Sea Sport, now back in the hands of the family who formed it in 1955, has been steadily expanding its line of hardy, Pacific Northwest-built fiberglass boats.
In 1955, Wright Manufacturing opened in Bellingham, Washington. Frank Wright and sons David, Bud, Dennis, and Ronald fabricated fiberglass open-bow 8- to 12-foot boats, some under contract to Sears & Roebuck.
In 2012 the company, which now includes three more boat lines, was sold back to Ronald Wright and other family members. They revived the four brands Sea Sport, C-Dory, Osprey and Skagit Orca and renamed the business Northwest Marine industries. Their current production facility is located 500 yards away from where it began in 1955.
Today, Sea Sport builds several series of pilothouse boats, from a 22-foot deep-V to a 32-foot-2-inch catamaran. Customers choose outboard or sterndrive engine brands, boat color, upholstery designs and fabric, rod holders, windlasses, lights, storage compartments, wood trim, and more.
Sea Sport Commander 2800
By adding 2 feet of length and 13 inches of beam beyond its popular 2600 Series, Sea Sport designers developed a new fishing machine in the form of the Commander 2800.
New features in this newest Sea Sport include a four-person pilothouse dinette that converts to a sleeper, and a full galley equipped with a two-burner propane cooktop, a deep sink with hot and cold water, and a 3.5-cubic-foot refrigerator.
The cabin, with a generous 6 feet, 4 inches of headroom, measures more than 9 feet by nearly 8 feet in area. It includes an enclosed electric marine head and a hot-water shower system. The boat sleeps six, including a quarter berth that accommodates two.
This brawny saltwater fishing boat has a built-in livewell and abundant cockpit storage; its deep-V hull and larger reverse chines lend it to excellent seakeeping in its often-harsh home waters. The lower-profile cabin helps reduce windage.
The Sea Sport can be ordered with a radar arch, rocket-launcher rod holders on the cabin top, a sunshade, a bow thruster, a crab-pot hauler, a second set of controls at cabin aft exterior, and a variety of interior stylings.
The 2800 is trailerable and, as the company puts it, it’s “tough and rugged, built to handle more water than you can.”
Editor’s Note
If you fish in colder seasons or in climates such as the Pacific Northwest or the Northeast, then you will appreciate the weather protection of this brawny pilothouse boat with accommodations to keep you and your crew warm, comfortable, and dry. -Jim Hendricks
Performance Data
- Test Power: Twin Yamaha 300 hp outboards
- Test Props: Yamaha 15.5” x 17” SWS II 3-blade stainless steel
- Test Load: 200 gal. fuel
- Test Speed: 29.5 mph at 3,750 rpm
- Max Range: 480 miles
Specifications
| LOA: | 28’0″ |
| Beam: | 9’9″ |
| Fuel Capacity: | 300 gal. |
| Dry Weight With Power: | 10,000 lb. |
| Max HP: | 600 |
| Powered By: | Yamaha |
Sea Sport Boats – Bellingham, Washington; seasportboats.com
