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I haven't read all the posts so this may have been said? The three boats you posted are all very capable off shore boats. The Grady is the best all around of three. Based on your wants and needs from your first post look toward the Grady. The other two are purpose built fishing boats. Designed to get to the fishing spot fast catch fish and get home. Minimal creature comforts in general. The wife and family will not be very happy on those two boats all day. The Grady has more creature comforts, a nice cuddy and head.
When shopping myself or advising I generally lean toward a well maintained used hull that needs to be repowered or sell off the old engines and repower. There is a big market for used outboards. The hull in theory will last forever if properly taken care of. It is also the cheap part of the package. I personally like the New Evinrude E-Tec over all the rest. It is a modern two stroke and has many advantages over the four strokes. Four strokes only became popular due to emissions as the EPA targeted the two stroke. Evinrude has managed to make a two stroke meet the EPA emissions standards. The E-tec has two stroke torque to get the boat out of the hole and on plane faster than a four stroke. GPH is also equal or better than a four stroke and best of all operating costs are much, much lower with an E-tec. None of the four stroke maintenance is required. No oil changes, no tune ups, no periodic maintenance intervals. The E-tec can run years with out major maintenance or parts replacement. Budget about $25,000.00-$30,000.00 for an installed ready to run 225-300HP E-tec.
Good luck happy boating.
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