28' ft SEA FOX 287 CC with trailer

[mikejohnson]

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

[allingeneral]

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!

[RACN35]

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.

[allingeneral]

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!

[RACN35]

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.....

[mikejohnson]

Thanks

[mikejohnson]

I have bought it!

[RACN35]

well get out there and come back with some fishing reports and lots of photo !

Just be careful until you learn your new boat !

[allingeneral]

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!