2026 · 100% SiO Silicone
Maintenance-free
SiO Silicone Seating
- Lasts longer than other materials
- Easier to clean — stays new & vibrant longer
- Anti-microbial
- Better resale
#1 DealerWorldwide 7 Years
Built InNashville, GA
Since1968
HullHydroLift™
WarrantyLifetime hull
Built to outlastthe ocean
Building “unsinkable” offshore boats since 1968 — Kevlar-reinforced and over-engineered for serious offshore water. Fish Tale has been the world’s #1 Robalo dealer for seven years running.
#1 DealerWorldwide 7 Years
Built InNashville, GA
HullHydroLift™
WarrantyLifetime hull
Southwest Florida's #1 top-reviewed boat dealership — more Google reviews than any other dealer in SWFL
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The Short Answer
Why we chose Robalo.
Fish Tale has sold offshore boats in Southwest Florida for thirty years. When we chose the brand to stake our name on, we came back to Robalo every time — and we've been the world's #1 Robalo dealer for seven years running.
The Gulf is unforgiving — shallow back bays one minute, short, steep open-water chop the next. A boat sold here has to do both, and survive decades of salt while it's at it. That's the exact problem Robalo has spent more than fifty years solving.
Robalo is one of the most over-engineered boats in its class. Kevlar-reinforced keels, poured-ceramic transoms, and 100% rot-free composite construction — all hand-built in Nashville, Georgia, in the world's largest single-site boat plant. Match that to a Lifetime Limited Hull Warranty and 19 straight years of NMMA customer-satisfaction awards, and for a family putting a boat in Gulf saltwater, there is no closer match.
The Robalo Difference, By The Numbers
1968
Founded
hand-built ever since
19×
NMMA CSI
consecutive award years
Life
Hull
limited warranty
#1
Dealer
Fish Tale · 7 years
Robalo, manufactured by Marine Products Corporation in Nashville, Georgia. Awards via the National Marine Manufacturers Association.
2026 Robalo · Factory Photography
Corporate Heritage · Established 1968
Fifty-five years at sea. One roof since 2001.
Robalo earned its name in 1969 with a 19-foot saltwater fishing boat that introduced an innovative unsinkable hull. More than five decades later, it's still chasing the same idea: an offshore boat that simply refuses to quit.
Since 2001 — when Marine Products Corporation brought the brand under the same roof as Chaparral — every Robalo has been hand-built in a 1.2-million-square-foot facility in Nashville, Georgia, officially the World's Largest Single-Site Boat Builder. One roof means unified quality control, shared engineering, and a level of consistency fragmented manufacturers can't match.
In May 2026 the brand joined MasterCraft Boat Holdings in a $232-million acquisition — backing a fifty-year heritage with the scale and R&D of a major marine portfolio, and guaranteeing parts, support, and warranty fulfillment for decades to come.
1.2M
Sq-ft Facility
55+
Years Building
100%
Hand-Laid Hulls
Engineering Deep-Dive · HydroLift™ Hull
The HydroLift Hull. The reason a Robalo rides dry when the Gulf turns ugly.
A deep-V cuts chop but rolls at rest and burns fuel to plane. A flat bottom is stable and efficient but beats you to death offshore. Robalo's HydroLift™ Multi-Angle Hull refuses to pick one.
The deadrise is variable — a razor-sharp, wave-cleaving entry at the bow that flattens as it runs aft to the transom. Paired with excessively wide reverse chines and pronounced lifting strakes, the hull throws spray down and out for an exceptionally dry ride, and the chines double as stabilizers that kill lateral roll when you're drifting a reef or fighting a fish.
On the Cayman Bay series and the R160, the V-plane physically extends aft of the transom. That extended running surface counteracts the weight of heavy four-stroke outboards, keeps the bow from rising on acceleration, and drops planing time — so you cruise at lower RPM and run farther offshore on a single tank.
Fig. A — Transom cross-section
HydroLift™ Multi-Angle Hull
"You feel it the first time you drop off a wave. A Robalo lands soft and dry — it doesn't slam, and it doesn't soak you."
— Travis at Fish Tale, after a sea trial in 2-3 ft Gulf chop
What the HydroLift hull delivers
Geometry that earns its keep offshore.
Every angle below the waterline is there for a reason — a drier, more stable, more efficient boat in the exact conditions the Gulf throws at you.
