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Water Skeeter Chetco Pontoon Boat


My water skeeter boat with a patented propulsion system


This is a small boat with inflatable pontoons powered by a patented hands free control system instead of oars and mainly used for fly fishing.


Water Skeeter Chetco or Fishcat 9

IMO, standing platforms and lean bars are overrated. On a lake, getting your fly out further is simply a matter of rowing or kicking closer to where you want to put it. The extra weight and complexity of the whole standing platform mechanism plus how the center of gravity of the boat shifts forward when you stand on it simply isn't worth it's benefit. IMO, standing platforms and lean bars are overrated. On a lake, getting your fly out further is simply a matter of rowing or kicking closer to where you want to put it. The extra weight and complexity of the whole standing platform mechanism plus how the center of gravity of the boat shifts forward when you stand on it simply isn't worth it's benefit....

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