Canyon Bay Boats

[Marque]

Checked out the Outlaw 22' Mod Tunnel. If you never heard of it, you are not alone. They make one a month and the only place that sells them is Bernie's in Victoria TX. There's not a whole lot of info on them on the internet but a friend of mine who's opinion I trust told me about them and said its the most innovative hull he has seen on a bay boat. I went by the place to take a look at one and the guy who designed the boat was there. He and his son talked to me for an hour and a half. Described everything on the boat and the reason it was there. They have been in production 2007 and not one dissatisfied costumer. It is a little shorter than I would like but can live with it if the boat can preform as advertised. Dennis Stumfoll, the designer, said he will put this boat against any 24' bay boat on the market when it comes the dryness of the ride. I asked him if it was possible to test drive the boat, he said "how bout I just take you fishing next time your off". I have been dealing with a lot of boat salesmen as of late, and this guy was the complete opposite of most of them. No BS, he was more concerned with his boat having a proper owner than than anything. I have to say I was impressed. Here are the specs and some pics I took.

Length: 21'7"
Beam: 8' 6"
Weight: 1690 lbs
Comes with a 225 SHO Max
41 gal fuel tank.

http://www.desperadoboats.com/22_desperadoboats.htm

[specknation]

Originally Posted by Marque

Checked out the Outlaw 22' Mod Tunnel. If you never heard of it, you are not alone. They make one a month and the only place that sells them is Bernie's in Victoria TX. There's not a whole lot of info on them on the internet but a friend of mine who's opinion I trust told me about them and said its the most innovative hull he has seen on a bay boat. I went by the place to take a look at one and the guy who designed the boat was there. He and his son talked to me for an hour and a half. Described everything on the boat and the reason it was there. They have been in production 2007 and not one dissatisfied costumer. It is a little shorter than I would like but can live with it if the boat can preform as advertised. Dennis Stumfoll, the designer, said he will put this boat against any 24' bay boat on the market when it comes the dryness of the ride. I asked him if it was possible to test drive the boat, he said "how bout I just take you fishing next time your off". I have been dealing with a lot of boat salesmen as of late, and this guy was the complete opposite of most of them. No BS, he was more concerned with his boat having a proper owner than than anything. I have to say I was impressed. Here are the specs and some pics I took.

Length: 21'7"
Beam: 8' 6"
Weight: 1690 lbs
Comes with a 225 SHO Max
41 gal fuel tank.

http://www.desperadoboats.com/22_desperadoboats.htm

Boat looks nice but there is no way a tunnel hull like that will give you the rough water ride of a straight V found in most bay boats. The reason he design that boat first and foremost is to draw less water than a regular bay boat, which suits Texas angler better. Plus don't sink a lot of money in a non standard hull that has a rolled edge finish, you will take a huge beaten on this boat if you try to resale IMO.

[cajun bill]

Originally Posted by specknation

Boat looks nice but there is no way a tunnel hull like that will give you the rough water ride of a straight V found in most bay boats. The reason he design that boat first and foremost is to draw less water than a regular bay boat, which suits Texas angler better. Plus don't sink a lot of money in a non standard hull that has a rolled edge finish, you will take a huge beaten on this boat if you try to resale IMO.

X2, Tx. boys like, first and foremost, running in skinny water. My brother lived in Aransas Pass area and that was all he and his friends talking about, i.e. how shallow could they go?

The thing I noticed right away was that with the bait well/ice chest in the rear, that seems to have pushed the console forward a bit and as we all know, in rough water, the farther back you are, the better the ride.

If I was to test ride this, I would want to go out in the roughest water I could find to see both how dry it is and how it handles the waves. Good luck with you decision.