Anthony’s custom Dorado 25 meets his needs perfectly, but after several years of use, he identified several upgrades he wanted. As Anthony and Jason worked together, they designed a helm box based on a box Anthony had seen on a SeaVee, then modified it to meet Anthony’s needs.
Porter started working with the Boat Outfitters engineering team on the new Super Sport-style interior, recreating each part in Starboard while also making several strategic improvements along the way.
As is often the case, the owner found that the changing room just wasn’t very practical. Family and friends simply wore swimsuits under their street clothes if they thought they might want to get in the water.
Over the past eight years, Luke Taylor had replaced the lights on his bass boat trailer twice, with the same inexpensive incandescent lights it was originally equipped with. This spring, he decided to take a different approach dropping a bit more money on a set of LED lights in higher-quality housings.
If you’ve ever stalked redfish, bonefish, permit or other skinny water predators, you know how spooky they are. Because of that, designers of poling skiffs work hard to make their boats quiet by eliminating so-called “hull slap.”
When Louis And Megan Caruso purchased their 2005 Silverton 42 Convertible, Sweptaway, from the original owner last year, they inherited a minor dilemma along with her: a small, non-functioning icemaker in the cockpit.
Despite your best intentions to remain a fly/light tackle purist, chances are you’ll eventually run into a situation where you need a decent rod holder or two on your flats skiff. One interesting option for adding rod holders to a flats skiff is a relatively new product that combines a flush-mount rod holder with a cleat
The final design, arrived at after several iterations, features a deep center bin for towels, jackets, and other bulky items. A vented front makes it easy to see the contents and allows plenty of airflow to let wet items dry out and keep mildew and mold at bay.
Capt. Greg Poland runs mainly inshore charters but has done his share of offshore fishing, too — particularly kite fishing for sailfish. So he knows how a dedicated rocket launcher can streamline the game by positioning multiple rods in one location.
Replacing electronics, and helm components can make a 20-year boat feel brand new! Here we go over Julie's helm upgrade project for her 2001 Silverton Motoryacht 453.
This project boat, an older Andros Backwater 18, was purchased from the previous owner with no hatch supports of any kind. here we go over how we added gas shock supports to the single large hatch in the forward deck, three hatches across the back deck, and the Livewell lid.
