Discover what’s available for a new year and a new season of boating and fishing.
The idea that there is any boat out there that is better than all the rest is simply a myth. There is simply no such thing as the best fishing boat, best family boat, best center console, or best bay boat.
What does exist, however, is a “best boat” for you – for your fishing needs, your cruising needs, your comfort, and your budget. In fact, somewhere among the 60-plus boat manufacturers featured in our 2024 Boat Buyer’s Guide, you’ll probably find more than one “best boat” that can provide many seasons of enjoyment on the water.
In 2015, Albemarle and Carolina Classic united to become “Albemarle Boats, The Carolina Classic.” Albemarle builds 25, 30, 32, and 36 Express models, 27 and 31 Dual Consoles, a 41 Custom Carolina Edition, and a new 53 Spencer Edition.
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Bertram is known for making rugged, versatile, comfortable boats. Bertram Yachts’ lineup is made up of luxurious boats for serious fishermen, including a 28CC, 39CC, 35 Flybridge, 50 Express, 61 Convertible, and new 28XC dual console.
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The new generation of Blackfin Boats features yacht-like, high-end design and innovative construction. Expect classic design and modern conveniences throughout their lineup of center and dual consoles from 22 to 33 feet, with a new 39 coming soon.
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For over 60 years, Boston Whaler has engineered reliable and forward-thinking boats. While their legacy is built upon simple, classic boats under 20 feet, improved facilities and technology have allowed for larger, more luxurious boats—including the flagship 420 Outrage.
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Carolina Skiff boats are durable, versatile, and economical, giving you great value in both performance and comfort. With 16 models to choose from, you can find a boat that meets your personal needs, whether you wake before dawn to hit the best fishing spots or take the family for an all-day offshore adventure.
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Since 1874, Chris-Craft has been building boats with a passion for timeless design, meticulous details, and authentic craftsmanship. All 2023 dual- and center-console models come standard with the new Seakeeper Ride for the most comfortable cruise possible.
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Explore the Cobia 240 DC Cobia Boats mesh tournament capability, family comfort, and style into a single package. Every model is built to be safe, last a lifetime, and maximize every precious moment away from the dock. Cobia offers a full range of center console and dual console boats from 21 to 33 feet.
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The original Conch 27 was designed in the 1980s as an offshore outboard fishing boat that could withstand the toll of commercial abuse. Today, Conch also offers a 30, a 33, a 25 bay boat, and a new 41 high-performance center console.
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Explore the Contender 44 ST Contender’s clean lines and aggressive entry make it a good-looking, comfortable-riding, fast boat. With over 35 years of experience, have built a reputation for building high-quality, durable boats. Contender Boats offers fishing-focused boats in their Bay, Tourney, and Sport series.
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Explore the Eastern 22 Sisu Hardtop Eastern Boats uses modern building techniques to make fuel-efficient 18- to 27-foot semi-custom boats with classic downeast hulls. With center console and cabin options, you can find a smooth-riding hull for your family cruising, fishing, and lobstering needs.
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EdgeWater fishing boats are used by serious sportsmen who demand practical features, reliability, and durability. With their “Single Piece Infusion” construction, they achieve a strength-to-weight ratio that, when combined with their variable deadrise deep-V hulls, produces remarkable handling and performance.
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Explore the Everglades Boats 315 CC Everglades builds premium boats of the highest quality on legendary Bob Dougherty-designed hulls. Their model lineup includes three bay boats, a 34 dual console, and seven center consoles, including their new 285CC.
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Fountain’s vaunted 34- and 38-foot Bluewater Series offerings are time-tested and competition proven. Look to Fountain Powerboats for high performance, fuel-efficient cruising, and thrilling top-end speed.
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Freeman Boat Works‘ catamaran hulls can conquer the ocean on its worst day or cruise at 80mph through the bay. Choose among five models from 34 to 47 feet to get offshore with speed and fish hard all day in comfort.
