Curious if anyone has ridden on one yet. My buddy bought a 10wt last year and didn’t realize how tippy it was before purchasing. Two men on one side will put the rub rail under water.
I’m thinking the lower gunnels will hopefully fix this, although it has the same hull design.
Looking forward to hearing more about it.
Curious if anyone has ridden on one yet. My buddy bought a 10wt last year and didn’t realize how tippy it was before purchasing. Two men on one side will put the rub rail under water.
I’m thinking the lower gunnels will hopefully fix this, although it has the same hull design.
Looking forward to hearing more about it.
That’s odd as I’ve been on the 10wt and for what it is I found it as stable or more so than similar skiffs from other builders. The 8wt is the same hull with lower freeboard. My guess is it will feel similar to the 10wt when moving around the boat. These are small lightweight (relatively) skiffs, stability is relative to other similar designs but far from the stability of larger flats and bay boats.
Personally I would take a morejohn designed, Floyd built skiff over any mitzi or skimmer. Any poling skiff is going to be tippy, it is all relative. The more I fish and especially pole a skiff, the more aware I am of being in the centerline as much as possible.
I would 100% take the 8wt over either of the other 2 skiffs mentioned. The skimmer has no deadrise at all so I would expect it to be more stable, and the same goes for the Mitzi. Either way if it’s a 6in draft like it’s advertised with the 60 then it’s going to be perfect for what’s it’s designed for.
That is a good looking skiff! Sits level, no squat. Little squat at rest with 2 guys on cushions but that is fine. I personally like the less freeboard.
Thanks for posting the pictures. I really like the color(s). Looks like a Good bit less freeboard than the 10wt which should improve poling manners on windy days. its Great to see newer/smaller builders doing well and being innovative with their models.
I originally assumed they kept the same 5 degree deadrise and pad they had on the 10wt. Then I read on another thread that it was changed. Anyone have details?
I don't believe the deadrise and pad were changed and is the same 2 degree as the 10wt. Here's another picture of the latest build, waiting on poling tower and cushions:
I’m biased as Brian is my brother and an 8wt will be my next boat…the deck/stringer grid system of the 8wt is lower than the 10wt making it more stable due to a lower cog. The 10wt is far from “tippy” imo but the 8wt is definitely even better in that regard. I drove/rode/fished briefly in the grey 8wt pictured above yesterday. Call/email Brian or Heidi if you have any questions or to schedule a demo for yourself. You will not be disappointed!
Just a couple comments. based on what I’ve seen about the Floyd skiffs, I would be happy with either. that said, I would say that not all flats skiffs are real tippy. My 2001 Whipray is not tippy at all and still poles fine and gets skinny. But, it is also 20 + year old technology.
I talked with Brian when I was looking at getting a new boat built. Very knowledge, he really gets what is important in a skiff.
Both the 8 and 10 are great looking boats.
A lot to be desired on fit and finish on Mitzi but for size and beam at water they are very stable. More stable even then my Sabine Versatile which I feel is a stable platform
That said, what is stable to one angler may be a little tippy to someone else. That’s a difficult aspect to quantify. It depends on the person on the skiff and where they are on the skiff.
Just wanted to say I love they method he's using to name the models. Now he just needs a 14' microskiff and call it the 6 Wt, and a 21' flats boat and call it the 12 Wt.
Absolutely beautiful boat. Hope to try and test run one of these in the next 6 months. Really curious about how it handles turns and the draft with 2 or 3 people on the boat.
I fished the 8 Weight last week in the Lagoon. 3 adults on board. Poled very well and floated very shallow. It was calm so no rough water to test ride but sharp entry would seem to give a great ride. Workmanship was outstanding!
That’s me in the picture.
They had it in Venice,LA so I went on a afternoon demo few days ago.
BTW I’m not a guide just a regular recreational guy whose fairly new to poling skiffs but I’ve been a a decent amount in the past couple years. I have a Chaos Bonefish now and am looking to get a true poling skiff. Just so y’all know where I’m coming from.
I’ve never been on the 10wt so I can’t compare the two but I was very impressed. It’s quality built boat with a lot of thought into storage and design. The wind was fairly light so I can’t say for sure how it’d do in some serious chop but the little we had it handled great. It seems to be a soft and dry ride. It had a 60 HP and I did feel it was a little under powered. I was impressed with the skinny draft and ease of poling. It was also very quiet zero hull slap. I didn’t find it that tippy. We were both on the same side and it was pretty stable. I’m really considering starting a build. Let me know if y’all have any other questions.
I also appreciate the Floyd’s for bringing it down because we don’t get many opportunities to demo boats down here. Most boat companies seem to skip over us for some reason.
Some more new pics from Instagram. Great looking rig!
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