LEGO Reviews City60147

Fishing Boat

Name: LEGO Fishing Boat 60147
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 60147
Rating: 4.69 (483 reviews)

80 · HIGHLY RECOMMENDEDINVESTMENT GRADE: A2016144 pcsHigh agreement · 95%

Expert reviews

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Owner ratings

483

Consensus

BUY

BrickScore

Highly Recommended

Owners

Synthesized Verdict

"A Recommended fishing boat with a BrickScore of 79.9 that owners love far more than the price-per-piece might suggest, averaging 4.69/5 across 483 ratings. The functional accessories, floating hull, and rare sea life make it a strong City set despite the sticker-heavy approach and limited build complexity."

Brickset and JANG both praised 60147 as a well-executed City fishing boat, highlighting its elegant hull shape, working accessories, and the rare inclusion of a floating preformed hull. Owner sentiment is exceptionally strong: 483 ratings average 4.69/5, with Amazon buyers at 4.7 and 100% of surveyed LEGO.com owners recommending it. The two expert voices differed slightly on whether the preformed hull was a feature or a limitation, but agreed the set delivered solid value at $19.99.

Where they split: JANG recommended waiting for a sale given the above-average price-per-piece, while Brickset said buy now. Both agreed the set was good; the split was purely on price sensitivity.

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LOVED (8)

01Elegant curving hull that stretches from bow to stern and actually floats
02Splendid white, grey, and dark red color scheme
03Rotating outboard motors, rotating radar bar, and rotating fishing chair
04Removable cockpit roof for interior access
05Multiple fish types including two orange and one metallic silver, plus a shark with openable mouth
06Functional fishing rod with a line that attaches to fish
07Rare occurrence of a pleasure boat in LEGO City
08Open deck space for minifigure posing and play

CRITICIZED (6)

01Yellow life jackets extend minifigure necks to an awkward length
02Large stickers on hull sides rather than printed designs; waterproof stickers still leave residue after water use
03Preformed hull limits hands-on building involvement
04Outboard motors appear disproportionately large relative to hull
05No alternate faces for minifigures
06Box implies it floats robustly; in practice the hull can take on water over time, which disappointed some younger buyers

What reviewers are saying

"It looks remarkably elegant and is priced at £17.99 or $19.99 so appears to offer good value for money given the inclusion of a large hull component."

Brickset Reviews

"I especially appreciate the level of detail that they managed to squeeze into a fairly small space"

JANG's LEGO Reviews

Ecosystem

60015 — Commenter prefers 60015, but 60147 is noted as a nice addition

4642 Fishing Boat — Commenter states 4642 from 2011 is more realistically proportioned to their eye, though 60147 includes more animals

Previous LEGO City Fishing Boat Design — This newer design has more detail, more playability, better aesthetic (more sleek and closed-up), and better fish/shark accessories compared to the old design which 'just had a lot less going on for it.'

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By Reviewer · 2

Avg score

Consensus

BUY

Brickset Reviews

Editorial Source

BUY

"It looks remarkably elegant and is priced at £17.99 or $19.99 so appears to offer good value for money given the inclusion of a large hull component."

Key Pros

✓Elegant curving hull shape that stretches from bow to stern
✓Splendid white, grey and dark red colour scheme
✓Impressive range of accessories and sea life included

Key Cons

✕Yellow life jackets suffer from a major design flaw that lengths a minifigure's neck to an awkward degree
✕Lights are yellow when they might have looked better in white to match the light on the roof

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JANG's LEGO Reviews

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WAIT FOR SALE

"I especially appreciate the level of detail that they managed to squeeze into a fairly small space"

Key Pros

✓Can actually float due to sealed preformed hull
✓Good level of detail squeezed into small space
✓More detail than previous LEGO City fishing boat designs

Key Cons

✕Outboard motors look very blocky in design
✕Preformed hull limits building involvement for the set size

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Value drivers

Brickset Reviews: Female minifigure with brand new white jacket/green sleeves torso, and male minifigure with rare blue sweatshirt (though commenter notes this sweatshirt will become less rare through birthday packs)

Exclusivity

Brickset Reviews: City wide retail

Minifigures & Standout Parts

In this set (2)

Angler - Female, White and Green Sweatshirt with Zipper, Sand Blue Legs, Reddish Brown Hair with Ponytail, Yellow Life Jacket with Center Buckle

Angler Male, Dark Tan Legs, Dark Red Cap, Silver Sunglasses, Life Jacket Center Buckle

Standout parts (per reviewers)

Large floating hull
Large hull component allows the model to float and stretches from bow to stern with elegant curving shape
Female torso with white jacket and green sleevesValue
Brand new printed torso
Yellow life jackets
Included elements, though reviewer notes they suffer from a major design flaw that lengthens a minifigure's neck to an awkward degree
Stickers with sport fishing branding
Large stickers on both sides of hull, though reviewer notes printed designs would have been preferable
Rotating radar bar
Mounted on cockpit roof and can be easily rotated
Preformed sealed hull
Enables the boat to actually float; normally such large preformed pieces are seen as anti-LEGO but justified here by functionality

What Owners Say · summarized from 13 written reviews (LEGO, Amazon, Walmart)

Owners appreciate the fishing boat's playability, detailed accessories, and solid build quality, though some disappointment surrounds the waterproofing claims and limited size.

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