Variable
Multi-angle deadrise
Sharp wave-cleaving entry at the bow, flattening aft for low-speed stability.
Reverse
Wide reverse chines
Deflect spray down and out for a dry ride; resist roll at rest.
Extended
Aft V-plane
Running surface continues past the transom — faster planing, less bow-rise.
Kevlar
Reinforced keel
Aerospace-grade Kevlar laminated into the keel absorbs offshore impact.
The Build · Component Level
Structural invincibility.
Robalo over-engineers the parts you never see. Here's what that means at the component level — and why a Robalo outlasts the boats it's cross-shopped against.
01
Aerospace-Grade Lamination
Kevlar-Reinforced Keel
The same fiber used in ballistic body armor is laminated into the keel. Hand-laid bi-axial and tri-axial fiberglass bonded with Kevlar gives Robalo the highest strength-to-weight ratio in the fishing-boat sector — absorbing the violent kinetic shock of dropping off the back of a wave and resisting the longitudinal flex that fatigues lesser hulls over decades.
02
Structural Core
Poured-Ceramic Transom. 100% Rot-Free.
The transom takes the full torque of the outboards, so Robalo pours it from a ceramic composite with three times the tensile strength of a traditional transom — rated to handle maximum horsepower without flex. There is no wood anywhere in the structure: decks, stringers, and transom use synthetic composite coring and the Perma-Panel system, permanently eliminating rot.
03
Resin & Finish
Hydropel Vinylester. Premium Gelcoat.
Beneath the gelcoat, lamination uses premium Hydropel vinylester resin instead of cheaper polyester — an impenetrable barrier against the osmotic blistering that bubbles and delaminates ordinary hulls left in saltwater. A high-flex, UV-stable gelcoat resists fading, chalking, and scuffs, so precise it needs no bootstrap tape at the hull-to-deck line.
04
Safety & Acoustics
Encapsulated Closed-Cell Flotation
Closed-cell foam is injected into the hull cavities — far exceeding the NMMA's basic flotation requirement. It keeps the boat afloat in a worst-case scenario, stiffens the structure, and dampens noise and vibration for a quieter ride. Robalo's roots are literally in building the industry's first 'unsinkable' offshore boats, and the philosophy never left.
Systems & Materials · Component-Level
Details you'll be glad for in year ten.
The hull gets the headlines, but it's the wiring, the hardware, and the upholstery that decide whether a boat still feels new a decade from now. Robalo over-builds all of it.
Yacht-Quality Wiring
Corrosion-proof
Tinned Copper · Triple O-Ring
- Won't corrode in saltwater
- Fewer electrical failures on the water
- Easy to add accessories & troubleshoot
- More reliable, year after year
316L Stainless
Chrome-plated
Thru-Bolted Hardware
- Resists rust & corrosion
- Won't rip out under load
- Stays looking new
- Built to last decades
Hand-Craft + Robotics
Zero rough edges
Robotic-Precision Fabrication
- Perfectly aligned hatches & doors
- No sharp, dangerous edges
- Premium fit & finish
- Fewer rattles & leaks
Fish-Ready From The Factory
Up to 50-gal box
Livewells, Fish Boxes & Storage
- Fish-ready from the factory
- Keeps bait & catch fresh
- Tons of rod & gear storage
- No costly rigging add-ons
Captain-First Helm
One-touch control
Glass Helm · Digital Switching
- One-touch control of every system
- Modern, intuitive helm
- Less wiring to fail
- Charge devices on board
Southwest Florida · The Gulf, Specifically
Built for the water we actually fish.
The Gulf Coast is a brutal test: skinny mangrove flats and back bays on one side, short, steep open-water chop on the other — sometimes in the same morning. It's exactly the terrain Robalo's fleet was engineered for, and the reason Fish Tale has been the world's #1 Robalo dealer for seven straight years.
The Cayman Bay series is the local hero: a 246 Cayman drafts cleanly across the flats of Pine Island Sound chasing redfish, then uses its 9-foot beam and high freeboard to push out and troll the Gulf for kingfish or mahi. One boat, two completely different days.
And because every component is built for salt — tinned-copper wiring, 316L stainless, Hydropel resin, rot-free composite — a Robalo isn't just capable here. It's engineered to stay that way for decades of saltwater life.
Fish Tale Service · Fort Myers
A 14,000 sq-ft service center keeps your Robalo Gulf-ready, in-house.
