Hello!
I am looking to purchase of the 28' ft SEA FOX 287 CC with trailer.
You can see more pictures here.
http://allkap.100webspace.net/seafox/
Specifications:
Manufacturer: SEA FOX
Model: 287 CC
Year: 2006
Type: Center Console, Open Fisherman
Length / LOA: 28 ft/ 8.5 m
Beam: 9'0" ft /2.7 m
Draft: 2'0" ft / 0.6 m
LWL: 28'0" ft / 8.5 m
Displacement: 4,500 lbs/ 2,025 kg/ 2.025 tons
Hull Material: Fiberglass/Composite
Engine mfg.: Suzuki
Engine Year: 2006
Engine Hours: 109
Engine Model: DF250
Engine Type: Outboard 4-Stroke
Horse Power: 500 hp
Fuel Type: Gasoline
Propeller Material: Stainless Steel
Professionals, please let me know if that is right choice and not a wrong one.
Thank you, Mike
28' ft SEA FOX 287 CC with trailer
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Hi Mike. Welcome to the Go Fishing Forum!
Looks like an excellent fishing rig to me! Nice setup with a lot of bells and whistles.
http://www.boatingbay.com/listings/view ... ?view=4119
I did a little bit of digging around...rather than try to explain it all here, I'll just post a bunch of links that will hopefully help you... All-in-all, from what I read, it looks like the Sea Fox is a little cheaply made - especially the older models... but I didn't find many specific complaints about them.
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php ... ht=sea+fox
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php ... ht=sea+fox
Here's a recent ranking from J.D. Power and Associates that shows the Sea Fox as being pretty well down the list (at the bottom with Trophy, actually).
http://www.jdpower.com/boats/ratings/co ... at-ratings
Good luck with your decision! I would love to have a boat like that, but it looks like there are better options...just maybe not at that price. Come back and let us know what you decide!
Looks like an excellent fishing rig to me! Nice setup with a lot of bells and whistles.
http://www.boatingbay.com/listings/view ... ?view=4119
I did a little bit of digging around...rather than try to explain it all here, I'll just post a bunch of links that will hopefully help you... All-in-all, from what I read, it looks like the Sea Fox is a little cheaply made - especially the older models... but I didn't find many specific complaints about them.
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php ... ht=sea+fox
http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php ... ht=sea+fox
Here's a recent ranking from J.D. Power and Associates that shows the Sea Fox as being pretty well down the list (at the bottom with Trophy, actually).
http://www.jdpower.com/boats/ratings/co ... at-ratings
Good luck with your decision! I would love to have a boat like that, but it looks like there are better options...just maybe not at that price. Come back and let us know what you decide!
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Re: 28' ft SEA FOX 287 CC with trailer
I dont want to sound like a butt head but if you dont know any more about boats than that and need to ask - you should NOT buy it. Many people will just consider it another of of those -
"More money than brains deals"
For the same money buy a smaller boat in the 22 -24 foot range brand spanken new, so when you tear iy up insurance will cover you......insurance on used boats really sucks. Allstate has a list 2 miles long of boat brands and reason why they cover write a policy on one.
"More money than brains deals"
For the same money buy a smaller boat in the 22 -24 foot range brand spanken new, so when you tear iy up insurance will cover you......insurance on used boats really sucks. Allstate has a list 2 miles long of boat brands and reason why they cover write a policy on one.
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Well there are certainly nicer ways to say that! If I were about to spend $65k on a boat, I would probably want some feedback as well! Too bad I can;t afford such a beast. I would love to have more money than brains!
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well thats just too bad mister, your stuck being the smartest guy that kitten knows.....thats why you own a on-line tackle shop and not a big gas hawg boat......i just state facts and facts are what was stated.....
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Re: 28' ft SEA FOX 287 CC with trailer
I have bought it!
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well get out there and come back with some fishing reports and lots of photo !
Just be careful until you learn your new boat !
Just be careful until you learn your new boat !
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mikejohnson wrote:I have bought it!
Congrats Mike! Let's see a picture of you smiling in front of it!
...and ditto everything RACN said.. Lots of pictures and be careful with it! We don't need no accidents!
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