66’ Gameboat
Built for Battle, Designed for Simplicity
The 66-foot Gameboat isn’t just a new model—it’s a statement. The first of our long-anticipated 66 series, she was built to chase billfish anywhere they swim, clean up fast at day’s end, and keep a crew comfortable without ever losing focus on the mission. She’s everything you need in a serious tournament platform—and nothing you don’t.The inspiration? Simple: Spend enough time fishing hard in places like the Northeast canyons and Guatemala, and you’ll start to see where some boats miss the mark. Too much fluff. Not enough function. So we set out tobuild something different. A boat that’s easy to maintain, fast as hell, and styled with restraint—but outfitted for serious business.
Fish First Layout
Step into the cockpit and it’s clear this boat was built by fishermen, for fishermen. She’s got a full livewell / tuna tube set up in the transom, and we’re rigging the first hull with a Release Marine fighting chair for heavy-tackle billfishing. Refrigerated boxes, dry storage, dedicated ice dump, cleaning compartments, and drawer systems for tackle—every square inch was thought through.
Access to the engine room is dead center through the mezzanine step. Easy. Clean. Smart. The Seakeeper 10.5 sits right on the centerline, where it belongs.
Inside the salon, you’ll find a bright, efficient space—custom couches with gear storage beneath. Galley with Sub-Zero drawers, a microwave and induction cooktop, and room to prep without feeling cramped. We used match-grained stained-walnut veneer—cut from the same tree for a timeless look. Quartzite counters, Amtico floors, no-slam hinges, fully radiused corners. Built to be beautiful, but more importantly, built to last.
The A/C? You’ll feel it, but you won’t see where it’s coming from. We ran an insulated tunnel in the valence that distributes air evenly from bow to stern. Just one of many touches that make this a true traveling boat.
Forward, there’s a dedicated tackle station with a deep freezer that’ll keep weeks’ worth of bait solid: Rod lockers, rigging benches, heavy-duty drawers for dredge weights and electric reels. Even the bunks are smarter—full-sized, with hinged mattresses that fold clean to reveal deep storage underneath.
Interior That Works as Hard as You Do
Engine Room and Machinery
We went with twin MTU 12V 2000 M96’s, 2000 horses apiece, paired to Twin Disc quick-shift gears. This is a first for us, and we’re not looking back. Generator, watermaker, toolbox, ice maker—it’s all there. Everything’s labeled, mounted right, and easy to get to. No crawling over systems to check a seacock.
Bridge and Electronics
Up top, the bridge is clean and unfussy. Center-line helm, two Trillion chairs, forward benches with storage for rods and washdown gear. Three 19” Garmin screens, Furuno Omni, two VHFs, a Fusion stereo, tank monitors, spreader lights—everything a real captain needs without a bunch of fluff.
Teasers are hidden in the hardtop, rigged with Miya Epochs, ready to drop back when the bite turns on.
Built by Hand, Backed by Blood
We build these hulls the same way we always have—strong, simple, and seaworthy. DIAB core in the infused hull and stringers, and everywhere else it makes sense, no structural wood. We don’t chase trends. We build what works. Faux teak on the helm pod and toe rails keeps the maintenance down, but real teak still lives where it counts—like the cockpit sole and covering boards.
She doesn’t just ride. She STALKS
We’re projecting she’ll top out at 47 knots fully loaded, and cruise at a sweet 35 knots at 1,950 rpm. Like all our boats, she”ll back down like a banshee and spin on a dime. In other words, she fights like she means it.
The goal was simple: a fast, battle-ready vessel you can run hard, fish hard, and turn around quickly. No long yard periods. No fluff. Just raw capability, built with craftsmanship and heart.
Mission accomplished.
Displacement: 78,000 lbs
Fuel Capacity: 1,600 gal
Water Capacity: 200 gal
Standard Engines: twin MTU 12V 2000 M96’s, 2000 HP
LOA: 66’
Beam: 18’10”
Draft: 5’10”
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Crafted for the Diehards, Not for the Daydreamers.
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