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©2005 - 2007 Tsunami Fishing Systems
Reader Boat Profile: The Good Skiff
Can a wooden skiff work offshore?
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Overview
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Neat Stuff-Part 1
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Neat Stuff-Part 2
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Parting Shot
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Spec Summary
Feature
Spec
Base Hull
Custom built wood and fiberglass
LOA / Beam
19 ft / 59 inches
Fuel Capacity
54 gallons (4 x 12 gallon + 1 x 6 gallon) removable poly tanks
Motor
1 x Mercury 115 HP Optimax Salt Water
with tiller steering
Livewell Capacity
Modified 24 gallon Kodiak
Hull Layout
Open skiff, tiller arm steering
Best Cruise Speed
29 knots
Fuel Economy
Over 4 MPG
Interesting Features
Pressurized bait tank; Thru-hull viewing port; forward-bias weight distribution
Electronics
Garmin GPSMAP 185S Sonar/GPS
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Standard Horzion Quest VHF radio
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Mercury Smartcraft gauges
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Raymarine ST1000+ tiller autopilot
, Jensen marine stereo with West Marine and Bose marine speakers
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