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Designed as a release well for redfish and snook during tournaments, the livewell is a monster, maybe the largest in its class. It tapes 5'8" across the beam, 1'2" fore and aft, and 1'1" deep. There's a standard baitwell in the port corner, too. A comparison? With an Evinrude Ficht 200, the Hydra-Sports 22 lists for $32,000. It's a considerably deeper boat, with 20 degrees of deadrise. Also, it draws 1'2" at rest, so it's more appropriate outside the reef.
LAST WORD: Flats or bluewater, fish this boat hard.
LOA.........23'10"
Beam.......8'6"
Draft.......2'3"
Displacement (lbs., approx.).....2,400
Transom deadrise......16°
Bridge clearance......5'5"
Minimum cockpit depth...1'7"
Max. headroom....4'5"
Fuel capacity (gal.).......90
Price (w/o power).......$18,565
Price (w/test power).......$34,544
STANDARD POWER: None.
OPTIONAL POWER: Single outboard to 250 hp.
TEST BOAT POWER: Single 200-hp Yamaha 200 HPDI V-6 outboard with 158.4 cid, 3.54" bore x 2.68" stroke, swinging a 15 1/4" x 19" three-bladed ss prop through a 1.86:1 reduction.
STANDARD EQUIPMENT (major items): Locking rodboxes; console head compartment; release well; livewell; leaning post w/folding footrest; flush-mount deck hardware; tilt steering.
