Research 2015 - Yellowfin - 42

Yellowfin 42

Yellowfin is the leading builder of custom center consoles. We test our designs, our materials, and our workmanship in the toughest testing laboratory in the world - Tournament fishing.

What does it take to build a tournament winner? Quality-Fishability-Speed. Since 2000, Yellowfin has won more Angler-of-the-Year titles than any other manufacturer.

Yellowfin president Wylie Nagler

Drove us from the public ramp in Sarasota, Florida, out to the open Gulf of Mexico while I sat forward of the console — something I rarely do aboard center-console boats. I admit it proved an otherworldly sensation sitting up toward the bow underway, where the loudest noise was the wind past my ears rather than the engines.
It's funny:

The Yellowfin 42 struck me like the new breed of dishwashers. You walk into the kitchen and hear something but don't know what it is. Mechanical, but it's so silent. That's the way it is sitting on the bow in the 42 with the engines running while underway.


The 42 constitutes such a massive platform that you feel secure even running up-sea. In fact, it's a little hard to judge the sea state on this boat; it felt like it was 1 to 2 but was actually 2 to 4.
Draft: 1 ft. 10 in.
Beam: 12 ft. 0 in.
Fuel tank capacity: 571
Standard features:
Specs
Length 42"
Beam 12'
Fuel 571
Draft 22"
1400 HP Max
Engines Triple or Quad


Features
Gemlux Flush Mount Cleats
SS Pop Up Bow Light
Under Gunwale Courtesy Lights
Hydraulic Power Steering
Console and Combing Cushions
Rule 1100 GPH Baitwell Pumps
2 Rule 2000 Bilge Pumps
SS D-Rings
Gemlux 2'' Gas Fills
4 Gemlux Rod Holders
High Performance K Plane Trim Tabs
Lighted Digital Fly by Wire Switch Panel
Tinned Copper Wiring
Deutsch Connectors
O-ring Gutter System
Gemlux SS Thru-Hull Fittings
Gemlux Ball Valves
T-top with 7 Rod Holders
Saltwater Wash Down
80 Gallon Livewell Aft
530 Qt macerated Fish Box
82 Gallons Fresh Water
Toilet and Shower
2 6'6" sleeping bunks