Grady White does it right!

[Northern]

Grady Whites are top shelf, it's not even a question.

If you pound a boat, any boat, somethings going to give.

I don't think it matters if it's wood, metal, cowshit or fiberglass, pound the frickin thing and somethings going to fail.

DINGY or AIRCRAFT CARRIER
Your results may vary, but not too much

[Smudge]

Originally Posted by Keta

Thanks for the corection and your service. French missles are more powerfull than a boat load of Jihadies and for a ship to remain floating after taking 2 Exocet hits is impressive, both the ship and the dammage controll crew.

Actually, those extremists had WAY more explosive than two exocets. If the Cole had been a firgate, she would likely have been in far worse shape. I'd go so far as to say she would have been halved. The hole in the Cole was 30 wide and just as deep. A frigate is just about 40ft wide!

But this is about customer service, and Bath Ironworks put the Cole back together and Ingalls Shipbuilding put the Starke back together too! And fortunately for the original poster in this thread, he bought a Grady White and they're replacing his hull!! Outstanding Customer service if you ask me!!!

[Moldy45]

Peanut Butter

[Hoghunter]

Originally Posted by Seelicious

The guy may know about metal boats...might have a great one and that's fine to share with everyone.

The only point that matters is not hijacking a thread that was intended to point out how well one company takes care of their customers.

There are some metal cats that will flat run away from me in rough water but I would not trade the Grady quality for a little more speed.

The new 250's will add all the power I want...or need.

In my opinion the customer service of Grady White is second to none. I didn't buy my first Grady for customer service but because of fit, finish, ride and reputation. I bought my second because I simply wanted a different layout. They are fantastic boats and hands down ride better than any other boat I've owned or rode. The first time I pounded through five footer's with 30 knot winds I was impressed with how it cut the waves and the dry ride. The first time I crossed the T-Bay bar when it was in the process of being closed by the CG I was impressed. It was way different crossing in those conditions in my previous boat which was a 27 SeaSport. I continue to be impressed with it's stability when trolling in rough seas.

I have had few problems with my two Gradys but whenever I have had an issue it's responded to and taken care of. Someone asked me this weekend if I could believe that Grady was stepping up and taking care of Bud in this economy. My response was "It doesn't surprise me as it's the good companies that step up regardless of the times or the economy." The lady that runs Grady these days started as a janitor many years ago. That says it all in my opinion.

Bud,you will like the 250's compared to the 225's you have now. Much better pop out of the hole and more efficient cruise speed and fuel economy.

[Customboatguy]

I'm still suspect of this whole thing. It's 10's of G's to do what they say they are going to do. Why are these stress cracks not repairable? There would seem to be wild circumstances that were not mentioned of what happened to this boat to warrant shipping it back east. ALL fiberglass boats eventually get stress cracks. That is no surprise, nor is it a big deal to fix. This hull is almost 6 years old and GW is going to do all that for free? I think there is more to this story. I'm not saying it isn't true but there HAS to be more there. I guess I'm just curious as hell of what that structure tech thinks and why... It's got me stumped without additional info...

If it's true though, that's awesome cause I just picked one up myself.

[Hale Nalu]

Originally Posted by Customboatguy

I'm still suspect of this whole thing. It's 10's of G's to do what they say they are going to do. Why are these stress cracks not repairable? There would seem to be wild circumstances that were not mentioned of what happened to this boat to warrant shipping it back east. ALL fiberglass boats eventually get stress cracks. That is no surprise, nor is it a big deal to fix. This hull is almost 6 years old and GW is going to do all that for free? I think there is more to this story. I'm not saying it isn't true but there HAS to be more there. I guess I'm just curious as hell of what that structure tech thinks and why... It's got me stumped without additional info...

If it's true though, that's awesome cause I just picked one up myself.

There's no more to the story than exactly what Bud has put down. Bud originally asked me about the first sign of cracking that developed after it was found when the bottom paint was redone. It was patched and proceeded to be used this entire season. After the Newport OTC tourney Bud put the boat on the trailer for the first time during the season and it was apparent the crack had returned. He notified Grady, they told him to pull some things out and look inside the hull and see if it looked like there was any interior issues... which there does not appear to be. They had meetings, and as Bud noted, the engineer came out, then went back and they had more meetings with the outcome as Bud noted. End of story for now.

Surprised by them re-doing an entire hull? Hell yeah! I would have thought that they would have contracted someone out here to fix it. For whatever reason, they want it back. Maybe it's because their business is so slow that this is a perfect time to review something like this and determine exactly what happened.

I think it has to do with the power of the "Grady Bunch" up here. The factory knows what's good for them...and us.

[Seelicious]

Believe this...if they could have fixed it and known for sure that it would be 100% right...they would have done so.

It was not a snap decision by GW...they spent the money to fly an engineer out here to really look the boat over.

Because of the fact that you can't get to the area from the inside, the only way to do it right is lay up a new hull.

Long term reputation is much more valuable than what this repair will cost.

[Customboatguy]

Ahhhh. The original statement just said gel coat cracks. Maybe after he saw the boat he thought it was starting to de-laminate or there was through hull damage where interior access was needed for a proper sandwich style repair. Either way, you must be a happy camper. Congrats.

[Seelicious]

Originally Posted by Customboatguy

Ahhhh. The original statement just said gel coat cracks. Maybe after he saw the boat he thought it was starting to de-laminate or there was through hull damage where interior access was needed for a proper sandwich style repair. Either way, you must be a happy camper. Congrats.

It's only gel coat cracks...but they should not be there...no way to confirm why.

They told me today..."It costs to do the right thing we are very committed to that philosophy. Some will buy only on price but many will buy based on company philosophy and CS."

[Drinkin Problem]

Originally Posted by Deno

WOW!!! Easy buddy just a little boat talk ...Alls I know is that I have my boat for sale and I’m going Alloy next….

This alloy stuff looks hard core to me….

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I have not read any of this thread but these pictures were brought to my attention.......

It's hard core but the pictured boat is not a salty boat although it sees plenty of saltwater. It's a river boat specifically built to take impacts as pictured. 95% of the jetboats on the market would have sunk due to this impact. The intake and hull is reinforced well beyond a normal boat. I'm not so sure any of the "alloy" saltwater boats could take such a hit as they are not designed to. So be careful when comparing boats as they are not all equal.



Now back your scheduled programing....

[Albie Scott]

Hey Bud, so glad to hear about the boat.
KUDOS to GW.
Scott W. from Tillamook
see you soon

[Seelicious]

Originally Posted by Albie Scott

Hey Bud, so glad to hear about the boat.
KUDOS to GW.
Scott W. from Tillamook
see you soon

Thank you! Thanks for the kind note that I received in the mail...appreciated!