i think those are 2 legit answers and yes i own a blackjack. until someone else has better answer i say those are 2 great choices

I agree....

Hey
I like the blackjack

Just think those are 2 of the stupidest responses ever
Lmao
Seriously guys
Come on

I can't believe that a boat company would design a boat hatch with the scheme of "ease of access loading rods and gear from outside boat"

Just can't believe that.

whats your response to the question. lets hear it im sure your answer will WAY better!:rolleyes: Bc I know im speaking from exp:eek::cool:Lmao tick toc tick toc lol

It's not like my answer came off the top of my head so Cant be stupid. Lmao.

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Neither one sir.

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I'm not the boat engineer so I have no clue, don't care to figure it out.
Just stating that ur answer is absurd; and if someone told u that they got a great laugh when u walked away believing them.

Maybe it's easier for YOU to load stuff in; but it sure as hell wasn't built & designed with that specific purpose in mind.

No boat has even been designed with ease of loading from the ground in mind
Lmao
"Come on man"

I think your answer is more absurd than mine being that 1 you have no clue. lol 2 you dont have a boat that has hatches that open towards the inside. 3 im not offended at all. Thats your opinion. This is what we do on this site. High 5 its all good Lmao.

i think it has something to do with common sence.
im glad I dont have to climb in and out my boat just to store rods in the rod locker. That is all :D
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U keep ur rods in the boat 24/7
U realize that the heat and humidity will Hurt the rods and reels not to mention the fishing line?

I made the mistake and left a g loomis rod in my boat for a week..... Rod went from green to white/greenish
Plus ur askin to get stuff stolen.

Why don't you ask Bill Kenner that question?? I did and his response was what Alpha said. This was just a couple of years after BJ came out and he could of been messing with me. Don't know.

The frontiers are built using WOOD!!

Alpha make us a video
Place 4 rods in the storage standing on the ground and then reverse steps

Then take 4 rods and place em n the boat and put em in the storage then reverse steps.

I didn't give an answer to why the design was made.

Well I would ask him buy lost his number..... Send me his contact and ill give him a ring:)

Ok ok. You have a point. Im 6'2 and it is easier for me, anyone that is 6' and above to load rods from the side while standing on the ground. Ill call the manufacturer and see what they say... And get back with ya.

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O snap, time to get comfy
This gon get good

I have noticed that the rod locker lids do open into the boat, we all know Bill Kenner is the Grandpa of bay boats but I must say that is simply a bad design. With that being said no boat is design perfect.

:DIm really laughing at this one. Ill make a video for 6' and above people and another with with a step ladder. Lmao. Jj

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If this was the intended purpose then wouldnt all of the side lids open toward the inside of the boat? Because if i recall right the rear hatches open toward the outside?

My rear hatches open toward the inside too.. guess they were trying something different:beer::D

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Survey. .. how often and when do you use your side hatches/rod locker?



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Ha
There are a feW people that simply could not perform that task from outside the boat....

When it's poppin cork season or when DWLF asks to look in em
Lol

I don't have rod lockers.

I use mine every time i use my boat. I hate rods standing in vertical rod holders when im fishing.

Alpha

How many times u slammed that lid into ur shins......
I can see it happening

Btw
I like the frontier
So I'm not a hater

Yea, cause when u slingin a "Rucker -rig" u need room to cast

I use mine every time I go out, and it's nice to lock then in there over night or on the way home if I have stops to make.

If mine opened to the inside, I would be able to reach well enough to take advantage of it from outside the boat anyway - the bow is high when trailered. I'm in and out the boat anyway when I'm getting ready to go because I don't leave anything in it that I'm not willing to give away!

Could it be they were able to make the lids and openings a little larger by mounting the hinges in that position?

Didnt happen yet. And the lid has a cable to stop it when is vertical. I dont think you a hater bro. We're having fun.

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I was only sharing this reason because it is an actual application used by other boat manufacturers in the skiff market. Loading the boat from the outside is also applied in the skiff market. These are reasons that could easily be applied by a boat manufacturer to add something "new" to a boat if they run out of options for new models.

If you think about it both these reasons make sense...there are plenty of people that buy boats that don't really know what they are doing, they see a nice boat that their buddy has and go buy it, get out on the water and get to potlicking. These are the same people that will leave a tackle bag on the deck then open the hatch to grab some sunscreen or snacks for the kiddos and watch the gear fall overboard.

Yall can share your opinions, to each his own I don't really care... If you want to know the real reason contact the boat manufacturer.

This is hilarious. " no my hatches are better "

Clash of the salty cajun boat hatches. Lol
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Ha ha. Who cares which way they open if they work for you.

I'm a boat engineer and it all comes down to aerodynamics. When you spin your boat 180 doing a left turn too fast, these hatches should open to slow you down!

Don't you guys watch NASCAR?? Jeez!

^ nice

Most skiffs manufactures that are concerned with loading the boat from the outside make their hatches open from back to front.

My pathfinders front rod locker hatches open the same way. Their newer modeled boats open from back to front like the hood of a car with the lil gas pistons. I never gave it much thought, but I would think if you were digging in your hatch from inside the boat, your arms would be over the hatch while "digging" preventing the lid to fall down. If were the other way,then a good wave or wind could blow the lid down on your fingers or on a rod while taking it out. Just a thought.

Lmao.

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2104 Frontiers are all composite. Just like the 180 Frontier and the 224 BlackJack.

Tell em Kyle.

I know where u can find some wood in them. The frontiers 100% for sure have some wood in them.

What model/year????

If you carry a paddle then yeah it's got wood. ;)

Up to 2013 for sure. I was thinking about ordering one thats how i found out. It was confirmed by a very reliable source. Its not much wood but there is some there.

Where is the wood at?

I plan on getting one next year.

The floor of the anchor locker is wood for sure. The strongbacks that support the decks ive also heard are wood.

You might need to get some pics of that....

Aint nothin wrong with a lil wood!!


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No need for pics when it is confirmed by the builder. Just go drill a tiny hole in the floor of the anchor locker and see what comes out on the bit. Im not knocking the boats. I think they are nice but i simply dont want a boat with wood in it. Thats just my personal decision.