G&S Yachts For Sale

Steve Sauer, who passed away in 2018, was a perfectionist and the legacy he and Buddy Gentry built are the beautiful masterpiece G&S Sportfishing boats, recognized world-wide by light-tackle anglers and trophy gamefishermen as the best boat to own for bringing in record-setting billfish! Each vessel is a unique handcrafted, built-to-order vessel; a G&S signature piece, as the jig is tossed away, and no production molds exist! This painstaking, labor-intensive process of hand-laid fiberglass composite construction ensured lightweight strength and no structural wood, for greater fuel efficiency and simpler maintenance. Over the decades the hull was refined with G&S trademark features like the wedge sections in the stern and rounded transom, giving lift and superior handling in reverse and diverting green water to the sides. Through engineering, the weight of the larger boats (over 40 ft) was balanced fore and aft using the fuel tanks, adjusting the center of gravity to allow dizzying spins and achieve reverse plane, going from 5 knots forward to 9 knots in reverse for amazing maneuverability on a wily marlin hooked on light tackle.

Steve Sauer’s designs incorporated beautiful, graceful lines with set-back deckhouse, open flybridge, and shear of the classic high flare bow tapering down to the cockpit and convex transom. A sharp entry and bow flare deflect waves for a dry comfortable ride. The hull bottom features prop pockets for improved efficiency and a shallower draft, giving greater range with less fuel consumed. Cockpits were set-up for the business of fishing—wide open, plenty of space for fighting chair and any other amenities and equipment, desired by the owner, such as tuna towers. Interior accommodations varied with each owner’s specifications. Though new builds of G&S Sportfish boats are no longer available, these meticulously engineered and masterfully crafted boats retain their value, especially when the boat has been refit, updated and kept in Bristol condition, evidence of pride of ownership.

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