Wellcraft 210 Fisherman vs. 210 Sportsman

Capt. Steve wrings out both of these new Wellcraft 21' models with different outboard power -- which do you prefer?

In case you haven't gathered by now, Capt. Steve is not
shy about giving his opinion and sometimes he even gets a little grumpy, but what
do you expect from a Irish sea captain? Recently he took exhaustive looks at two
new Wellcraft 21-footers, one a center console, which is called a Fisherman and
one a dual console, which is called a Sportsman. Each of these models share a completely
new hull design.  We found it interesting that the 210 Sportsman powered by
the 200-hp 2-stroke Mercury performed as well as it did with regard to fuel mileage
at best cruise.  The two boats with engines weigh about the same, but when
tested, the center console had 300 additional pounds in fuel, yet at best cruise
the Sportsman went 32.2 mph getting 2.99 mpg with the 2-stroke Mercury. The 4-stroke
Yamaha on the Fisherman had a best cruise of 26.2 mph at 3.23 mpg. Both were turning
15-1/2 x 17 wheels. Guess which one had the fastest WOT? We invite you to compare
both models and the performance of both engines on our test pages. And don't forget
to watch Capt. Steve's video tests --


See
test of Wellcraft 210 Fisherman --

See
test of Wellcraft 210 Sportsman --