Sea Hunt Fishing Boats For Sale

Sea Hunt is a center console builder founded in 1995 by the father-and-son team of Vic and Bubba Roof, and it has held the position of the number-one selling saltwater center console for 19 consecutive years. Built in the Carolinas, the hulls carry a recognizable Carolina bow flare and a sharp V entry. Shoppers looking at Sea Hunt fishing boats for sale generally choose between two families: the Ultra, a well-balanced all-around line, and the Gamefish, which is the fishing-forward range built only in twin-engine configurations.

The Ultra spans the 219, 229, 234, 239, 255, 265, 275 and 305. The 219 through 255 are single-engine boats, with the 255 being the last single-engine model, while the 265, 275 and 305 step into twin power. Horsepower scales with size: the 219 takes up to a 200, the 229 and 234 up to a 250, the 239 a 300, the 255 a 300 or 350, the 265 twin 150s or 200s, the 275 twin 200s or 250s, and the 305 twin 300s or 350s. The Ultra suits owners who split time between fishing and cruising, with options like the ultra entertainment leaning post (countertop, sink, cooler, phone chargers) and a long aft bench seat that the Gamefish does not offer.

The Gamefish line comes in 25, 27, 28 and 30, all twin-engine, and is set up around fishing with live wells, fish boxes and rocket launchers. A 27 Gamefish can be ordered as a forward-seating model with a mezzanine leaning post and rear bench, seating around eight for cruising, and it is yacht-certified at over 26 feet. The Gamefish trades the Ultra's entertainment bench for dedicated fish boxes, including insulated transom storage.

Performance varies sharply by model and power. A 200-horsepower Ultra 229 cruises at 40 mph around 5,300 RPM, burning roughly 15.4 gallons per hour, and reaches about 42 mph in calm bay water, though offshore chop in 1 to 1.5-foot seas forces you to back off below 26 mph. A Gamefish 30 with twin Yamaha 300s runs 55-plus mph at the top end or drops to about 1.7 mpg when throttled back, and a Gamefish 28 pairs dual 300-hp Yamaha V6 outboards for 600 horsepower total.

At the helm, Sea Hunt boats come with a Garmin package, with single or dual chart plotters (a 943xsv or larger), a Garmin VHF, and JL Audio standard, typically six speakers across the T-top, bow and stern. Larger twin-engine models can be fitted with the Yamaha Helm Master joystick, electric steering, autopilot and Fish Point/track-point functions, along with Bennett trim tabs, three-sided glass with an opening vent, wireless phone charging and a high-low electric cockpit table.

The 2023 Ultra 239 SE measures 24 feet 3 inches overall with an 8-foot-6 beam and an 18-degree deadrise, powered by the Yamaha V6 300 with integrated DES digital electric steering. Standard equipment includes underwater lights, Bennett trim tabs, a dive door with a ladder stored in the console, a bait tank leaning post with flip-out footrest, three T-top misters and Kingfish rod holders, plus a porta-potty option in the console. When weighing Sea Hunt fishing boats, factor in maintenance on hard-used twin setups (one owner logged 610 hours in a single year), the salt-water washdown pumps that may need replacement, and the lack of a windshield wiper on some helms; ordering live wells, courtesy and spreader lighting, and bait stations from the factory avoids piecing wiring together later.