Sportsman Masters Bay Boats For Sale

The Sportsman Masters line is a family of hybrid bay boats built to fish skinny inshore water in the morning and beach at the sandbar in the afternoon, with the range running through the Sportsman Masters 207 bay boat, the Sportsman Masters 227 bay boat, and the Sportsman Masters 247 bay boat. Low gunnels, walk-around decks and seating that wraps the cockpit make these Sportsman boats suit anglers who also want to carry family aboard. They are popular across Florida and, in the larger sizes, the Chesapeake Bay, where shallow draft and near-shore capability matter.

The Sportsman Masters 227 bay boat draws roughly 14 inches, letting it run shin-deep backwater and mangrove flats. The transom carries two 25-gallon live wells, the cockpit a large rear bench seat, and the bow a large casting platform with lockable rod storage that converts into a sun bed. The console is wide enough to mount twin Garmin MFDs, unusual on a 22-foot bay boat. Top speed runs well over 45 mph, with a cruise of 30 to 32 mph returning about 3.8 miles per gallon; on a 60-gallon fuel tank that works out to a maximum range near 200 miles.

The Sportsman Masters 247 bay boat is a 24-foot model updated in 2022. The bow casting platform holds an anchor locker, a large center fish box, a step storage box and rod storage for up to ten rods, five per side, and it converts to a sun pad. The helm comes standard with a 12-inch Garmin, a Fusion head unit feeding JL Audio speakers, jack plate and Pro trim tab controls, and a tilt wheel; the console uses Sportsman's day-tubing with an integrated glass structure that adds driver protection and lets light into the head and storage space below, where there is room for a toilet. The dual leaning-post chairs flip down, and the footrest height was set to brace a seated passenger and a standing driver.

In the stern the 247 carries aquarium-style live wells alongside the standard transom wells, plus a two-person seat and a flat rear deck that gives a second casting platform. Sportsman's Total Access compartment lets you step in and reach the bilge pump directly, with two five-gallon bucket recesses molded in for trash, gear or a stern anchor. The hull uses a six-inch setback jack plate as standard and an Infinity splash well that moves the rear section back rather than adding a traditional return, opening room behind the engine. With a 300-horsepower Yamaha the 247 runs around 49 to 50 mph; owners report fuel economy near 3.2 to 3.5 mpg in good conditions and closer to 3 in chop, and praise how flat the boat rides once the trim tabs are dialed in.

Equipment commonly fitted includes a SeaStar jack plate, a 10-foot Power-Pole, a Minn Kota Terrova i-Pilot trolling motor up to 36-volt 112-pound thrust, insulated recirculating live wells with bubblers, a slide-out Yeti cooler, and a half tower with a duplicate helm. The insulated wells double as ice boxes, the front cooler seat doubles as dry storage, and under-gunnel rod racks use pads so reels do not bang fiberglass. The larger 267 Masters sits above the 247 with a beam over nine feet, a forward console lounger over a coffin box, multiple casting levels and swivel seats for sandbar use. When shopping these Sportsman Masters boats, weigh the freshwater-collecting in-deck storage hatches, which can let water seep in if their seals loosen, and note that earlier 247 hulls lack a console windshield.