Skeeter 20' DC w/ Yammy 225
Drooled on this one at the Salem NH outdoor show today. Skeeters had
already made my short list of next-boats, but this thing about sealed it.
Stuff it has, but my current boat sorely lacks:
75 additional ponies
2' length
18" beam
rod lockers that you could sublet
several gasketed dryboxes
prolly 15+ mph
room for a third passenger
every box, including livewells is lit
hyd steering
cooler!
Things it should have had, IMO:
hyd jackplate (it had a ~12+ setback, manual adjust jackplate that looked
damn solid, not to mention stem mounted trim/tilt and hotfoot throttle)
better console sonar (never been a flasher user, too late to change now)
well for the elec motor control
rounded livewells
no wood in the transom
Features that popped out at me:
decent trailer
nicely planned electric system
finish (tho this one had some show marks on it)
excellent rep demonstrating (Keith Snyder @ Irwin Marine Hudson NH)
the decks are removable with minimum hassle for major rerigging if required
there is next to no wasted space in this boat - really unbelievable how much
acreage there is for storage and fishing
they have knocked the weight out with the cap construction
The boat has an aluminum stringer system - any good/bad word on this?
Skeeter has been using aluminum braces for some time - did early boats have
flex problems?
I have no financial interest (YET) in this company,
Sorry about the drool marks if ya buy the show boat,
Eric
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