Tough Love. I get it.
“Apathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips It’s Hand”, but really, who cares?
Hmmm…
up yours 23
“I am not involved in this thread, only helping Fred understand who he is dealing with.”
I don’t come here to argue with anyone, but this in itself would raise a red flag with me…
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$1850 plus add a small motor
If I were to custom build a boat like that, the materials alone using top quality materials, which is all I will use, would cost very close to $1,800 wholesale. Not counting labor and finish and hardware. Total price maybe $7,500.
But if it meets your needs and your budget and you are happy, it’s a good enough boat for you.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
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Originally posted by Cracker Larry
I don’t come here to argue with anyone, but this in itself would raise a red flag with me…
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$1850 plus add a small motor
Larry, The Solo Skiff is a roto-molded product, not a custom built composite-one off design as you are referring. I agree - to design, build, and fit out a custom small boat with this boats target displacement, it would be very pricey as you stated, however this boat is not that…I thought this thread/post deserved this simple clarification for informative reasons, and no arguement intended sir. I appreciated your cordial response to my PM as well. Thank you
All is good my friend 
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper
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Originally posted by PeaPodhas PK or anyone else fished out of one?
I fish alone and this intrigued me.
I have. Its a pretty sweet rig. I love being able to stand up and monkey all around on this thing. My kayaks were just too tipsy. Although I would recommend a trolling motor, and not some gas power. Coming from a composite, home-built kayak, that is SUPER quite in the water, running up on fish with a Tohatsu 3.5 is a whole other animal. I’ve had reds torpedo out of sight, that I would have other wise been able to sneak up on in the 'yak. There really is LOTS of storage in this boat.
Cracker Larry: I know you can admit that any boat of this size is going to have considerable trade offs. Its always a balance of this or that.
With that said, a roto-solo solo is light years ahead of anything in its class. I own a composite version. (resin infused, real nice), I couldn’t pretend to come close to replicating this, from plans or a pipe dream, for any where near the price.
Having built a few boats in my day: for $1,800 or so the solo skiff is a god send for a lot of people
We’re all here to get out and do what we love: be on the water.
The solo skiff is going to enable a lot of people to get outside. And catch fish. Sounds good to me.
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Originally posted by pontiyakquote:
Originally posted by PeaPodhas PK or anyone else fished out of one?
I fish alone and this intrigued me.
I have. Its a pretty sweet rig. I love being able to stand up and monkey all around on this thing. My kayaks were just too tipsy. Although I would recommend a trolling motor, and not some gas power. Coming from a composite, home-built kayak, that is SUPER quite in the water, running up on fish with a Tohatsu 3.5 is a whole other animal. I’ve had reds torpedo out of sight, that I would have other wise been able to sneak up on in the 'yak. There really is LOTS of storage in this boat.
Cracker Larry: I know you can admit that any boat of this size is going to have considerable trade offs. Its always a balance of this or that.
With that said, a roto-solo solo is light years ahead of anything in its class. I own a composite version. (resin infused, real nice), I couldn’t pretend to come close to replicating this, from plans or a pipe dream, for any where near the price.
Having built a few boats in my day: for $1,800 or so the solo skiff is a god send for a lot of people
We’re all here to get out and do what we love: be on the water.
The solo skiff is going to enable a lot of people to get outside. And catch fish. Sounds good to me.
Well said… Very…
Agree with that
Capt. Larry Teuton
Swamp Worshiper