Not really a kayak....

Apex Predator · **Joined:** Wed Mar 16, 2011 3:00 pm **Posts:** 131

Weight capacity? Performance? Looks kinda cool!

JAXFL · **Joined:** Wed Aug 03, 2011 9:38 am **Posts:** 439

I must be getting old as I cannot see how this is going to set up as a "KAYAK" for fishing. It looks kind of like a confused motor boat. Were are you suppose to set in it or do you stand up? what is the big square hole in the middle for? It looks like a center beam, wont it rock bad when a boat goes past it pretty fast? I don't see it as a kayak option yet. JMO.

Dreads0518 · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2012 3:35 pm

JAXFL wrote:

I must be getting old as I cannot see how this is going to set up as a "KAYAK" for fishing. It looks kind of like a confused motor boat. Were are you suppose to set in it or do you stand up? what is the big square hole in the middle for? It looks like a center beam, wont it rock bad when a boat goes past it pretty fast? I don't see it as a kayak option yet. JMO.

Its Not a kayak. No one ever said it was a kayak. Just like the name says, its a Solo Skiff.
Designed and produced by the most sought after skiff designer in NE Florida.

EIGHTWGT · **Joined:** Fri May 11, 2012 7:00 am **Posts:** 28

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File comment: Here the Solo Skiff shown with me standing on the poling platform/seat/storage hatch (they are one in the same)

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I am posting these so everyone doesnt have to go looking....sorry about the poor quality the good ones will be on the site next week =)

NoeEttica · **Posted:** Wed Jun 13, 2012 6:54 pm

Nice ...Reminds me of my 13 foot Gheenoe ... :smoke:

had it out today ...

I want to drive one ...

EIGHTWGT · **Joined:** Fri May 11, 2012 7:00 am **Posts:** 28

Hey guys.... I am shooting video tomorrow and Wednesday so I will have pictures and video this week and be turning on the website to the public. I know some of you were waiting to see and did not want anyone to think I forgot about you guys..haha I doid not just have not had good weasther to do what I wanted... If anyone wants to ask any questions feel free to email me

EIGHTWGT · **Joined:** Fri May 11, 2012 7:00 am **Posts:** 28

The site is open now :-B

www.soloskiff.com

elementfiftyfour · **Joined:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:45 am **Posts:** 108

Something very similar is for sale on the boards here at BCKFC. Pretty cool but I like the closed design better.

http://tinyurl.com/d8ms6gy

http://hattiesburg.craigslist.org/boa/3065033229.html

islandspeed2001 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 21, 2012 2:20 pm

In process of buying a new PA kayak. Want to see one of these before I go any further. Where can I see one up close and personal???

Jizzo · **Posted:** Thu Jun 21, 2012 3:07 pm

"it’s the One Man fishing boat powered kayak like skiff that goes anywhere any other boat does ?"

HaHa... another thing I want but don't need.
Sure is pretty with that little baby motor on it...

ChippyDiesel · **Posted:** Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:27 pm

I really like the idea but it does not look like it poles very true... what size engine is it rated for?

EIGHTWGT · **Joined:** Fri May 11, 2012 7:00 am **Posts:** 28

ChippyDiesel wrote:

I really like the idea but it does not look like it poles very true... what size engine is it rated for?

The Solo Skiff poles well, and I mean really well. The short video does not make a case for how it poles due to the fact the guy poling it wasnt really trying to pole anywhere, he was just trying to figure out what I wanted him to do so I could video the skiff. The boat poles as good as any skiff I have ever poled... I invite you to come see for yourself, Id be more than happy to let you try as it speaks for itself....

Tom

EIGHTWGT · **Joined:** Fri May 11, 2012 7:00 am **Posts:** 28

The skiff is rated for a 2.5 Hp

GLyncker · **Joined:** Thu Dec 17, 2009 5:36 pm **Posts:** 132

I love the innovation. I can see people already comparing it to the Gheenoe, a kayak, the Hobie PA, and a duck boat. It has aspects of each and yet it's totally different. It looks to me like a very good platform for people that target sight casting for fish.

I think Tom was the original designer and builder of the Mitzi skiff and the Inshore Power Boat skiff, so I suspect the boat probably poles very well.

So come on Tom, where exactly can someone see and try out this new type of fishing boat?

Olustee bus · **Posted:** Fri Jun 22, 2012 3:39 pm

with this:

http://www.basspro.com/MotorGuide-Wirel ... 000234a96f

one could mount a solid back seat on the hatch cover and sit while cruising.

I really like it. I have a bad back so I could stay in it a long time with a decent chair. Of course I would have to have help moving it.

Not really a kayak....

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