
Originally Posted by
Fortunate One
I don't want to be argumentative, but the capacity of a transom fish box isn't going to satisfy what a 49' express sportfishing boat needs.
That is unless the boat is a purpose built boat for catch and release then it would be ok except for limiting the resale market for such a craft.
Regardless of how great ips drives work, a 49' sport fishing boat should have a place to store a catch.
I'd hate to try to stuff a big eye, thresher, mako or any large tuna into a transom fish box.
I looked a a beautifully built 52' one off custom convertible that a builder took 10 years to build for his own personal vessel. That boat had very small fish boxes and it wasn't as if one could be built into her since the builder placed the fuel tanks under the cockpit deck.
In a 49' fishing boat I'll take a conventional shaft, strut, prop'd set up with fish boxes under the cockpit deck over an IPS boat any day of the week.