Nice low water pick up! 2 questions... (1) - How does the tunnel pickups effect the turbulent water flow to the prop, and... (2) - What about dissimilar metals in an electrolytic environment (salt water) ? I know they're not in direct contact, but electron flow through the water hoses (electrolyte) ? Is there a place to put Anodes?
@MrNickjberry22 күн бұрын
Captain Billy, do you still make the 20' model? I am interested in a smaler package that would work well with a 70 or 90
@trollingdirty891026 күн бұрын
I am always wishing I could dump my heavy deep draft Carolina for one of your setups, when I see you around town. Awesome looking rigs.
@doolittlegeorgeАй бұрын
So the reason why you don't see boats built like this in Florida and I imagine elsewhere is that as the operator it is simply not safe to be sitting on top of the boat like this and for Florida to get the right proper view when out spotting which I think needs pointing out no one is spotting for fish at 60 miles an hour as well so yes you climb through the t-top to a *"second console"* I think it's called for Fishing Mode just putting the feat up on the top of the steering console. I understand killing the customer is all the rage in the USA going on decades now and in every way especially here in South Carolina but I would recommend that in order to differentiate in such a current reality where we're about to go to War with Iran and no votes or anything on that might want to talk about coming home in one piece these days.😊😅😅😅😊😊
@MrNickjberryАй бұрын
You only have the 22ft on your website. What other sizes do you make? That's too big for my garage.
@hunternewby5727Ай бұрын
Just ordered one of these for my pontoon. The OFX4 is slipping on accel and blowing out in corners. Hoping the SWE3 can get better grip for tubing and hauling a dozen people. It’s a 24’ Bennington with a 200hp Mercury. Have you had any experience propping pontoons?
@MrNickjberryАй бұрын
Can you pretty much run anywhere when up on plane or are you still navigating around shallow areas the whole way? This boat looks pretty awesome.
@thegreenberetlife01912 ай бұрын
Nice work and innovation!
@jollyaustin2 ай бұрын
Gorgeous boats. This is exactly the type of boat I want someday.
@ryanhernandez24142 ай бұрын
What boat is that
@notaliberalfromcali62454 ай бұрын
Bs.. that boat will beat the crap out of you. Its basically a Stoner skiff. That flat bow will 90 you to the right or left in a following sea if you hit the next wave on a down move. Good for shallow n slick calm... bout it.
@chads0064 ай бұрын
What is that fitting?
@jkg621123 күн бұрын
Apparently, it's classified information.
@jkg621122 күн бұрын
Although, he does mention that it's an "AN" fitting. lol
@JoseSierradeLeste4 ай бұрын
This was awesome to watch
@CaptCB14924 ай бұрын
Can you do a video of the boat running in rough water? I live in Rockport Texas and I have to run across big open bays to get to some of the shallow flats in my area.
@stryphechoes4 ай бұрын
I've gone out of Kingsville area with friends and am curious about this too as i doubt the waters differ too much between Baffin and Rockport
@marksmanmatthew63224 ай бұрын
Same here, was in a 24 v hull this morning and with gusts up to thirty I was glad to have it 😂
@Anthonymahon4 ай бұрын
Can you retrofit the system on a V hall center consul with a Yamaha 150
@brianlaplante42864 ай бұрын
The issue I have is not the gear box being out of the water. It’s the water pump intake being out of the water and the engine not being able to cool itself. The motor will over heat way before the gear box
@aaronmtusa90044 ай бұрын
The low water pickups are under the tunnel. Zero issues with cooling.
@brianlaplante42864 ай бұрын
Ok I’m old school back when the water pickup was in the lower unit I haven’t been around these newer outboards my last outboard was a 2006 250hp Yamaha.
@aaronmtusa90044 ай бұрын
@@brianlaplante4286 Nothing wrong with old school, it get's the job done! These particular boats were purpose built to fish the waters in our area, with nifty tweaks to run the motor in almost nothing on plane. We've got lots of skinny water with randomly exposed limestone bottom and oyster bars EVERYWHERE 😮💨😆 you either know where your going, or you idle... unless you have one of these and you can see water, lol.
