Grady White Boats - Glen Grady and Don White began building recreational fishing boats in Greenville, NC, in 1958. These original Grady-Whites were handcrafted in the Carolina tradition with wide beams, flared bows, and wooden lapstrake hulls. They earned a reputation for exceptional seaworthiness in those pre-electronics days when coastal fishermen found fish with a compass and needed safe, dependable performance in the roughest of conditions. The Smith family purchased Grady-White Boats in 1968, and finished the conversion to building boats with longlasting fiberglass. Today Grady White makes walkarounds from 20’ to 30’. In 1981, the 9’6”-beam Sailfish 25 heralded the trend toward big, beamy outboard powered boats. And in 1989, Grady White broke the 30-foot barrier with the Marlin 300. The 1990s unveiled “secret weapon” hull technology, the SeaV2 series designed exclusively for Grady White by C. Raymond Hunt Associates. Today, roomy center consoles favorites of serious sportfishermen range from the tough Sportsman 180 to the awesome Bimini 306.