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Old January 11th, 2004, 03:57 AM
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Default Skeeter 20' DC w/ Yammy 225

I agree, I saw alot of Skeeters on tour, and everyone seemed to love them.
I think they've come a long way in the past few years.

Eric, curious, what do you mean by "rounded livewells" & what's the
advantage of them?

Warren
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"Crownliner" wrote in message
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although i am in a champion right now, i assure you the skeeter will be a
great boat and not dissapoint you. i have no stake in them either, but

they
are an ass kicking boat. i have fished out of many and love the ride and
layout. no one i know has had any problems with the stringer system.

peace
crownliner

"Eric Ryder" wrote in message
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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