Hands-On Confidence: Keith Teynor’s Journey to a 312 CC

If you measure a brand by the people who live it, start with Keith Teynor. He began as a Sailfish sales representative—logging long demo days, fielding hard questions, and running boats in mixed conditions and environments.

That hands-on, high-touch experience shaped a clear conviction: Sailfish delivers more real capability for the dollar—and backs it with people you can call by name.

Before stepping into his new role at Maritimo, Keith purchased a new 312 Center Console from Clemons Boats  in Sandusky, OH, and now logs as many hours as possible with family and friends. He’s the kind of boater who’s fun to be around—upbeat, practical, and relentlessly on the water.

Keith’s home water is Lake Erie—friendly one day, frothy the next. In the western basin, shallow depths and a long east–west fetch stack a short, steep chop; wind shifts through the islands can whip up confused seas and whitecap runs in minutes. That’s exactly where Sailfish’s Variable Degree Stepped (VDS) hull shows its advantage.

The 312 CC’s variable-deadrise running surface uses multiple deadrise angles to provide optimum stability as conditions change. The result is predictable performance—freshwater or salt, deep water or skinny—and a smooth, confident ride. As Keith puts it, “Sailfish handles all conditions well—weather, chop, all of the above—without issue.”

Before his 312 CC, Keith owned a 272 Center Console he describes in two words: “bullet proof.” That reputation for reliability made the move up to a 312 CC an easy choice.

When he upgraded, he wanted more cockpit space and everyday comfort. During production, he arranged to install MarineMat foam decking throughout the cockpit—a practical, owner-driven improvement that makes long days easier underfoot. The 272 CC and 312 CC are now offered with optional cockpit foam decking.

Twin Mercury outboards, dual large multifunction displays, radar, and a refrigerator drawer in the leaning post set his 312 CC up to fish hard in the morning and host relaxed cruises by sunset. “It’s a fishing platform and a family boat,” Keith says—“ready for a walleye run at dawn and a slow cruise past the islands after dinner.”

For Keith, Sailfish isn’t just a good boat. It comes from a community of people who stand behind the product. “If I need something, I can call you guys,” he says. That combination—purposeful design, a dependable ride, and support you can reach—keeps him coming back to Sailfish, season after season.

Book a sea trial with your local Sailfish dealer and feel the difference where it matters most—on the water.