For serious boaters only. That’s not a marketing line. It’s the standard the 2027 KingFisher GFX Series 2027 was built to.

If you’ve spent a season chasing kokanee, entertaining clients, or just trying to get your family from the dock to your favourite cove before the wind picks up, you already know that Kootenay Lake doesn’t forgive a boat that’s under-built. That’s why, for over 70 years, we’ve put our name behind boats that are engineered for exactly this kind of water. And the new GFX Series from KingFisher Boats is the most capable lineup yet.

We’ve just taken delivery information on the 2027 model year, and it’s worth a proper walkthrough for anyone who’s thinking about their next boat.

What’s New on the 2027 KingFisher GFX Series

KingFisher didn’t just refresh the graphics package this year. The 2027 GFX Series — spanning the 3025, 3225 and 3425 — arrives with a genuinely upgraded options list built around comfort, convenience and the kind of electronics serious anglers and boaters actually want on the water:

Electric retractable sun shade – shade on demand, gone in seconds when you need the sky
Rear bulkhead seat box with powered cooler – seating and cold storage that doesn’t eat into cockpit space
Welded dive-style ladder – a permanent, heavy-gauge solution for swimmers, divers and anyone who’s tired of a folding ladder that won’t stay put
Garmin vital electronics package with dual 16″ chartplotters – full-width, side-by-side navigation and sonar that makes running unfamiliar water, or your home lake in the fog, dramatically easier

These are the options that turn a good fishing and family boat into one you genuinely don’t want to get off of at the end of the day.

Now Standard Across the Entire GFX Lineup

Here’s the bigger story for 2027: KingFisher moved a long list of features from the options sheet to standard equipment across all three GFX models — the 3025, 3225 and 3425. Every new GFX now comes standard with:

  • The Dockside Package
  • A bolster captain’s seat
  • The Privacy Curtain Package
  • Comfort Package lighting
  • Dual fully welded rub rails
  • A folding table with an undermount drink caddy

For buyers, that’s real value baked into the base price — no more building a spec sheet just to get the features you actually want.

The 3225 and 3425 Step Up the Helm

If you’re looking at the 3225 or 3425, the 2027 model year brings a genuinely bigger command station. Both models now feature a larger dash purpose-built for two 16″ multi-function displays, giving you the room to run full-screen chartplotter and sonar simultaneously instead of splitting one screen. KingFisher also grew the rear window and added more glass to the sliding rear door on these two models, which means more natural light in the cabin and better sightlines when you’re backing down on a fish or docking in a crosswind on Kootenay Lake.

The 3025 Gets Serious Suspension, Standard

The 3025 holds its own with a feature that used to be reserved for the upgrade list: a passenger-side Oceanmaster seat with Shockwave suspension base, now standard. If you’ve run a hard-hulled aluminum boat across chop for a full day, you already understand what that means for your back and your passengers — this is the kind of feature that separates a boat built for comfort dockside from one built to actually run rough water.

Which GFX Model Fits Your Boating Life?

We get this question every time a new model year lands: which of the three should you actually be looking at? In broad strokes, the 3025 is the entry point into the GFX Series — still a full-size, heavy-gauge welded boat, now with that standard Oceanmaster/Shockwave passenger seat, but built around a single 16″ MFD dash for anglers and families who want serious capability without the bigger footprint. Step up to the 3225 or 3425 and you’re buying the dual-16″-MFD command station, the larger rear window and more cabin glass — the right call if you’re running longer days on Kootenay Lake, splitting time between fishing and entertaining guests, or simply want the extra visibility when you’re threading a marina at Balfour or Nelson in low light. None of the three are compromise boats; it really comes down to how much boat your typical day on the water demands.

Why Kootenay Lake Boaters Choose KingFisher — and Jones Boys Boats

Kootenay Lake is a big, deep, occasionally unpredictable body of water, and it exposes a poorly built boat fast. That’s exactly the environment KingFisher’s heavy-gauge welded aluminum construction was designed for, and it’s why we’ve built our business around it here at Jones Boys Boats, just south of Kaslo at Ainsworth Hot Springs. As a third-generation, family-run dealership founded in 1951, we’re not reading these spec sheets off a manufacturer’s press release — our team runs these boats on this lake, in this weather, for work and for fun.

When you come see the 2027 GFX Series at our showroom, you’re not stuck looking at a boat in a parking lot. We’re on the water, which means a real sea trial on Kootenay Lake is part of how we do business — not an afterthought. You’ll also have access to our full-service department, moorage, storage and parts counter long after the sale, from a team that’s been doing this for over seven decades in the same community.

Book Your Look at the 2027 GFX Series

Every hour you spend on the water deserves a boat built like this. Whether you’re comparing the 3025, 3225 or 3425, or trying to decide which new options actually earn a spot on your build sheet, our team can walk you through the full 2027 KingFisher GFX Series in person.

Stop by Jones Boys Boats on Kootenay Lake, just south of Kaslo, BC, or contact us to schedule a water test and see why serious Kootenay boaters keep coming back to KingFisher.

Jones Boys Boats has been a family-owned KingFisher and Mercury Marine dealer on Kootenay Lake since 1951, serving Kaslo, Ainsworth Hot Springs, Nelson and the greater West Kootenay region with new and used boat sales, service, storage and moorage.