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 bulk head to the transom with three raised 1" ribs. There is a very shallow "v" on our hull bottom just forward of the bulk head to cut chop. We have designed our hull to have significant side wall angle moving forward from mid ship 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 horse. Our SW 16 skiff gets 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.
Beam: 6 ft. 6 in.
Standard features: Specifications Overall length: 16' 4" 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
Standard Features Hull is roto-molded in one piece, so there are no seams, welds, epoxies, glues, bolts, or screws. 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. High density polyethylene hull is very, very quiet when compared to aluminum or fiberglass. Boat hull has molded-in inserts 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. 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 hdp resin. Our color does not scratch off pke fiberglass or aluminum, so it never needs to be painted pke 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 platform, and oar lock option thru-bolt for easy plug n play. Our roto-molded seamless hull is big time family and dog friendly.
Optional features:
Optional Features SW 16 Custom 36 x 24" Platform Flush mounted sport fishing seat system with Deluxe fold down seat Yeti 65 qt. cooler with seat cushion and custom mounting bracket system: Yeti 35 qt. cooler with seat cushion and custom mounting bracket: SW 16 Custom oar block sleeve system with bronze cast oar locks(pair): SW 16 Custom Oar blade lock sleeves (pair): Sawyer 10' counter balanced and rope wound oars (pair): LTD double barrel rod storage system: SW 16 Custom bow mounted anchor system: SW 16 Custom bow mounted casting station with bracket for 35 qt. Yeti: SW 16 Custom cockpit mounted casting station: Yeti 35 qt. Yeti 65 qt with cushion