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Grady-White Adventure 281 CE Grady-White designs and manufactures an extensive lineup of center console, dual console, and cabin boats with innovative designs, exceptional attention to detail, and award-winning performance. The result is a boating experience that inspires unmatched customer satisfaction and camaraderie among those living “The Grady Life.”
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Grady-White Adventure 281 CE Grady-White designs and manufactures an extensive lineup of center console, dual console, and cabin boats with innovative designs, exceptional attention to detail, and award-winning performance. The result is a boating experience that inspires unmatched customer satisfaction and camaraderie among those living “The Grady Life.”
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For more than 40 years, Henriques Yachts has built luxurious, semi-custom sportfishing boats known to withstand the roughest seas. With traditional techniques and advanced methods, they produce solid vessels for chasing big game.
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The Hinckley company started in Maine in 1928, building a legacy of beautiful, functional designs. Today, Hinkley Yachts uses modern technology to build lightweight, composite hulls and decks that are guaranteed for life.
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From legendary center consoles and yacht tenders to powerful and versatile sport yachts, Intrepid Power Boats offers customization, luxury, and performance. Every boat is made one at a time and to the specifications of the customer.
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Invincible Boats builds both traditional monohulls and catamaran multihull fishing boats with a focus on achieving incredible performance. Their hybrid semi-asymmetric multihull provides an exceptional ride with loads of deck space.
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Jones Brothers makes tough big-water boats for light-tackle fishermen. Popular with fishing guides and hard-core anglers, they are economical to run and have plenty of freeboard and flare to keep you safe and dry.
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Every Jupiter Marine is individually built to the specifications of the sportsman who demands the best in offshore performance. Their time-tested and proven deep-V hull design is built for running efficiently through all conditions in comfort, while also offering speed when you want it.
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Key West boats are built for fishermen who place equal importance on quality and value. With bay boats, center consoles, and dual consoles from 17 feet to 26 feet, anyone can picture themselves fishing from the deck of a Key West.
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Since their introduction more than 50 years ago, Mako Boats have been renowned for being tougher than necessary. Their inshore skiffs and offshore center consoles are built to take on rough saltwater conditions to get anglers to their destination and back home safe and sound.
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Explore the Maritime Boats 233 Voyager Built in New Hampshire, Maritime Boats combine traditional New England looks with modern construction techniques and state-of-the-art design. Maritime’s original concepts of simplicity, fuel efficiency, and continued emphasis on function over form still guide the company today.
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Explore the Nauticstar 332 Offshore NauticStar’s tournament-ready fleet of boat models ranging from 19 to 32 feet cruises comfortably, fishes hard, and takes on the open waters in confidence. Choose from super-stable center consoles, exhilarating deck boats, or America’s best-selling bay and hybrid boats in one of 64 color combinations.
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NorthCoast Boats is a premier boat builder producing high quality fishing and recreational boats. Overbuilt for solid durability, NorthCoast Boats are designed to be strong and tough with no unnecessary “fluff.”
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The Onslow Bay Boatworks fleet offers expertly crafted offshore and tournament-edition center console boats ideal for fishing enthusiasts and professionals. Their models feature many thoughtful details and can be customized to your specifications.
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Explore the Parker 2420 Sport Cabin Parker Boats builds boats for “strength, simplicity, and seaworthiness” with an efficient hull design that allows them to plane easily and run economically. Parker offers center console and sport cabin designs.
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Pathfinder Boats are focused products born to do one thing: put dedicated anglers on fish and do it with comfort and safety. Today. the Pathfinder brand is made up of nine models, each carefully designed for specific inshore and nearshore fishing applications.
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Explore the Pursuit OS 405 Pursuit boats are built on proven hulls matched to dependable Yamaha outboards. The company’s refined engineering leads their timeless design, innovative features, and manufacturing processes to consistently create quality boats.
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In 1988, Regulator Marine reinvented the deep-v center-console experience and engineered what is known today as the Legendary Ride. Built in North Carolina and tested against the challenging conditions of the Outer Banks, Regulator boats are seriously tough fishing boats known for their dry, soft, and comfortable ride.
