Wellcraft Yachts Review

Wellcraft Yachts based out of Cadillac, Missouri have been making boats for 50 years. From their manufacturing plant in Sarasota, Florida over 100,000 boats have been made and sold. Wellcraft Yachts takes great pride in their building method, boasting innovation as paramount to their mission. Their manufacturing legacy includes creating functionality and dependability without compromise to the grace and comfort that Wellcraft is known for. From their website, Wellcraft prides themselves on creating boats with excellent fishability coupled with plenty of attention to the creature comforts - functionality married to form. While Wellcraft does cater to the comfort of their customers on board, they also adhere to building quality fundamentals rather than design fluff and this is a corner stone of the Wellcraft philosophy. An attention to detail brings the owner’s need to the forefront in the building process. This can be seen with the functionality of the console and hull reviewed as being very user friendly. The lines of Wellcraft vessels are described as clean, sexy and contemporary - eye catching for sure.

Superior performance has been the engine for the Wellcraft Yachts business from day one. After drawing on science and technology the design teams are also inspired by experience, intuition and passion. The commitment of Wellcraft engineering has earned them not only the praise of owners and boat enthusiasts, but also many CSI awards over the years for excellent customer satisfaction. Wellcraft positions itself in the boating market, as a fishing boat manufacturer. Ample deck space and fish boxes begin to describe the fisherman friendly designs. Re-circulating bait wells round out the fishibiltiy factor, while ergonomically designed seats speak to the comfort of these well built fishers. Wellcraft Yachts reviewed well for the most part seeming to please owners for fishing use as well as water sports and cruising. Seaworthy and stable in most conditions are words from owner’s mouths. The Wellcraft 210, is reviewed as a vessel with performance boat quality with clean lines and soft angles. The boats overall layout was praised with mentions of roominess and functionality. The quality of the finish was also mentioned as very well done.

Pricing

Wellcraft are mid-range in their pricing. A Wellcraft Fisherman 252, 2008, goes for $75,000, a Wellcraft Fisherman 353, 2007, goes for $49,000, a Wellcraft Coastal 270, 2007, goes for $103,000, a Wellcraft Costal 270, 2001, goes for $40,000.  

Pros

• Very fast
• Smooth in choppy waters
• Easy to maintain

Cons

• Can be hard to find parts for
• Hot water tank too small for using the hot tub
• The stringers can fail

Featured Models

Wellcraft Yachts currently offer the following lines; The Coastal, The Fisherman, The Sportsman and The Scarab.

Conclusion

Wellcraft Yachts are priced in the mid-range. They seem to be admired crafts in the fishing, water sports and cruising genre. The reliability and smooth ride on choppy water, came up more than once in reviews. This smooth ride is the result of the hull design which is heralded by reviewers and enthusiasts. Wellcraft Yachts got consistent 4 and 5 out of 5 star reviews, although there were some minor complaints as listed in cons section above. Some other praise for Wellcraft spoke of a great bridge layout, superb galley space, ample power, good headroom, solid safety features and generally being built like a brick outhouse. Attention to detail such as the stainless steel anchor and hawespipe, are the reason people really like these boats. They are not cheap, but over all they are reviewed very well and seem worth the price.