Anode service & inspection, factory-spec maintenance, rigging, and full warranty support. You fish it. We keep it ready.
2026 Robalo · Factory Photography
Pine Island · Sanibel · the open Gulf
Where our Robalos actually run.
Shallow + offshore
Cayman line drafts skinny, handles open water
Tinned copper
Wiring that resists salt corrosion
316L stainless
Thru-bolted, chrome-plated hardware
Lifetime hull
Transferable structural warranty
Making Memories
The family day
Families are trading one-off destination vacations for something that pays out every weekend. A Robalo is the durable entertainment platform that makes the trade easy — seasons of sandbars, swim stops, and sunset runs, minutes from your own dock.
Comfort keeps everyone aboard
SiO silicone seating stays cool and soft, the HydroLift hull rides dry, and high freeboard keeps kids securely inside the cockpit.
Sandbar to snorkel in one stop
Swim platforms, telescoping boarding ladders, and chines that kill the roll at anchor turn any anchorage into an afternoon.
The worst day still ends at the dock
Closed-cell foam flotation beyond NMMA requirements — built on Robalo's original 'unsinkable' DNA.
Away From the Rat Race
The getaway
Some mornings the only meeting that matters is a tide chart. The R-Series is built for the angler who needs to disappear for a day — push out at first light, work the passes or run the canyons, and let the phone lose signal.
Fish-ready from the factory
Pressurized livewells, twin floor fish boxes up to 50 gallons, under-gunwale rod storage — standard, not a rigging project.
Steady where it counts
Rock-solid stability at trolling speeds, 360° walkaround decks, and a dry ride home when the afternoon chop builds.
Range to actually get away
Up to 260 gallons of fuel and an efficient hull that planes early and cruises at lower RPM.
The Fleet at Fish Tale
Four families. Every way to fish the Gulf.
From a trailerable back-bay center console to a 31-foot offshore dual console, every Robalo is available to order and rig through Fish Tale — across Fort Myers, Naples, and Bonita Springs.
Center Console
$$–$$$$$
R-Series
Robalo
The pure offshore fishing platform — 360° walkaround decks, enclosed heads, big livewells. From the trailerable R160 to the flagship R360.
Made For
Offshore fishingReef & wreckTournament days
Range
16′–36′ LOA
Power
Single to triple
See R-Series Inventory
Hybrid Center Console
$$$
Explorer
Robalo
Offshore DNA with weekender comfort — elevated freeboard, luxurious bow lounges, family seating. Hardcore Saturday, sandbar Sunday.
Made For
Fish SaturdaySandbar SundayFamily cruising
Range
R202EX · R222EX
Power
Up to twin
See Explorer Inventory
Bay Boat
$$–$$$
Cayman Bay
Robalo
Skinny-water draft without giving up freeboard — sight-cast the flats, then cross a chop. The 246 SD adds an elevated Sky Deck helm.
Made For
Skinny flatsSight castingNearshore runs
Range
20′–26′ · to 9′4″ beam
Power
Single to twin
See Cayman Bay Inventory
Crossover
$$–$$$$
Dual Console
Robalo
Wrap-around windshields and plush helm seats on a Kevlar-reinforced offshore hull. A capable fishing machine that doubles as a family cruiser.
Made For
Family daysWatersportsLight-tackle trips
Range
R207 → R317
Power
Single to twin
See Dual Console Inventory
Warranty & Resale
Backed for life. And built to prove it.
Robalo backs every new boat with two stacked warranties — and a third-party track record almost no builder can match. Because the coverage is transferable to the next owner, it actively protects resale value, making a Robalo demonstrably easier to sell down the line.
Limited Hull Warranty
Covers the primary structural integrity of the hull for as long as the original owner owns the boat — and transfers to a second owner (1-year limited + 5-year structural balance) with a simple 30-day registration.
Premium Component Warranty
Protects major factory-installed accessories and components throughout the vessel — real protection against costly, unexpected electrical or mechanical repairs.
And the proof is independent: Robalo has won the NMMA Customer Satisfaction Index award — a 90%+ third-party benchmark — for 19 consecutive years.
Honored at Fish Tale. Our 14,000 sq-ft Fort Myers service department is a fully authorized Robalo warranty center.
19 Consecutive Years · NMMA CSI Award
Independently rated. Nineteen years running.
Plus a Lifetime Limited Hull Warranty on every boat.