@brianlaplante42864 ай бұрын
@@aaronmtusa9004 things have come a long way good luck fishing this season
@GhostBravo08904 ай бұрын
Petty cool
@frankbreck57585 ай бұрын
I guess the boat is stable you have the power poles down
@CajunKracka5 ай бұрын
That hydraulic jack plate makes all the difference. I built my own pocket tunnel. It'll get on step in 4 to 6 inches of water.
@taylor-eugenesimmons86155 ай бұрын
Nice Boat!!!
@tommyrq1805 ай бұрын
Nice demo! Impressive. This boat is for someone who really knows their water and tides.
@armedfarm34296 ай бұрын
Get a jet drive if you want it so damn high.
@masonvunetich24996 ай бұрын
You motor aint all the way down in the water. That's gonna blow your motor up, man.
@BopyouUp4 ай бұрын
He's got a hose pulling water from the underside of the vessel I believe. Cooling the engine.
@ericpena3268Ай бұрын
@@BopyouUpyup. You can see the tube running to the lower unit. It’s a low water pickup.
@doriandavila13666 ай бұрын
Oh, hell no!
@dieseldick12646 ай бұрын
Will there be smaller sizes. Maybe 18 ft. Or. 16 ft. ?
@alexcruz77196 ай бұрын
Gheenoe enters the chat
@jayyep6974Ай бұрын
Hahahahahahaha no dude. No gheenoe runs that shallow. Owned a classic and an LT25. They are a gimmick. Paper thin and hull slaps like a cat
@jasondill53726 ай бұрын
How big are each of the livewells and do they have high speed pickups?
@got17697 ай бұрын
Inboard/Outboard
@rileymckenna94807 ай бұрын
Is there really any draw back to a low water pick up
@JesseMcgee-2007 ай бұрын
Yep, it’s called a long tail mud motor
@ericpena3268Ай бұрын
Just a regular ProXS outboard with a low water pickup
@Pablo-by7nh7 ай бұрын
Any plans on coming out with 15-17” skiff in the future?
@scottjacopian31917 ай бұрын
Hopefully it's pulling water to keep the engine cool😮
@ericpena3268Ай бұрын
Boats that run this shallow usually have a low water pickup in the tunnel or at the bottom of the transom. No overheating.
@ohmygoshitsjosh42837 ай бұрын
Insane
@Multisteer-India7 ай бұрын
powerful
@blakedixon47807 ай бұрын
What is the Holeshot with the ProXS?
@jollyaustin7 ай бұрын
This is slowly becoming my dream boat. Checks all my wants. Center console, shallow draft, huge fishing platform, light truck towable. Keep up the good work. I'll hit yall up when I win the lottery.
@jstape7407 ай бұрын
Do fish mind noise?
@jayyep69748 ай бұрын
Thats in Ozello. Bet yall wont do that over a shoal
@JoseSierradeLeste4 ай бұрын
I'd watch that video!
@lifeaccordingtobriАй бұрын
Like oyster bar? Do it all the time.
@jayyep6974Ай бұрын
@@lifeaccordingtobri you are high brutha. I see these boats out there from time to time. But no sober sane person is going to run a $90k rig near shoals. I build custom skiffs with 1/8" and 3/16" bottoms. I hit them all the time with no issue
@JoseSierradeLesteАй бұрын
$90k boat over an oyster bar? Ooof please don't do it, I'm cringing just thinking about it... Sheesh
@jayyep6974Ай бұрын
@@JoseSierradeLeste thats what these guys are claiming. I see them out there and they do seem to run shallow. But not functionally shallow
@Texcajun068 ай бұрын
The question I have, is...... Do you sell this system separately so that someone can install it on their own boat?
@calling4life7 ай бұрын
It's referred to as a transom mount water pickup, Bob's Machine Shop sells a kit to do it, I have owned and run it for years on my tunnel hull. Others sell similar, some people just make their own, transom mount pickups have been around forever, they aren't common though, they are an extreme way to go, personally, love mine, zero issues with water pressure. I've got an inline strainer on mine as well, so I catch debris/weeds and can empty it right at the strainer, works excellent. Sounds like they route theirs into their tunnel instead of doing it back on the transom, given that a person wants the water coming out of that tunnel to be as clean as possible, I don't know that putting it in the tunnel is a great idea, again, normally, one mounts them on the transom. But these guys make great rigs, so, I'd say they obviously make it work.
