24ft yellowfin
 

Any opinions on a 24 ft yellowfin?

um......badazz!!




hows that?

I saw one yesterday eatin some sloppy seas up in boca grande ! They got one on here used in the classifieds

Dream boat

x2

x3, a boat with a working motor would be nice right now!

absolutely 100% wood free. best riding bay boat. fastttttt

Not worth the money unless you loaded.

It's the best bayboat I have ever fished out of, hands down. I am very proud of my champion bay champ but when it comes time to upgrade (soon) it will be a 24 foot Yellowfin with a 300 Verado. The only negative thing I can say about a yellowfin is that is a slightly wet boat. I know Yellowfin says that the 24 doesn't need trim tabs, and it doesn't, but after riding in one a few times in a good chop, I think the addition of trim tabs may help it to ride a little drier. The ride itself though is incredible. The same guy that designed the "real champion hull", the v-wing hull on the 21 and 24 bay champ, is the same guy that designed the hull on the 24 yellowfin.

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(...sending pants to the dry cleaners again.....)

Don't waste your money on that anchor get a 300 yammie

got an alweld looks like 15x48 or so with 25 yamaha for $4000 down the road from me if anyone interested i can get number and info

What's that metal shat around the motor?

Anti kick-back for the steering? I don't know.:rolleyes:

Awesome boat just better have a raincoat on when it's rough

Ask Kinchen how that Verdao is? :)

head gear! :rotfl:




Get a yamaha not a Verado. Awesome boat. Had one on the river last weekend

I would try and put a yammie 350 on dat biotch

Steering assist....big v8 weighs a ton. I would stick with the 300 yammy on bay boat.

that looks like one hell of a machine

Haha yes I read about what happened, and that's very unfortunate, but I'm glad everyone made it back to dry land safely. There is only one guarantee with boats and motors-no matter how much or how little you pay for them, they will all eventually break at some point. I have never really been a mercury fan to begin with, and when I started pricing the Yellowfin 24 i was originally looking at the Yammy 350. My main concern with the 350 yammy was that it had to have a special external steering system set around the outboard to turn the motor! I haven't had any experience with anything like that before and I honestly didn't care for the way it looked. I water tested one with a 300 verado and i was thoroughly impressed and felt like the motor satisfied all of my needs. Also, I have been told that the YF 24 drafts a little better and rides a little better with the 300 verado compared to the yammy. I don't know if that is accurate, it is only what I was told. I have gotten to take quite a few rides now in a YF 24 with the 300 verado on the back in all types of conditions and I have been thoroughly impressed with it so far. I would be really curious to know though if anyone has any experience with the YF 24 with trim tabs on it, and how they affect ride and performance compared to no trim tabs?

Also, does anyone have any experience with the YF 24 with the 300 Yammy? Performance numbers? Fuel burn?

Try pinging Reelinlife at yellowfinonly.com - he has a 24 with a new 300 4.2 Yam.

Mark Hughes with Hackberry Charters has his 24 YF with a Verado 300 for sale here on the site. He has been very happy with it and is ordering another one with the Verado 300 Pro. I believe he has had his boat up to around 63. Another one of my neighbors in Hackberry has a white one with a Verado. I do not know anyone that has one with a Yam but like you I would love to hear some details about it.

Regarding my Verado, I just think it is too heavy for a Haynie (even though some folks have them including me) but from a weight perspective it is probably fine on the YF or a Shearwater.

yeah I've heard the verado is too heavy for Haynie.

I've heard good things about the Yammy on the YF. Supposedly making a new 300 SHO with 25" shaft to put on them that will make that boat move!

Casey,would you know the price of that yf in hackberry?

I think he said they were asking 62k :eek: out of my price range but sick boat!!

Thanks skeeter I may try that. And if they make a 300 SHO I would definitely be interested in that as well. I've been very impressed with the 250 SHO so far

Here you go on the 4.2 L Offshore Yam. Same block as the SHO, different LU.