Sea Strike 16

A 4.87 m deep-vee sport fishing boat by Mark Bowdidge of Bowdidge Marine Designs, Australia, sharing its hull form with the larger Sea Strike 18. Deadrise is 20 degrees at the transom on a 2.18 m beam, with 261 mm of draft. She has a centre console, a livewell, fish boxes, a walk-through transom, a forward casting platform and wide side decks, and a bow rider seating layout is an option. Maximum power is 90 hp, with 70 to 100 litres of fuel.

The hull is plywood and fibreglass composite with level flotation, built from 15 plan sheets with full-size patterns, over 100 build photos and performance data. Approachable for a committed first-timer. The designer gives no hours; budget 400 to 700. Measured medians from build logs appear below.