Testimonials

Andy Opaleski

8-3-2010

Andy Opaleski, owner of a Young 24, spends his summers in Michigan. His home is on the St. Clair River which ties in Lake Huron to Lake St. Clair, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. These pictures were taken on Wednesday, July 28th on the St. Clair River. Andy wrote, "Just wanted to let you know we have had a 2-3 foot chop today and I was out with the boat. It ran great and was very dry. We are getting a lot of compliments on the boat. We are having fun up here."

Dave Dulinski
Key West, Florida

8-3-2010

Robb,

"Just wanted to drop you a short note to let you know we finished the trip to move my 2005 Young 20 from Green Turtle Cay, Abaco Bahamas to Key West yesterday. We covered the 100 miles from Green Turtle Cay to West End on Grand Bahamas on Saturday. We waited 1 day for the weather to cooperate and made the 200 mile trip from West End, Grand Bahamas to Key Largo on Monday. That segment of our trip included the 65 mile trip across the Gulf Stream. The open ocean crossing to Lake Worth Inlet from Grand Bahamas took about 4 hours. Yesterday we traveled the final 100 miles from Key Largo down to Key West. You would think crossing the Gulf Stream in an open 20 foot boat would have been the worst part of our trip. The 65 miles from Lake Worth Inlet to Miami down the ICW were the toughest miles. With all the "no wake zones",it seemed like that portion of the trip took forever.

We covered 408 miles in 25 hours spread over 3 days and averaged slightly over 16 miles per hour. Thanks for building a great boat for me and I am looking forward to enjoying it for years to come in Key West.

I attached a photo of the boat taken on Sunday at OId Bahamas Bay Marina at West End, Grand Bahamas Island."

Best wishes,
Dave Dulinski
Key West, Florida

9-10-2009

Robb,

"Last night after work Wendy and I decided that the weather was perfect to use the boat. The winds were out of the NE at 15 kts with gusts to 25 against an incoming tide so the bay was a 2’ mixed chop with an occasional 3. It was exactly the kind of seas that made me decide to get a new boat. The ride was great; the boat stayed dry no matter which direction we ran and the tower was comfortable running into the seas at 35 MPH, at the lower station we could comfortably run as fast as we wanted. We spent an hour and a half just running around getting used to the boat. The boat is everything I expected it to be.

I love this boat.

Thanks,

Mike Floyd
St. Petersburg, FL

My Young 20 and the time I've spent out on the water has given me so many fond memories with my brothers, my children and my friends that I can't count them all. Those memories are priceless, and the time I spend on my boat with my family and friends enjoying the wonderful outdoors is one of God's greatest gifts to me. Your boat has already paid for itself tenfold and the memories keep coming. Thank you for making such a great boat, but most of all for being such great people. I'm proud to have the Young name on my boat for all it stands for beyond well engineered fiberglass and stainless steel.

Jamie Kearley

Jupiter, FL

Rosemary and Robb,

Just wanted to let you know the wind has finally allowed us to start using our boat a lot more. I want to tell you I am very pleased with boat. The ride in rough water is better than I believed it would be. I have used the release well and all livewells and am happy with results. I believe I am a very picky person when it comes to boats and I just wanted to let you know I think boat is wonderful. Also my wife was out with me in pretty rough water and she said this boat rides better than all others I've had. I had several people inquire about boat at ramps the last couple of weeks, all were impressed with overall look of boat. Maybe you will get a few more sold in Texas.

Thanks again for everything.

James Walters - Friendswood, Texas

We were in the market for "my" first boat back in October and became interested in the Young 24 after seeing it at the Ft. Lauderdale Boat Show. My son-in-laws brother is a boat salesman for Pro-Line and he was also impressed with it. We were actively considering the Everglades 24'3 when we saw the Young boat. Robb invited us up for a test run in Inglis, Florida (Crystal River Area) as we did not have enough time to run it down here. We did, however, test the Everglades. We took the Young boat out for approximately 2hrs. (Robb seemed to enjoy this part as much as we did) in the Gulf on the West coast, with the seas approximately 2 ft. The boat handled like a fine tuned instrument with all 4 of us on it. We tried drifting and noticed very little rocking and the boat felt rock solid at all times. My son-in-laws brother took it through all kinds of figure 8's and sharp circles and other kinds of tests and he came away truly impressed with this vessel. Speed wise, the boat was outfitted with an Evinrude 250 ETEC and we were able to max out at approximately 56 mph (4 adults). I really can't say enough about the Young family. Everything is customer oriented and you are truly treated as family. No call goes unreturned and all questions are answered promptly. My only problem is, that as we progress with the building of the boat I seem to be adding on just about every option they offer! In closing, I hope this helps with your decision. You really should hook up with Robb and take it for a spin. By the way, the Everglades, although a nice production boat, cannot hold a candle to the hand made workmanship of the Young 24. Both were tested in similar conditions and the Young won hands down. I, too, am planning on using the boat for the East coast (ocean) and West coast (gulf and bay). I wanted the best of both worlds and I know that I found it with the Young 24. One other thing, do not hesitate to contact one or several of the Young 24 references provided. I did and found it to be very informative about the total quality of the Young family and their vessels.

