HOG ISLAND BOAT REVIEW:
- 16′ 4″ Overall length/ Centerline
- Bottom Width: 54″
- Beam: 78″
- Height at Stem: 27″
- Height at Transom: 20″
- Hull Weight: 480 lbs.
- Motor Rating: 40 Horsepower
- Rated Carrying Capacity: 5 Adults or 1250 lbs. persons motor and gear
Our SW 16 skiff is designed to be very stable side to side and tip to tail. Our bottom width is 54″ and our beam is 78″. We want our customers to feel stable, and not tippy when leaning over the gunwale, and to be comfortable navigating when running under motor. The hull bottom is flat from near the bulkhead to the transom with three raised 1″ ribs. There is a very shallow “v” on our hull bottom just forward of the bulkhead to cut chop. We have designed our hull to have significant side wall angle moving forward from midship to the bow. This helps with displacement and stability, and really helps keep our SW 16 passengers stay dry when running. The spray from bounce and chop naturally is shed to the side and away. Our SW 16 skiff is rated for a 40 horsepower motor. Our SW 16 skiff will get on plane with a 15 horse. You should expect to go 23 mph plus with a 25 horse and two adults, and over 30 mph with a 30 horse.
- The SW 16 hull is roto-molded in one piece, so there are no seams, welds, epoxies, glues, bolts, or screws.
- The SW 16 hull floats upside down, or with a hole in it.
- The proprietary high density polyethylene we use to roto-mold the SW 16 hull is more forgiving in regards to collisions with rocks, and other hard objects when compared to aluminum and fiberglass.
- The SW 16 high density polyethylene hull is very, very quiet when compared to aluminum or fiberglass.
- The SW 16 boat hull has molded-in insert plates on the front deck and cockpit for quick and easy plug-n-play options for pedestal seating, benches, coolers, center console, or raised casting platform.
- The SW 16 has a molded in rear bench with BIG dry storage.
- Rocks do not scratch the color of the SW 16 hull.
- The SW 16 hull’s color is compounded into the high density polyethylene resin. Our color does not scratch off like fiberglass or aluminum, so it never needs to be painted like fiberglass or aluminum.
- The SW16 hull repair process is much easier than welding aluminum or fiberglass epoxy.
- The SW16 hull shape is designed to ride very stable side to side.
- The “shallow v” shape in our SW16 hull is designed to cut a small chop while under motor on plane while minimizing draft.
- The SW16 hull shape allows for a very wide range of uses for the fresh and salt shallow water boater.
- Our poling platform and oar lock option thru-bolt for easy plug n play.
- Our roto-molded seamless hull is big time family and dog friendly.
- “This boat is like a multi-purpose Swiss army knife for the water.”