How Fiberglass Boats Are Made: I Toured Sportsman Boats Factory and was BLOWN Away

Have you ever wanted to know EXACTLY how fiberglass boats are made? Well, it's an amazing process, and the great folks of Sportsman Boats opened up their factory (in Summerville South Carolina) to us here at Salt Water Fishing University and showed us their entire production process. For example, in this video, you'll learn:
-How a fiberglass mold works with a boat
-How boat stringers are made and how they connect to the hull of the boat
-How the hull and boat are connected together during the manufacturing process.
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[@luisnaranjo4745]

Love the way Sportsman goes about their business. Upfront pricing and blowing away the competition with innovative manufacturing. These guys are just getting started! Great job walking us through the factory.

[@saltwaterfishinguniversity]

Agreed Luis! Appreciate that!

[@chiphill4856]

A nice mid/low tier boat.

[@WilliamPozo]

Hats off to sportsman for making good looking and well layed out boats. I'm not a fan of 2 piece hulls but can't argue that the price point is key to getting as many people out on the water as possible. Great video!

[@saltwaterfishinguniversity]

Appreciate that William!

[@makewhatyoulike119]

Fished on a Sportsman earlier this year out of Islamorada FL and I was really impressed with how comfortable it was. The captain has been a saltwater pro for 50 years and said it's the best boat he has owned.

[@scottkinnebrew7924]

I had to wait 14 months on my 302 (at the height of the COVID slowdowns) but it was completely worth it. I LOVE IT! It has met or exceeded my expectations in every way.

[@scottpetrie8707]

Man this was great to see! Thanks for this.

[@Jay-xd9wd]

Just found your channel, I’m in VB and just got my new Sportsman two weeks ago. Very happy with my purchase. Love the videos. Glad I found your channel.

[@saltwaterfishinguniversity]

Nice Jay!! What did you get?

[@Jay-xd9wd]

@@saltwaterfishinguniversity I got the open 24, already catching fish with. The whole family loves it

[@chiphill4856]

Because everybody knows wherever vb is

[@ReelinTension]

They are the best in the mid tier no question. I love my sportsman

[@saltwaterfishinguniversity]

Yep, they've done incredible in that market for sure. Hope you enjoy yours!!

[@ReelinTension]

@@saltwaterfishinguniversity I truly love it. I've had a bunch of boats over the years and this is my favorite.

[@paulh7589]

This was a very enjoyable and educational video.

[@saltwaterfishinguniversity]

Glad you liked it Paul!

[@thesolarenergychannel]

Love seeing all those solar panels on their roof. 👍

[@adamdemirs3466]

Shut up ding dong

[@imheretolearn770]

Whats the lifespan on a solar panel and what happens to them when they expire?

[@jesvans]

very cool, thanx

[@ManuTasi-kp9dh]

Beautiful

[@alancacamo3858]

good job!

[@sparkyobrian6417]

as a sr tech for large dealer of name brand center consoles, - referring to new boats only- the way they are wired and plumbed is almost criminal, it accounts for the majority of labor repairing or modding the boat. I can tell you about 95% of new boats coming in our yard require repair before sea trial. we’ve actually had to completely re plumb 2 boats in the $600,000 to 1.3 mill range. access is a whole different situation, its often poor to none. many 1 hour jobs take 4-8 due to access, poor assembly and miss rigging.

[@chiphill4856]

This is true. I worked at sportsman and their wiring and rigging leaves a lot to be desired.

[@rvierra7235]

Very cool post!!👍👍

[@saltwaterfishinguniversity]

Appreciate that!

[@lestergarabito608]

Very cool, thank you for bringing us along. Is there a possibility that you could visit the Sea Hunt factory as well, there’s not that many videos about their boat building process, that would be awesome. Thanks again 👍

[@saltwaterfishinguniversity]

I'm sure hoping to do that Lester, as I've tried reaching out. Plus, I own a Sea Hunt as well!

[@lestergarabito608]

@@saltwaterfishinguniversity awesome just bought one myself just waiting on delivery, looking forward to it 😊

[@514brent]

I’m sold. Getting one soon.

[@derricktreaster2048]

Love my sportsmen 2018 227 bay with 842 hrs not one issue

[@saltwaterfishinguniversity]

Thrilled to hear it David!

[@tonyacerra2329]

I was considering your boat. Why not vacuum infuse?

[@saltwaterfishinguniversity]

They infuse some of their boats Tony. But the quality certainly seems to be there w both styles.

[@chiphill4856]

Infusing is way too expensive for Sportsman.

[@vicpinto1970]

0:57 Was that an NDA you signed or liability waiver?

[@saltwaterfishinguniversity]

An NDA, but it was mainly for the new Seakeeper Ride technology that just came out. Very cool tech.

[@vicpinto1970]

@@saltwaterfishinguniversity I saw that it comes standard on 4 models for 2023. Very nice. A Sportsman will be my next boat once I save up a little bit more money.

[@A5JDZK]

I'll take a 231 Heritage please!

[@OCEANIABOATS]

👍👍👍

[@chamindakumar-of5wu]

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[@benjohnson1x1]

XEN crypto 💎

[@jayjalocon5800]

Cheapest materials used and they sell the boat at very high price

[@stryanx4395]

Boat prices out of control

[@saltwaterfishinguniversity]

They have increased dramatically in the last few years for sure Stryanx.

[@chiphill4856]

And sportsman is a mid/low tier boat.

[@davidcummings6299]

Power boats chopper heaven ……. Poor quality