BUYER BEWARE 21 Sailfish Bayboat

[floridaflyfisher]

Brand new 21 sailfish bay boat .the circuit electrical center is installed by the builder and it was installed upside down. the battery charger was hooked up incorrectly as well and two leads were left bare and laying in the bilge shorting the system. the bait well light never worked period. cushions torn and the Jackwagons at dell marine installed another motor on the boat and installed it in the wrong position. They are no longer Sailfish dealers.Sailfish has yet to rectify anything promised after several times of promising they would send replacement cushions and simple plumbing hardware for the center console cup holder, the water just runs into the bottom of the console. also if you look close they do not seal the dash instrumentation panel or any other installed components like the compass and they all leak water into the console as well. Sailfish craftsmanship has gone way down. I beleive some of the guys on this site work for sailfish because they try to discount everything I have stated before. This is my second Sailfish Boat. I love the design of the boat but buyer beware they have just been providing lousy quality in building the boats.Also was told the fuel tank is poly plastic and it is aluminum and the sending unit plate and screws are corroded. the boat was not setup on the trailer as well the bunks were 4 inches aft of the trim tabs with the boat fully on the trailer which could have destroyed them even though it automatically trims to up when you shut the motor off.

[Chisox]

Ouch. Brand new? Sender corroded? Tried contacting the factory (or are they out of business?)? Tried posting on a more visable forum?

[wiley]

Ouch. Tried posting on a more visable forum?

[Chisox]

Can't hurt...

[PBR]

I'm lost on some of dis...

Also was told the fuel tank is poly plastic and it is aluminum and the sending unit plate and screws are corroded. the boat was not setup on the trailer as well the bunks were 4 inches aft of the trim tabs with the boat fully on the trailer which could have destroyed them even though it automatically trims to up when you shut the motor off.

Plastic fuel tank is a cheap substitute for aluminum, btw, plastic tanks always emit fuel fumes. Never know

if the fumes are a leaking tank or "acceptable leakage"

Why not spray sum corrosion inhibitor on all screws, bolts and motor powerhead ?

finally, did Sailfish supply the trailer ?

[Chisox]

Did FLFlyfisher go away? Why did he not get the answers he was seeking? I am confused...

Probably born that way...

[SCAngler]

Wiley should send him a nice e-mail so we can find out what happened

Edited April 18, 2012 by SCAngler