Thrill Ride
Beam: 12'0"
Draft: 2'8"
Displ.: 21,660 lb.
Fuel: 505 gal.
Water: 60 gal.
Power: 3/350-hp Yamaha V-8 outboard
Base Price: $757,000
There’s no shortage of big outboard-powered center consoles charging around the ocean these days, both as fishing boats and megayacht tenders. But in this sea of familiarity, the 41.5 by Sea Force IX drums the water to a different beat.
What makes this boat so different? The philosophy of the manufacturer based in Palmetto, Florida, for starters. The typical drill for a center console builder is to begin with a small boat and eventually go larger as experience grows. Sea Force, however, works in the opposite direction. At 41 feet, the 41.5 is a scaled-down version of its larger boats.
Sea Force has been making custom sportfishing convertible yachts from 70 to 94 feet since 2001; another division builds
