"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 22:03:09 -0400, "Tony"
wrote:

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.

I second Eisboch.

Well built, well thought out. They are heavier than most boats of
their class and that 90 is marginal in terms of speed and getting the
boat up on plane. Very stable boats while trolling which is a plus.



Further on Sailfish boats ...

They are built by Seminole Marine in the southern part of Georgia. Seminole
Marine is a private, family held business that has enjoyed good growth over
the years, mainly due to the quality of their boats. I noticed on their
2007 offerings that they have adopted a more traditional "V" hull on the 17
and 18 foot CC. The older ones like what Tony is considering and the one
we owned had the more older Whaler-like "tri-hull". I heard a story once
.... I don't know if it is true or not ... that Seminole ran into some legal
problems because of that design.
If true, obviously the problems were resolved.

I sold the one we had to my son's father in-law several years ago. He still
uses it for fishing regularly. I replaced the Sailfish with a 16' Boston
Whaler Dauntless. Frankly, the Sailfish rode better and had a more stable
hull but was a little anemic with the 90 hp Yamaha.

Eisboch