Not that I have anything against Grady-White, mind you, but why?



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Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Southport, NC.

http://myworkshop.idleplay.net/cavern/
Homepage
http://www.southharbourvillage.com/directions.asp Where
Southport,NC is located.
http://www.southharbourvillage.com/autoupdater.htm Real Time Pictures
at My Marina
http://www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats Rec.boats
at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide




I check my Proline every time I go out. Haven't found a 'stress crack' yet. It's
a 1997, so it's getting pretty close to your eight year mark. I have had good
luck with it all around.


John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD

Proline or Grady? Help!
 

Thanks for all the replies...gonna make an offer on the proline.....jeff



"Diver1055" wrote in message
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Because they're stronger than a Proline. Look at a 10 year old Grady and
an
8 year old Proline and see which one has "stress cracks".


I've got a 94 2950 Can't say I have any stress cracks

Proline or Grady? Help!
 

Except for the one "stress crack" comment - you had a tied responce. LOL

-W

"jcaruso56" wrote in message
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Thanks for all the replies...gonna make an offer on the proline.....jeff



"Diver1055" wrote in message
...
Because they're stronger than a Proline. Look at a 10 year old Grady
and
an
8 year old Proline and see which one has "stress cracks".


I've got a 94 2950 Can't say I have any stress cracks

Proline or Grady? Help!
 

JohnH wrote:
On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 23:58:34 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

Because they're stronger than a Proline. Look at a 10 year old Grady and an
8 year old Proline and see which one has "stress cracks".



"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
. ..
On Mon, 08 Dec 2003 17:43:52 GMT, "NOYB" wrote:

No brainer: Grady.




Not that I have anything against Grady-White, mind you, but why?



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Grady-White Gulfstream, out of Southport, NC.

http://myworkshop.idleplay.net/cavern/
Homepage
http://www.southharbourvillage.com/directions.asp Where
Southport,NC is located.
http://www.southharbourvillage.com/autoupdater.htm Real Time Pictures
at My Marina
http://www.thebayguide.com/rec.boats Rec.boats
at Lee Yeaton's Bayguide




I check my Proline every time I go out. Haven't found a 'stress crack' yet. It's
a 1997, so it's getting pretty close to your eight year mark. I have had good
luck with it all around.


John
On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD

John, btw, keeps his boat spotless, so when he decides to sell it and
buy a Parker, he'll have a really nice ProLine for someone...
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