@Texcajun067 ай бұрын
@@calling4life Thanks for the response, but it isn't an answer to my question. Does anyone actually sell a kit to make this happen, or does one watch enough KZbin videos to figure out how to piece together their own?
@Texcajun067 ай бұрын
@@calling4life Thanks for the response, but it isn't an answer to my question. Does anyone actually sell a kit to make this happen, or does one watch enough KZbin videos to figure out how to piece together their own?
@calling4life7 ай бұрын
@@Texcajun06 To do this exactly as these guys do it? Like into the tunnel, no, nobody sells that kit. Or what do you mean by kit, are you actually referring to whether you can bring your boat to someone and they'll do this for you? To do a transom mount water pickup which is the same thing just with the water pickup on the transom instead of in the tunnel, yes, Bob's Machine Shop has a kit. Their kit has everything except for the hose, so all you'd need to buy is the hose you want to use, they can't know where or how you'll run your hose so they leave buying the hose up to you. Plus, the hose doesn't need to be anything special. To do this, and to do what these guys in this video have, which is the same thing, they just have the pickup located in the tunnel. You drill into the lower unit where the water accumulation chamber is, you thread that hole, you install the Bob's fitting. Now, locate where on your transom you want the actual pickup, mount the pickup bracket and tube. Run a hose from the fitting on your outboard to the pickup tube on your transom. Now you could buy the Bobs kit and instead of using their transom mount pickup, you could buy the brass high speed pickups like Micro Draft uses and then install them in your tunnel and then you'd run the hose to these, I wouldn't personally recommend going into the tunnel, but it's your life. So, yes, the Bob's Transom Mount Water Pickup kit, is a kit, with everything except for the hose, it has the fittings, the screws, the pickup tube, bracketry. And yes, it is an undertaking to do and do right, and yes, you need to run it into your lower unit, which means drilling into your lower unit. It's slick as snot, I run extremely shallow, I haven't replaced a water pump in my outboard since I installed it either, several years, it gets water to the motor great. I run my motor extremely high, 50%+ of the prop above the water line, I use a PowerTech 4 blade stainless prop like Micro Draft does, they work great. Here is some guys youtube video showing his, he used a strainer inline too, like I did, that is not included with Bobs kit because they don't think it's needed, and maybe not... depends, I love it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4vOeaynm7VngrM It isn't rocket science to do, but it is involved. You also need to block off the normal water intake inlets on your outboard so the transom mount pickup is all that feeds water to your motor.
@Texcajun067 ай бұрын
@@calling4life Thanks dude! I'd say you more than answered my question. Yes, I wanted to know if someone sold the pieces/parts to install a low water pickup. I thought Bob's only sold the nose cone mod, which I had no interest in. I wouldn't feel comfortable fitting the nosecone by myself, but I would not have an issue with drilling and tapping a hole into my lower unit. Thanks again!
@johnhehl18348 ай бұрын
What something like that go for?
@jacksonduvall75049 ай бұрын
Come to the Texas-Upper Laguna Madre. That ain’t skinny! Also that skiff is way overpriced and my shoalwater cat goes mas skinny vato.
@texascoastalwoodworks559310 ай бұрын
How much are those boats fully rigged?
@SocConomos9 ай бұрын
Like 80
@stevenratcliff895610 ай бұрын
Nice. Is that a 22 Lake & Bay back there?
@jasondill537210 ай бұрын
What will the 22’ model draft while fishing?
@billyhenderson34778 ай бұрын
6 inches
@willpowell752210 ай бұрын
I can't wait to see a tower on it
@jasondill537210 ай бұрын
While fishing what does that boat draft with 2 guys normal load? Thanks.
@willpowell752211 ай бұрын
I want one of those boats so bad, I just can't justify the price rite now
@trollingdirty891011 ай бұрын
Man that looks the treat for our waters, Crystal River and Ozello here too!