For those fans of the 54ft USA sports fishers...

[Nautorius]

I came across this excellent review and comparison HERE

Shows all layout side by side. I must admit I never got these craft until I went on one in Panama last year. They really are a thing of purpose.

Cheers

Paul /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Sundays_Child]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Viking for me please

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

yes Viking is nice

but its a hard battle between those 4

I would go for the one which will make me an enclosed bridge, but IMO new Bertram looks out of this world

I am not a big fan of flybridge boats, but recently I am becoming a fan for Sport Fisher boats, altough I always liked them to look at I always had a big ? mark to purchase one, now if I could afford I would it put close to an open hard top

its impressive how much the Bertram and Viking weigh, I guess those 2 are still built like bricks

in a bad hurrican 3 years ago, was that one after Katrina a 90s built Bertram flew of its mooring and in all this it sank a whole marina of boats destroyed a couple of mooring pontoons and jetty and finished on land some 100 yards away, with minimal damage

 

[mainshiptom]

I like them all, But not sure about the really high towers in a rough sea?

Tom

 

[TigaWave]

I was the same, not impressed until I had a spin on one, boy do they go! The factory has been working with the donzi 80, so I can't wait until my next trip out to Florida.

Hers a picture

 

[PowerYachtBlog]

I agree mustang no tower for me
1) I dont like the height 2) its not stylish

but the enclosed bridge as the Donzi above is a must on any sport fisherman
once you go up on one you dont want to need anything more