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Yamaha isn't marketing to the offshore fishing group specifically. I can tell you I would 100% be looking at this before the 255XD if I was buying new. Seems to have far more creature comforts than the previous FSH models and looks very family friendly for hanging at the lake but tough enough for some offshore in the gulf and a huge gas tank for Bimini runs. I love what they did and will be looking at these on the used market in 4 or 5 years.
This is very very prescient, if you happen to find yourself in the Southern US along the coast go to a local sandbar or beach, you’ll see nothing but CC boats pulled up to the sand. Seeing the layouts of these pushed me to a CC, love the layout and helm position. I’m a 90% cruise, 10% fishing guy, like many of them down there. Can’t figure out why it’s not caught on up north yet, but it is more common now than before.
