sea ox
Just bought a Sea Ox 250c after some in depth research.
Seems that some execs from Grady White decided to split off and make some boats on their own. They started North American Fiberglass and made Sea Ox boats. Made in the same tradition as the GW's, these babys are tough. Overkill in the manufacturing process made these things practically indestructable and expensive to build.
I actually saw my boat at the Jacksonville Boat show a few years back for sale from a broker for 30k. It is a 1994(last year of production) 250c Blue water pro. This walk around cuddy is powered by a monster 7.3L V8 Mercruiser mated to a Bravo 3 outdrive with counter rotating props. When I saw it at the show the boat was pristine. All decked out with gear, it was a steal at that price. I had just bought a boat a that point and could not see a good reason to go for the gusto. I found out that the owner took the boat back and sold it privately to a guy in my neighborhood. The boat sat in the guys yard for the last few years. I saw him take it out maybe 5 times. One day I saw a "for sale" sign on the craft. I spoke to him a little about the boat. He bought it on a whim, already had 2 others and his wife hated it. So I had a motivated seller. I had a survey done on the boat, came through with flying colors. Surveyor gave a replacement cost that nearly floored me.
Long story short, picked it up for half of what a similar sized GW would cost. Only 300 ORIGINAL HOURS on the engine.
I still can't believe I found such a gem.
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