Info on Seahorse Yacht?

[bykpjfk]

I spotted this yacht for sale and love the lines and the power plant, but don't know anything about them. Neither do two of my accomplished boating buddies. Anyone have knowledge of them?

https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2002/seahorse-45-3835938/

 

[Nick14]

I've never seen this particular model, but I believe Seahorse is the same Chinese company that builds the more commonly seen Seahorse 52 pilothouse trawler, as well as Ducks and the Coot -

https://www.yachtworld.com/boats-for-sale/type-power/?makeModel=Seahorse

https://www.capitalcityyachts.com/seahorse-yachts/

This might be a one-off that never entered serial production.

 

[gsholz]

Search for Bill Kimley on Youtube. He runs Seahorse Marine in PRC building both steel and fiberglass boats. Lots of video reviews online.

 

[sledge]

I happened to be passing thru Chesapeake, VA on precisely the day they were snapping the photographs for that vessel. I don't know the history but I can tell you she was detailed and probably hasn't been that clean since the day she left the factory. Looks like someone even went ahead and put brand new isinglass (or whatever thicker version people use of that stuff) all around the fly bridge.
From what I'm told this VYB outfit is known for extremely meticulous detailing, staging, and professionally photographing their brokerage boats.
I don't know much about that boat but of course she looked very clean and the motors were pretty quiet and very little smoke...