WHAT THE DEALER WON'T TELL YOU!! KEY WEST 219FS CC owner long-term review, THE GOOD AND BAD! 

Our pleasure!

Thank you hope it helps

Glad you liked the Video, it really is a good boat for the price point i ran it hard and long days up to 60 miles out on calm ( and not so calm days ) and was very happy with the performance. I would say that anything less than 36 volt / 72 inch trolling motor out in the ocean is a waste of time for that boat though ( just my take on it ), as for the family when i did have the seats in up to six was comfortable for a day out, OEM says can carry eight but is tight. good luck and thanks for watching.

your welcome

Thanks loved the boat

I agree most boat for the money and the 219FS is not much smaller than the 239 only at the aft end.

agreed on the cost of boats these days, I am thinking about selling mine and saving for a larger one next year.

@@the50somethings rented twice last year 22’ and decided that a 24-26’ would be my sweet spot considering I would be trailering it full time. Crazy what they ask for new boats and that might lean me towards a like new used. I have to believe that there will be some of those available in the next couple years with the way this economy is going down hill.

@@miked8227 agreed, I think mine is the last new one I will ever buy, let someone else take the loss.

yes and i sure do miss the Off shore fishing

There should be a tag line in the CC from the bow and one from the stern that is how mine was fished. if not open your starboard forward fish / storage and there is a small gap between the top cap and the mid you can use a snake (toilet ) to run and line then just tie off leads and pull back through the hull do not forget to leave a tag line.

Thank you I keep up with the boat more than my car and house LOL!

Thanks for watching, the fwd platform is made out of starboard, (3/4 inch) make a template out of cardboard you just take a large piece and then lay down underneath and draw out the shape, i used a router to cut mine out just outside the line previously marked so i could put a finished edge on it with a contoured router bit. the cut outs for the cushion snaps have to be eyeballed, as for the supports i used 12 inch long / 3/4 thick / 2in wide and drilled them into the underside of the platform so when it sets in it will not flex. as for securing to the boat I just used some rubber style hatch fasteners, so it looks ok in our out. go to my community tab and I will post some pics there.

@@the50somethings awesome, thank you!

no problem

I do not and I just sold the boat. sorry

No problem whatsoever I have towed mine to North Florida to the Keys at 75mph and never had the transmission below 6th gear, however i do live in Florida (😆). My 219 is heavy also because of all the Mod's and i always have at least 1/2 tank of gas when i start out so that I do not have to fill up in the Keys.

Thanks for the comment hope you enjoyed

i never would go less than 2ft with motor trimmed up and only fished offshore. Thanks for watching

Thanks for watching

Sorry have already sold, but KeyWest is a good mid-tier vessel that I never felt uncomfortable in even in moderate to should not be out seas. Good luck with your search

Hurricane season, I leave it as is and hope for the best

You will not regret it the 219fs is a great mid tear boat will do everything you need.

yes it has sold thanks for watching

airflow, timing, and mapping it is all about fuel and air you are correct the injectors are larger with a higher output fuel pressure. thanks for watching.

Just like with a car you can have the engine tuned to produce .ore HP

Nizpro

All depends on if you plan on going off shore, I think i mentioned in the video the only time i felt that i needed more power was coming in the inlet one time in some bad weather i was caught in 5plus waves, other than that i was more than happy with the Yamaha 150 i had on mine (specked out just under the 200hp) just a couple miles per hour slower on the water and lighter, cheaper, the only place was lacking was hole shot and tq in the bigger waves kind of depends on what kind of performance you want, i was in the ocean all the time had no complaints you can have all the power and tq in the world it still comes down to learning how to navigate your specific boat in all types of weather, short answer i made a lot of upgrades on my boat with that extra money.

Thank you, kind of hate to get rid of it.

yes the Yamaha's are way under rated I think.

@@the50somethings No I was just wondering if there is Oh way to get more power out of the motor

@@35DONZI Yes you can have engine mapped same thing as a tuner for a car. Basically the timing is advanced on the engine.

If I were going to stay with a CC it would be Key West however We are looking to move up to a Mainship 34 Rum runner for Diving and overnight trips.

what can I help you with?

Sold it a few weeks ago and already regret

Sold about a month ago, thanks

@@the50somethingswhat did you get to replace it?

That engine was mapped and actually had more than enough power for our use purpose but i do agree if you are running heavy it could have used more tq

Thanks for the correction we all make mistakes

I love how you say, no offense and then proceed to be rude as hell...Some people! Great video, thanks for taking the time to share your experience. Have you noticed the foam holding any water? I've heard some people claim that will happen.

Thanks Tim appreciate the comments :) and yes, the Key West has a cap and being a mid-tier boat in the forward fish/storage there is some open cavities. I do not use any saltwater mix with my ice, but I have heard of people adding salt water and it getting in the foam (bad smell also if that happens) I personally am very happy with the 219FS for function/cost have never felt nervous or had any problems with any equipment except for the raw water pump went out (my fault did not flush with fresh water after each use I do now). Thanks again I really enjoy putting out Video's even and hope get better in the future with both presentation and spelling.

You used 15 periods in a single sentence and capitalized at random. Leave the guy alone.