FishFan wrote: ".... All of these issues w/ Grady's are well documented here
and other places and none of them are serious problems not found on other
boats. Fixing them is all part of the normal maintenance routine on a 15 year
old boat, although I would have expected the Grady to have less problems then
the Bayliner.
Oh well, at least I have better resale value."

While you may in fact be able to ask more for your '89 Grady than your Dads '89
Bayliner, you must remember that you probably paid better than twice the money
for the Grady in the first place.
I'll bet you two have had fun though the years but I wonder if the Grady
supplied that much more enjoyment.
Best wishes
Mike
'99 2052

(CaptMP) wrote in message ...
FishFan wrote: ".... All of these issues w/ Grady's are well documented here
and other places and none of them are serious problems not found on other
boats. Fixing them is all part of the normal maintenance routine on a 15 year
old boat, although I would have expected the Grady to have less problems then
the Bayliner.
Oh well, at least I have better resale value."

While you may in fact be able to ask more for your '89 Grady than your Dads '89
Bayliner, you must remember that you probably paid better than twice the money
for the Grady in the first place.
I'll bet you two have had fun though the years but I wonder if the Grady
supplied that much more enjoyment.
Best wishes
Mike
'99 2052

Mike,

You're right. I don't think they're worth the extra $$ new. I was at
the Atlantic City Boat Show this weekend and you pay a 25% premium, at
least, for a Grady over a HydraSport, Pro-Line, or Aquasport, for
example.

I bought mine used and only splurged for the Grady because a) I found
one in decent shape at a bargain price; and b) My wife insisted on a
full transom, and after going out on a friend's Grady 24, and
listening to my friends wife rave about how "solid and safe they are",
my wife made it clear that she liked the Grady, the 24 not the 20-22
range I was looking at, and would be willing to pay a little more for
one.

I said "If that's what you want dear, thats what I'll buy you" :-)

FishFan

FishFan, you have a wonderful wife! Mine agreed to my purchasing a new boat in
1999 but said "IF YOU BUY THAT BOAT YOU CAN'T RETIRE". Well here it is 2004,
I'm still happily married, my Bayliner 2052 (named "CAN'T RETIRE") is still
doing all I could want.............
and I'm STILL working for the local phone company. After 34 years. 34 long
years....wish I could retire....!
Best wishes and good fishing!
Mike

FishFan wrote"....My wife insisted on a
full transom, and after going out on a friend's Grady 24, and listening to my
friends wife rave about how "solid and safe they are", my wife made it clear
that she liked the Grady, the 24 not the 20-22 range I was looking at, and
would be willing to pay a little more for one.
I said "If that's what you want dear, thats what I'll buy you" :-)

FishFan

On 10 Feb 2004 15:32:00 -0800, (FishFan) wrote:

I said "If that's what you want dear, thats what I'll buy you" :-)

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And THAT is how many a boat has been bought. Don't ask me how I know.

:-)