Seahag2 - New Boat for 2006

When I went to see this boat it was in the water. I've gone to look at a lot of boats and almost always felt they deserved a burial at sea, so I went expecting the worst. I spent hours under the boat, in the bilges and on deck. It all looked too good and I kept searching, believing I must be missing something.

The boat had been surveyed recently and I studied the report. The inspector didn't find anything wrong, either. This boat was built in Joansport, Maine by master craftsmen and the owner I bought it from took exceptionally good care of it. I was convinced. This was the boat I'd been looking for.

I bought the boat and ran it down from Massachusetts solo. The water was calm the whole trip. I'd wanted rough seas to test how well the boat would handle.

Two weeks later, after shoveling five inches of snow off the boat, my friend Captain Amanda Cash and I went out to catch some blueback herring and striped bass. The conditions were borderline miserable — light rain light wind and cold.

Then it started to get rough but we were catching, actually Amanda was catching, big bass. We may disagree about the subsequent wave heights, but at that point I'd had enough.

In rough seas, you can feel the difference a wooden hull makes. Conditions were worse than I would bring customers out in, but the boat handled better than expected. I certainly would not have been out there in a fiberglass boat in that weather, and we were, in fact, the last to head back to Montauk Harbor.

This boat sells itself — plenty of room for fishing in the stern with high sidewalls that go just above your knees. There's enough room mid-cabin and below at the dinette for everyone to get out of the weather. The fly bridge has dual steering stations and all new electronics. There's a head that actually allows you to stand and move around. The boat has outriggers for tuna trolling and deck lighting so you can see when night fishing.

Step aboard and discover the terrific features of Seahag2!