Pro Lite Skiff

[Big Kahunaz]

I stumbled upon this boat on boatrader....did some homework on the hull truth and spoke w/ a rep....(It's got my attention!)These are some sharp looking boats at an entry level price. Plus lots of good reviews: Lightweight, lots of room, fuel efficient, etc.

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[longsidelandry]

Man thats a real sharp looking boat!

[meaux fishing]

only problem is that large hunk of white scrap metal on the back...also the 22' only has a 40 gal tank

[Montauk17]

Get anything but a etec,nice boat though

[outcast]

nice boat! ditto on what the other said about the etec

[Big Kahunaz]

Originally Posted by meaux fishing

only problem is that large hunk of white scrap metal on the back...also the 22' only has a 40 gal tank

Yeah...think its at least 10gal shy of min for a 22 ft boat.....but it's fuel mileage might make up the difference. I recall the old 22ft rolled hull kenners only having 40 gallon tanks under the console.

What's up on the Etecs anyhow...see a lot of people bashing them... but has anyone ever had one? I would run the suzuki behind it but just curious as to why not ETEC....personally i like the clip of how the ETEC sinks the overweighted and low torque yamaha. I'm not hating on Yamaha...they make some dam good motors and i'm a proud owner of one.

YouTube- Evinrude E-TEC Sinks Yamaha 4-Stroke

YouTube- Evinrude E-TEC Sinks Yamaha 4-Stroke

Start this one at 3 min:

YouTube- Evinrude E-tec vs. Yamaha: Hole Shot

[fishinpox]

40 gal is to small

[Big Kahunaz]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

40 gal is to small

I agree...and im liking the 20.5 ft model. I'll pester the rep to see what they can do about the fuel sit.

[Montauk17]

Im sorry if you think that video is real.

[Big Kahunaz]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

Im sorry if you think that video is real.

Looks pretty real to me.....didn't see any smudges or eraser marks.

[fishinpox]

Originally Posted by Big Kahunaz

I agree...and im liking the 20.5 ft model. I'll pester the rep to see what they can do about the fuel sit.

40 is fine for the 20 if you put a yammy 115 4 stroke . i got a 35 gal on my 20 ft w a 115 yammy i run my arse off with that beotch and still have fuel at the end of the day i think i get 4mpg maybe more w/ a 115 i would not get a bigger tank if you ge the 20 i will cause it to draft to much when i know im fishing suoer shallow i only roll out with 1/2 a tank or less . if you go with the 22 40 gal is not enough for a 200-225 motor u want 50-65 gal

[Country Boy]

dang, that E-tec drowned the yammy.

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by Big Kahunaz

Looks pretty real to me.....didn't see any smudges or eraser marks.

wouldnt the prop still be turning on the yamaha?

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by Big Kahunaz

What's up on the Etecs anyhow...see a lot of people bashing them... but has anyone ever had one?

When the people i know that work on boat motors for a living say its trash i tend to listen...

[Big Kahunaz]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

40 is fine for the 20 if you put a yammy 115 4 stroke . i got a 35 gal on my 20 ft w a 115 yammy i run my arse off with that beotch and still have fuel at the end of the day i think i get 4mpg maybe more w/ a 115 i would not get a bigger tank if you ge the 20 i will cause it to draft to much when i know im fishing suoer shallow i only roll out with 1/2 a tank or less . if you go with the 22 40 gal is not enough for a 200-225 motor u want 50-65 gal

Good point...not sure if i'd go w/ the 115 or the 140 zuk. I need something thats light for the purpose of fishing skinny water when bass'n on the lakes.

[Big Kahunaz]

Originally Posted by meaux fishing

When the people i know that work on boat motors for a living say its trash i tend to listen...

I hear ya...just curious...don't know much about them....did use to run the old johnsons on my luminator back in the day and it lasted forever..also had no issues running up the hours on the evinrude ocean pro we used to have. Always had faith in their product. Just wondering what happened or is it just biased opinions. Like me...I'd never buy a Mercury motor or Dodge truck...i'd say, stay away from them...but some people swear by them.

[swamp snorkler]

I know a dealer that that talked my neighbor out of buying an E-tec....... Supernice lookin boat.

[Ray]

I looked at the Proline at the Houston Boat Show. I liked it in one way and in another way, I didn't. It needed more rear casting deck.
I had a Proline offshore center console for 14 years and it was a great boat.

[Big Kahunaz]

[QUOTE=Ray;131521]I looked at the Proline at the Houston Boat Show. I liked it in one way and in another way, I didn't. It needed more rear casting deck.

Was it the Pro Lite flats model? If so..did it look solid...wired properly? Just curious...I've got to wait for a couple more months and the anticipation is killing me. And i apologize to the site for putting an example of a boat w/ an E-Tec on it... Won't happen again :-P

[Ray]

No, it was the exact same one you posted. But it didn't have a T-top on it and it wasn't colored.
There were also a few tripping hazards on the front deck.
It was pretty plain, but I guess that is why it was so light.
It is a very no frills boat.
There wasn't a lot of storage on it either.