STILT
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DESIGN FEATURES
- Ultra shallow water performance
- Advanced composite construction
- Effortless poling
- Whisper quiet
- Third person carrying capacity
- Extremely maneuverable, sea kindly, and dry
- Custom built - one boat at a time with all fabrication and rigging performed in house
- All customers are sea-trialed on their new boat upon delivery
- Original design developed on the water
- LamiflowTM; New Water’s exclusive tunnel design, allowing the propeller to be run above the hull bottom in an energy efficient laminar flow of water - all without doing damage to our precious grass flats
- LamiventTM (optional); New Water’s patented technology, provides tunnel or non-tunnel hull performance with the flip of a switch
- Yacht quality surfaces, styling, fit and finish
- Clean non-glare custom blended New Water white
- Non-skid on all walking surfaces
- Huge dry storage compartments under fore and aft deck with oversized dam systems and unique underdeck manifold drains, gasketed, locking and quiet
- Self-bailing cockpit with oversized scuppers and cambered deck surfaces
- Interior compartments are non-lined and hand finished Awl GripTM polyurethane to save weight and increase storage space
- Aft deck seat cushion (removable) folds into cockpit while fishing - does not cover up rear storage hatch
- Custom-contoured console backrest cushion
- Upholstered YetiTM 35 Qt. Tundra cooler (removable)
- All upholstery handmade using hi-dense foam and heavy-duty marine vinyl
- Large radii throughout provide safety, strength, and rapid draining
- Navigation lights, SS Bilet LED sidelights
- Full 5-year structural limited warranty
MECHANICAL FEATURES
- TeleflexTM Sea Star hydraulic under mount steering helm
- 2 - 550 GPH Auto/Manual bilge pumps
- Fuel filer/water separator
- 16 Gallon .125” welded aluminum fuel tank (accessible)
- On-Off battery switch
CONSTRUCTION
- Fully cored
- Carbon fiber and E glass
- Foam, carbon fiber, and E glass structure with extensive limbers to ensure inner hull draining and long-term lightweight integrity
- AshlandTM modified epoxy resin
- PlexusTM methyl methacrylate adhesives
- Awl GripTM polyurethane all interior surfaces
- Thru-bolted and bonded hull/deck joint
- Cook ArmorcoteTM in mold coating
- Hatches constructed in multi piece tooling providing polished interiors to ensure a 100% seal against gaskets
- Total wood free composite including transom
- Console laminated to deck prior to hand-finishing, the ultimate in lightweight, strength, and cleanliness - with no fasteners
HARDWARE
- All anodized aluminum or 316 stainless steel chrome plated hardware thru-bolted with stainless steel/nylon locknuts
- 4.5” stainless steel pop-up cleat on foredeck
- Stainless steel fuel fill and vent
- Welded anodized aluminum console grabrail
- Welded anodized aluminum rails outboard of helm cushion
- Flush stainless steel hinges
- Stainless steel bow and stern eyes
- Anodized aluminum rubrail thru bolted
- Stainless steel flush cooler hold-downs
- Locking stainless steel compression-style latches on hatches and console door
- Stainless steel gas shock lifts on hatches
- Stainless steel garboard drains
HELM
- Ergonomically designed pod style helm provides comfortable operation standing or seated
- Recessed gauges in carbon fiber panel under acrylic with anodized aluminum bezel
- Weather protected, recessed, backlit switches and 12 volt power supply with circuit breakers in anodized aluminum
- Color-coded tinned copper wiring harness
- Welded anodized aluminum wraparound grab rail
- Hinged/lift-out locking door with removable storage pouch
- Anodized aluminum steering wheel with billet hub and power knob
- Molded-in compass flat
- Large footprint providing space for rigging accessories (keeping weight off the stern and components out of the elements)
- Laminated to deck prior to hand-finishing
HULL FORM
- The Stilt was developed through several years of on the water testing one off designs - numerous length-to-beam ratios, running surfaces and hull forms were evaluated in our quest for the perfect skiff
- A length-to-beam ratio of 4:1, along with canoe sections forward, provide the effortless poling of a micro skiff yet provide third person carrying capability, zero hull noise, extremely smooth ride, range and versatility
- Stability is enhanced by waterline length, low deadrise angles and a close relationship between chine beam and overall beam
- Lower freeboard not only keeps sail area down and minimizes weight, along with a slightly cambered running surface, it guarantees maneuverability and tracking on the push pole second to none - even when it is howling
- An oversized spray knocker and horizontal surface at the sheer provide extreme “overhang” in the forward sections, keeping the ride very dry - even in a beam sea the four strakes below the waterline turn the spray down and aft
- Extreme ultra shallow draft performance with the propeller above the hull bottom are guaranteed with New Water’s exclusive LamiflowTM tunnel design
- The speed and low resistance which derive from her design can be further enhanced with New Water’s optional LamiventTM patented technology which provides tunnel or non-tunnel hull performance with the flip of a switch - Speeds over 30 mph can be reached with a 50 hp outboard
- Careful weight studies were conducted throughout the development to assure ultra shallow poling with even keel performance
FISHING
- Horizontal rod storage under foredeck - unique design provides full-length rod tubes for up to eight rods 10’ long
- 2 Horizontal rod tubes under aft deck
- Rear Hatch Liftoff insert—New! (Shown)
- Separate deck and cockpit sole structures provide under-deck toe kick for secure footing and added storage
- Padded inner hull sides for sound deadening and reel protection
- 8-gallon livewell astern with a 1.5” drain (raw water pump and recirculate optional)
- Port light molded into livewell hatch
- Fish-measuring device molded into fore and aft hatches
- All deck hardware recessed for a snag free surface
- Full-width sidedecks joining fore and aft casting platforms into one continuous non-skid fishing platform
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