[Whistu]

If you are concerned about selling at a loss buy a hells bay. That's your only chance at making your money back, and maybe then some.

not sure I can afford a hells bay. Wait, I am actually sure of that.

Not Sure anyone really wants to lose money am any transaction. I just know my concerns regarding the boat I want. I want brand new, or damn close. Will be my fourth boat, but first one that isn’t old with issues. I want easy launch, easy tow, easy clean. I want everything to be rather simple. I want it under 16k. I will mainly fish the creeks her in Jacksonville Where I have been fishing with my Kaku kayak. I am exploring ankona, salt marsh, skimmer skiffs as well. Anything ankona has a brutal waiting period Which is never easy for me.

maybe I fall in love with nano, maybe it solidifies the fact that aI need to look at slightly larger boats. We will see.

 

[Stauter]

Hello,



I am not able to wet test the boat, unfortunately. What are your thoughts? Is the boat fairly stable? I'm not expecting to be as stable as larger skiff's of course, but is it say, noticeably more stable that a fishing Kayak in your opinion?

Would be interested in hearing any pro's/con's.

Thanks!

Can’t speak on the Nanocraft but can on the Glasser Wrightwater 12. I have owned the boat 2 years and am still in love with the boat. I am 62 yrs old and 285 lbs and can walk around the boat and feel safe doing so. I kayak fished for 10 years prior and the boat is much more stable than any kayak I have owned.
Quality is top notch and he will customize boat to suit your needs. You can see photos of my boat on this site.
if you are looking for a Microskiff the Glasser needs to be on your list.

 

[Whistu]

Can’t speak on the Nanocraft but can on the Glasser Wrightwater 12. I have owned the boat 2 years and am still in love with the boat. I am 62 yrs old and 285 lbs and can walk around the boat and feel safe doing so. I kayak fished for 10 years prior and the boat is much more stable than any kayak I have owned.
Quality is top notch and he will customize boat to suit your needs. You can see photos of my boat on this site.
if you are looking for a Microskiff the Glasser needs to be on your list.

Ya, the wrightwater is on my list. They currently have no demo for me to test (they sold them). Interestingly, Gasser merged with another and now is Skiffworx. They seemed to have streamlined the business, branded it, and raised the price considerably from where it was (almost double). It is now much closer (still not as expensive) in line to the Nanocraft 13 price wise, though standard features included an on the fly jack plate and a few other things. Also, they are offering a 10 year warranty on their boats which is pretty solid. They seem to be getting aggressive in their marketing. They claim to have a demo in the works that I plan on testing. Good to hear a good review on it, its definitely caught my eye.

Skiffworx has a 16ft version of the wrightwater about to launch. I think they published on instagram a price point of 26K, more than doubling the 12. Little steep for my wallet.

 

[Sparkerdawg]

Can’t speak on the Nanocraft but can on the Glasser Wrightwater 12. I have owned the boat 2 years and am still in love with the boat. I am 62 yrs old and 285 lbs and can walk around the boat and feel safe doing so. I kayak fished for 10 years prior and the boat is much more stable than any kayak I have owned.
Quality is top notch and he will customize boat to suit your needs. You can see photos of my boat on this site.
if you are looking for a Microskiff the Glasser needs to be on your list.

Hello
Still loving the Wrightwater? What’s the long term feedback? Enough freeboard on this little craft?

 

[Zaraspook]

I had a Nano. It is a great little skiff. If you are agile and used to a kayak then it should be no problem. It’s way more stable than a kayak. I was 73 at the time and I even fished an 83 year old with me a couple of times…, but we are still spry! I also have experience with the Hells Bay version, the Skate. At one time I had the Nano, a restored and tricked out Whipray and an EastCape Glide. I opted for the Glide and sold the others. I needed something larger than the Nano and smaller and lighter than the Whipray. I have not seen any small skiff in this category that even comes close to the looks and lines of this little skiff. The performance was exceptional for what it is.

 

[dayarber]

Ya, I will likely end up doing so, but it is an 11 hours worth of driving to do that. Road trip I guess!

Have you made any progress in your search? I'm about to jump into the fray and you and I seem to be on the same track. Good to have choices. Thanks

 

[dayarber]

i have an appoint to wet test the nano next Wednesday.

Were you ever able to take the wet test on the Nano? Thanks

 

[Zaraspook]

So here is my Nano, I am on the pole at 73 and the guy on the bow is 83. No problem fishing the Nano.

 

[DAY Job]

Ya, the wrightwater is on my list. They currently have no demo for me to test (they sold them). Interestingly, Gasser merged with another and now is Skiffworx. They seemed to have streamlined the business, branded it, and raised the price considerably from where it was (almost double). It is now much closer (still not as expensive) in line to the Nanocraft 13 price wise, though standard features included an on the fly jack plate and a few other things. Also, they are offering a 10 year warranty on their boats which is pretty solid. They seem to be getting aggressive in their marketing. They claim to have a demo in the works that I plan on testing. Good to hear a good review on it, its definitely caught my eye.

Skiffworx has a 16ft version of the wrightwater about to launch. I think they published on instagram a price point of 26K, more than doubling the 12. Little steep for my wallet.

I've been following here. I'm in Jax. also and interested in what would be an optimum 1 or 2 man rig for these parts. I have a 17' skiff but always wanted something smaller. That Nano sure is nice!