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Explore the Robalo R360 At Robalo, building world-class fishing boats is a passion and a way of life. A leader in the marine industry since 1968, Robalo is renowned for its heavy-duty construction, legendary ride, and unwavering desire to stay on the cutting edge of innovation.
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Sailfish builds fishing boats, designed by anglers for anglers, to withstand the rigors of inshore and offshore environments and loaded with standard features for fishing enthusiasts. Whether cruising to dinner or fishing the canyons, Sailfish Boats provide a lifestyle worth dreaming of.
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Savannah Boats was founded on the owner’s personal pursuit of his own perfect boat – a hybrid fishing boat that could be an inshore and offshore fishing boat or family boat. Center consoles from 19 to 22 feet feature 100% composite hull construction, V-hull entry, and soft chines for a smooth ride.
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Part of the Carolina Skiff family of brands, Sea Chaser’s skiffs, center consoles, and dual consoles offer great platforms for family adventures, fishing and cruising-all at competitive price points.
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Sea Hunt has become one of the best-selling boats in the country by building quality center consoles and bay boats with a wide range of options and offering them at affordable prices. The Gamefish series offers everything serious offshore fishermen demand in a center console.
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Originally founded in 1987, Sea Pro Boats was recently relaunched as “The Next Wave” – an all-new line of bay boats and center console offshore fishing boats. The company manufactures four bay boats and five center consoles to 32 feet at their South Carolina facility.
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Seavee Boats presents an award-winning line up of built-to-order center-console sport -fishing boats available with a wide array of features and options. Buyers can customize each build to fit their individual fishing and boating lifestyle.
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Seaway Boats of Milton, New Hampshire builds classic, efficient boats with workboat roots. Classic, head-turning lines combined with modern layouts and composite materials result in traditional designs with sport boat performance.
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Skeeter SX2550 Skeeter crossed over to the bay-boat market in 1992 and today is a major player with its SX line of saltwater inshore models. From the backwater to blue water, a Skeeter can get you there and back.
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Skeeter SX2550 Skeeter crossed over to the bay-boat market in 1992 and today is a major player with its SX line of saltwater inshore models. From the backwater to blue water, a Skeeter can get you there and back.
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Southport‘s hulls are designed to maximize the performance and power of modern outboard motors while using cutting-edge composite construction methods. The combination of legendary performance, beautiful lines, and modern construction make Southport a leader in its class.
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Sportsman Boats manufactures a series of center console, dual console, and bay boats with deep forward entries that provide soft and dry rides. The Open series ranges from 21 to 35 feet and features angler-driven layouts.
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Tidewater boats have an impressive look, with clean lines and a Carolina flare in the bow, and an even more impressive price range. Their solid feel, dry ride and spacious cockpit will give any captain the confidence needed to take this offshore machine into the battle-tested Northeast waters.
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Manufactured with American-made products and an exceptionally skilled workforce, Twin Vee PowerCats embraces a modern technological approach in the way it designs and builds its boats. The 280 GF has more square feet of deck space than any boat in its class, providing ample fishing room to go with its exceptionally smooth ride.
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From the legendary builder of Viking sportfishing yachts comes Valhalla Boatworks with a line of high-performance center consoles. The stepped-V ventilated tunnel offers a soft, dry, and efficient ride. From the V-33 to the V-46, expect big-boat amenities and technology.
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More than 50 years of boatbuilding expertise makes Wellcraft Boats the landing place for fun, fishing, family time, and more. You can find a Wellcraft to handle every type of fishing in the Northeast, from trolling Lake Ontario for salmon to heading offshore for tuna.
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World Cat boats deliver a smooth, soft, fast and dry catamaran ride in even the roughest, toughest conditions. Their dual hull designs deliver racecar like performance, and while traditional monohull boats slam you hard when coming down, World Cat’s smooth ride provides better boat control and less abuse on you.
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Yellowfin Boats’s philosophy is to offer serious fishermen the best fishing boats money can buy by using high-quality materials and the best construction methods regardless of cost. They build skiffs, bay boats, and center consoles to 54 feet.
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