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Looked at various manufacturers and dealers, met sailfish at charlotte county boat show and was very impressed, if they live up to their word the boat, the ride and aftersale service should be second to none, have loaded the boat with everything windlass, tower to outriggers and everything else to make the boat both a fishing machine and family runabout. The dealer (boats unlimited) gave me a great price and good trade in on my old boat.
Even went for drink with the marketing manager and the son of the owner of Sailfish (nice guys), asked them about pricing, quality and company profile, their response was that the ethos of the company is to sell the highest quality boat at an affordable price, as for profile, well they are a small family company that apparently makes a thousand boats a year and pre options are already sold out for 2005 so why waste money on marketing when you can sell every boat you make.
And by the way just to start the rumours rolling, in a year or two look out for a 29' or 31' and maybe a 33',.
Personally I have not found or heard anything bad about Sailfish, everything from ride to quality seems to be right and costs less than some of the higher profile names (note i didn't say higher quality) 23 foot or 25 foot centre consoles.
Iam a proud owner of a 2002 236. Great boat, great company, great owner. You will love the 266 and Sailfish will take care of you if you have any problems.
I hear thet Sailfish is going to re-design the 236 to accept twins. They are going to slightly modify the bow area to have more room. Presently the liner slants into the cockpit and takes up a little room. I heard that the 29' might be in production in the fall of 2005. This is a good example of how the Sailfish team listens to the consumer and makes the changes to enhance their products. Good luck with the new boat you'll love it.
Lone Ranger - No I don't give your dealer a call or better yet e-mail Sailfish through their web site. I think the setup would be 2x115hp, I'm not sure if they are going to raise the max hp rating. Outside of the comfort factor of having twins I might opt for the f250 and a sea tow policy.
Personally I would call and have them change it to the model 238. It will help you if you resale the boat.
It should be able to be done for no extra cost. Great Boat, and have never had prolems about them taking care of any warranty work that needed to be done.
Questioned the guys at sailfish about the props, they used to supply 266 with the polished stainless steel(as they do on their other boats) offered me the stainless steel props at no charge but explained the reason for the change was a request from Yamaha who tested the boat and suggested not just for performance but other reasons that the teflon coated was better.
What do I know about props? I'll trust Yamaha until my warranty expires but maybe the teflon coated being less cupped puts less strain on the motor in the long term, I'm just guessing but I know it's a rare day in the gulf when I can run flat out.
This is my first boat of this kind and I've got to learn what I want out of it, as for the 238 nice boat but with the bigger live well and rear seat fitted makes it a little tight, remember I've told my wife this is a family boat and has all the space and comfort of our old deck boat!
As for resale I think all sailfish boats have a good resale price, you dont see many for sale, Paul jnr (owners son of sailfish) reckons they have the highest resale value of any boat in its class, but he would right!
If anyone has experience or problems with a 266 maybe I can head them off before the boat is finished
Congrats......I ordered my 266 in november....it just went through QC this week.....BUT NOW THEY HAVE NO MORE ENGINES so at this point I am completely at the mercy of yamaha getting their shipments back on track.........it was rough enough to wait when you had an actual date to look forward to......but not knowing,,,that's pure misery
What do I know about props? I'll trust Yamaha until my warranty expires but maybe the teflon coated being less cupped puts less strain on the motor in the long term, I'm just guessing but I know it's a rare day in the gulf when I can run flat out.
In my opinion, that gulf chop that you'll encounter is exactly why you'll want props with cup- to increase the bite. As long as the motors can reach the upper portion of the max rpm range, I doubt that they will be straining too much. But if they've tested the boat & motors in those conditions, I suppose they may know better than I would. I would suggest to get your dealer to agree to exchange props if the provided wheels are not optimal.
Did you order the new 2660 or the 266? If you ordered the 266 you might want to look into changing to the new 2660 Hull. It has more interior space and a bigger ceter console they have also added a transom livewell. It was price nearly the same as the 266. Sailfish had one at the Miami show. Just food for thought.
sailfish 266 
Nice boat. 
