shane harms
New member
hi guys. im new to the game of deep sea fishing. i would really like to purchase a boat and have my eye on a yeld cat 19ft. can anyone give me some pointers on this craft pls
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shane harms
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looking at second hand. any tips pls
Limpopoking
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Howzit Shane... 
I was hoping that someone with good insight into the Yelds would offer some pearls of wisdom. I can't, but I can tell you that the Yeld is one of the most respected hulls on the SA market.
They are heavy, so motors, towing, launching etc are a consideration, but it is potentially a life long boat.
You must just be quite sharp when buying.
If you have time, skills and tools, you can buy at the bottom end, do flotation, deck, transom and finishes yourself. That way you can be sure that everything is shipshape.
If not, then buy a recent hull with a know history.
I've seen too many boats that have been "reconditioned" by some backyard "expert" in an attempt to turn a quick buck. The scenario is often like this... You buy the boat after spotting an advert in the classifieds. The seller had "redone" it as a "project" and he's produced a flotation certificate. After your first trip or two, you find a bit of rot and start digging round... you then find more, you pull up a small bit of deck and then usually, the horror stories really kick in.
But good luck and be realistic about your time and skills if you're buying at the bottom end.
The classifieds are full of "project boats" for sale by people who underestimated the amount of work to be done. If in doubt, take time, budget big and buy a newish boat who's history you can verify.
I was hoping that someone with good insight into the Yelds would offer some pearls of wisdom. I can't, but I can tell you that the Yeld is one of the most respected hulls on the SA market.
They are heavy, so motors, towing, launching etc are a consideration, but it is potentially a life long boat.
You must just be quite sharp when buying.
If you have time, skills and tools, you can buy at the bottom end, do flotation, deck, transom and finishes yourself. That way you can be sure that everything is shipshape.
If not, then buy a recent hull with a know history.
I've seen too many boats that have been "reconditioned" by some backyard "expert" in an attempt to turn a quick buck. The scenario is often like this... You buy the boat after spotting an advert in the classifieds. The seller had "redone" it as a "project" and he's produced a flotation certificate. After your first trip or two, you find a bit of rot and start digging round... you then find more, you pull up a small bit of deck and then usually, the horror stories really kick in.
But good luck and be realistic about your time and skills if you're buying at the bottom end.
The classifieds are full of "project boats" for sale by people who underestimated the amount of work to be done. If in doubt, take time, budget big and buy a newish boat who's history you can verify.
shane harms
New member
thanks for the help guys. budget is around 250k. i know it is difficult but there r indeed lots of skelm people out there that just want to siphon our hard earned cash from us.also i hav found that the dealers do not own these boats but merely sell them for the owners while adding a percentage on top of the original asking price that the owner wants. is there some kind of check-list that anyone has that anyone has that can be used wen buying a boat? things like what to watch out for and to look for...
thanks guys
thanks guys