"Tony" wrote in message
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Anyone have any info good or bad on SailFish Boats? I am looking at a
1998
18' center console with a 90 h.p. Yamaha outboard and trailer. I'm live
in
Michigan and have not heard of this brand. I hear it is popular down
south.
Looks like a nice boat.

Thanks, Tony


Yup. I had one. I thought it was a 17 footer, but it could have been 18.
It also had a 90 horse Yamaha. If I recall correctly, the boat we had was a
1998 model but the engine was a 1996.

It is a well built boat. Good hardware is used and the overall quality is
better than average.
It is a very stable hull ... a copycat of the original Boston Whaler design.
I was always amazed at how little lean it had when walking around the
console while fishing and it handled very nicely at speed ... better than a
Whaler, IMO.

It's a bit underpowered with the 90 horsepower engine though. It takes a
while to get up on plane. The only other negative is the location and
design of the "scupper" drains. They are too low in the water and if only
one person is in the boat, standing behind the seat, the scupper drains will
allow water back into the boat and you'll have wet feet. I tried changing
the flapper type check valves to the floating ball type, but they still
leaked back as soon has they got some crud jn them. It was a minor, but
annoying problem.

Overall, a good boat, IMO. Obviously you need to check the condition of the
one you are considering.

Eisboch