Boat Test: 2025 Sailfish 232 Center Console
This center console is a versatile family and fishboat that offers outstanding value, delivering standards and ride quality equivalent to more expensive boats.
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This center console is a versatile family and fishboat that offers outstanding value, delivering standards and ride quality equivalent to more expensive boats.
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Boats are a reward we give to ourselves. Boats afford us the means to create happy occasions with friends and family on the water. Boats deliver an escape from the humdrum, whether off the coast or on a lake. But what type of boat is right for you? Pontoon, runabout, fishing and cruising boats are all highly popular these days. Buyers who lead with their heart may find disappointment. Do your research and let Boating help you find your perfect watercraft.
This center console is a versatile family and fishboat that offers outstanding value, delivering standards and ride quality equivalent to more expensive boats.
The KYMA K7 Supercharged blends the versatility of a jet drive with the wakesurfing fun of a watersports V-drive.
The Nimbus T8 is a walkaround dayboat built for the adventurous boater who occasionally enjoys overnights on the water.
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Welcome to the 2024 edition of our Boat Buyers Guide! If you count yourself among the huge number of new boaters who’ve joined the boating ranks, allows us to be the first to welcome you to the water! You’ll find that Boating’s annual Boat Buyers Guide—while written by experienced boaters for experienced boaters—will prove invaluable to you too.
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SI-TEX honored by National Marine Electronics Association.
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