Yours truly,

Rick Mundy

Davie, Florida

FINALLY! A boat ride that I love!!!!! Our Young 20 is beautiful to look at, comfortable to ride on and has something special for each member of our family. This boat has everything Ken needs for fishing the flats. Ryan and Evan have the great sounding stereo system and tow ring for wake and surf boarding. Ryan (our surfer boy) say's the hull shape put's out an awesome WAVE. Betsy, our daughter is going to love the cushion on the front for tanning or reading. Then there is our youngest son Rhett.....he will love everything about it. Did I mention ALL THE KIDS LOVE FISHING THE FLATS, too! As for me, I love the cup holders, hand grips, cushions, stereo, colors, carpet and the smooth ride!

I am in Bradenton and fish throughout all of Tampa Bay from the shallow water of Miguel Bay out to 70 miles offshore. I fish at least 3 tournaments a year and its an
excellent tournament fishing boat. Each tournament has a shotgun start and We get bait at the skyway and have been there during very rough
days when most people won't even attempt it. We remain dry as it is the
driest boat I have ever been on and handles the chop extremely well.
With 4 people and fully loaded, we can float in about 13-14" of water
and probably run in 8-11". I have fished on a lot of custom boats such
as the Gause 26, Schaeffer 24, Andros Boats, and the Yellowfin 24 and
for the type of fishing that I do, it is the best bay boat I have ever
fished on.

The boat is an awesome boat but the customer service you receive from
Young Boats is far superior. The process of building the boat was
extremely enjoyable. Robb, his family, and crew are the best people to
work with and will go out of their way to make sure your more than
satisfied. They remain in contact with you throughout the process and
send you photos on a regular basis via email. You can even go to their
facilities as often as you like and see how your boat is coming along.
Their service is what you would expect from the Ritz-Carlton. I receive
the same service after the sale which is extremely important to me.
It's almost like I am part of their family.

I hope this information is helpful,

I flew down to Fort Lauderdale last Sunday to attempt to take the boat across to Green Turtle Cay. The weather was so rough, I took a drive down to Key West for a couple of days to wait out the weather. On Wednesday morning, I pulled out of New Port Cove at 6am and headed out about 1 mile to see the conditions. It was pretty bad. 3-5 footers with alot of chop, gray sky, the trip would have taken forever, so I headed back to the dock to wait another day.

On Thursday, I caught a break in the weather and wind. We had one 3 mile/hour winds, so I pulled away from the dock at New Port Cover at 6:30am. Out from the inlet I had 2 foot seas with a chop. By 10:30 am I had cover 65 miles, crossed the Bahama Bank {about 70 miles} which was relatively calm in the next 3 hours and I entered the Sea of Abaco at about 1:30pm. The wind had picked up in the Sea of Abaco and I had 2-3 foot wave heights. The last 40 miles through the Sea of Abaco to New Plymouth on Green Turtle Cay took alittle over 2 hours and I stepped on the town dock 9 hours leaving Riviera Beach, FL.

The boat ran great and was the talk of the island this past weekend. The locals and tourist couldn't believe your 20' boat covered 180 miles non stop and crossed the Gulf Stream to Abaco. The crowd in the bar made several toasts to your boat building and the 20' flats boat that crossed the Gulf Stream.

While fishing in their 20' Custom Young Flats Boat in the Florida Keys, Marathon on New Years Eve Day 2007, "it was a beautiful day for fishing":

We caught live pilchards with the cast net on the way out and drifted along the reef line in about 175 feet of water. It took almost an hour to bring the sailfish to the boat, making us a little late for our New Years Eve Party. The sailfish was revived and successfully released. We caught a 4 foot dolphin and a King Fish earlier in the day. Who says the Young 20 is only for flats fishing. What a great day!