[Drifter]

Surely that’s a cooler.

I sure hope so.

 

[FishFuzz]

Good choice with the Tornado anchor in the pictures. If Sawyer is providing the oars y’all should try some of the Gilman Grips pre-installed. They’re not for everyone, but I like mine pretty good.

 

[flysalt060]

Laid eyes on it this morning and talked with Mark. Yes it is a bare bones test boat. Think he said it is 19 feet overall, but weighs nothing compared to other drift boats. Locking rod boxes that can accommodate rods up to 10feet. Yes something is going to have to cover the carbon fiber.

 

[The Fin]

Great to see competition in the drift boat sector. Cool looking rig!, looks super light, might want to think about widening up the thickness of the leg locks to be more comfortable, also even in a bare bones version might want to think about rowers storage and rod storage is a must , also hard to tell from the pics but is there an adjustable rowers seat and foot brace ? along with the ability to raise the oarlocks with spacers would be some must haves . Drain plugs positioned where you can store/ tilt we’re all the water comes out and doesn’t freeze, some type of Seadek or light color to cooldown the black interior, I’m not seeing many uses for the power pole micro on a drifter, I’d be interested in it’s application

Drain plugs in the lowest level of the floor work much better than the traditional location close to the transom( I think that’s what Stealthcraft does). If located on the floor ( maybe under the rower’s seat), you won’t accidentally kick them out and you don’t have to tilt the boat back up off the trailer to drain. I once had a colleague that went on vacation for a week and left his plugs in, returned to find about 500 gallons of water in the boat! We spent an hour bailing out the water, would have been a lot easier if the plugs were positioned in a low spot. Just my 2 cents.

 

[SC on the FLY]

Drain plugs in the lowest level of the floor work much better than the traditional location close to the transom( I think that’s what Stealthcraft does). If located on the floor ( maybe under the rower’s seat), you won’t accidentally kick them out and you don’t have to tilt the boat back up off the trailer to drain. I once had a colleague that went on vacation for a week and left his plugs in, returned to find about 500 gallons of water in the boat! We spent an hour bailing out the water, would have been a lot easier if the plugs were positioned in a low spot. Just my 2 cents.

Agree on the plugs , I’m not sure I’m sold on the way Mike does that , afraid one would pop out in some class ll/lll, I’ve left my Hyde on the trailer overnight during a boomer and woke up with 6 inches of water in the boat, had to bail it to get it light enough to tilt it

 

[flysalt060]

Yea, Clacka puts in back where second person is. Guess one wasn’t in properly and I popped it out, right at start of trip on upper toccoa. We were like damn water coming in, I looked down at plug and put it back in.

 

[CKEAT]

Yes. Most new, high quality drift boats use an epoxy based coating such as Gator Glide or Frog Spit.

We took it further with our lamination. Carbon is extraordinarily strong and our lamination schedule is highly impact resistant even without a coating.

You have any fees back on the coatings to help with oysters?

 

[Smackdaddy53]

You have any fees back on the coatings to help with oysters?

Steel plate

 

[CKEAT]

Steel plate

Hahahahaha, yea. 🤣 would be nice to have a coating.

 

[Smackdaddy53]

Hahahahaha, yea. 🤣 would be nice to have a coating.

I rolled three or four coats of GatorGlide G4 primer and 4 coats of G4 top coat on my aluminum hull and oysters cut through it like butter. It’s supposedly the toughest coating for airboats and mud boats. Oysters will cut right into aluminum and just about anything but steel plate!

 

[CKEAT]

I rolled three or four coats of GatorGlide G4 primer and 4 coats of G4 top coat on my aluminum hull and oysters cut through it like butter. It’s supposedly the toughest coating for airboats and mud boats. Oysters will cut right into aluminum and just about anything but steel plate!

Yea I know it. A fella can dream though 🤣

 

[Hank]

Laid eyes on it this morning and talked with Mark. Yes it is a bare bones test boat. Think he said it is 19 feet overall, but weighs nothing compared to other drift boats. Locking rod boxes that can accommodate rods up to 10feet. Yes something is going to have to cover the carbon fiber.

19 feet is roomy -- I was a little concerned with it being 16 or 17.
Likin' it.

 

[Hank]

Its real easy to take the plug out as you load and let it drain. Then when you store it just tilt it back until the stern touches the ground. At least that works for a standard drift boat. At 19 feet but lightest weight who knows. I'd be worried about a plug on the side or bottom. And it would be hard to drain on the river. But that's why you have a bucket and a sponge.

 

[csnaspuck]

Why does everyone think that rowboats need a motor? That’s what the oars are for.

It was a joke

 

[formerWAflyfisher]

Seems like a nice boat for calmer rivers. I always thought the river skiffs were great to look at but I’d be nervous as hell on some bigger water. I’ve owned a few drift boats and rafts.

It’s a gorgeous boat but I feel like it’s an answer in search of a problem. Lavro was my favorite rowing boat. Think they would be up for Lavro (long since out of business) tough test?

 

[Renegade]

Seems like a nice boat for calmer rivers. I always thought the river skiffs were great to look at but I’d be nervous as hell on some bigger water. I’ve owned a few drift boats and rafts.

It’s a gorgeous boat but I feel like it’s an answer in search of a problem. Lavro was my favorite rowing boat. Think they would be up for Lavro (long since out of business) tough test?

Tell that to Denny (Blue Liner), who just spent another two days TRYING to sink her, and then just trying to get water in her.

Forget what you know. This carbon fiber skiff needs a 900# load to draft over 4" and her characteristics are completely different from other drift boats. It is a learning experience, even for guys like Denny with decades guiding.

Final adjustments are in the works. The final result will speak for itself.

 

[mt hwy]

Tell that to Denny (Blue Liner), who just spent another two days TRYING to sink her, and then just trying to get water in her.

Forget what you know. This carbon fiber skiff needs a 900# load to draft over 4" and her characteristics are completely different from other drift boats. It is a learning experience, even for guys like Denny with decades guiding.

Final adjustments are in the works. The final result will speak for itself.

Drop the latest version off at my place, I’ll give it a good sea trial before runoff kicks in … just sayin ….

 

[krivit]

Tell that to Denny (Blue Liner), who just spent another two days TRYING to sink her, and then just trying to get water in her.

Forget what you know. This carbon fiber skiff needs a 900# load to draft over 4" and her characteristics are completely different from other drift boats. It is a learning experience, even for guys like Denny with decades guiding.

Final adjustments are in the works. The final result will speak for itself.

Have any video of this? Would love to see some wet tests.

 

[Renegade]

We do, and it performed remarkably, but we can do better.

We are not releasing any more information until the final product is finished and ready to sell.

Stay tuned.

 

[Maverick MA]

We do, and it performed remarkably, but we can do better.

We are not releasing any more information until the final product is finished and ready to sell.

Stay tuned.

That's not cool. We have made it 8 pages on speculation and tasty appetizers, and now you are pulling it away from us? I cry foul! More pics! More videos! Or, as an alternative, bring it down here and let me play with it for awhile and I'll stop complaining.