Mako 170 Flats Boat

Looking for the single persons fishing boat? Looking for that little bay hotrod that will not kill you at the pumps? Do you have the desire to fish the flats? Do you just feel the need for speed every now and then? If you answered yes to any of these questions then this is a boat worth looking at.

   Her current home is on the Marine Dynamics lot in Englewood and she is feeling lonely. While she will easily support the fishing habits of 2 people at the same time.... Nahhhh This boat was custom rigged to be a combination of fishing machine and hotrod for one up hardcore running out to the flats and back. As a personal transport boat this is an ideal candidate.

     Look closely hanging off the tail end of this boat - that is a 115 Yamaha very closely resembling the ones that will shoot a 21foot Carolina Skiff along at 50 or so.... This aint no 21ft skiff... This little Mako is a shallow Modified Vee hull, 4 feet shorter and a whole lot lighter which makes for one fast little center console. Can you say in the 70's? 

   Now remove all doubts from your mind: This is a very economical boat to run. Kick her back to 30 or 35 and that big ol Yamaha 115 aint even sucking down more than 2 or 3 gallons an hour... Wrap her up wide open if you want and you will still be hard pressed to suck down more than 5.7 gallons an hour and with this boats top speed that still puts her in the 12-14mpg range easy - wide open running! How? Simple this is one light little boat, low profile, very aerodynamic and combined with one of Yamaha's more efficient 2-strokers as a bonus. Add in that the mechanics at Marine Dynamics really liked this boat and tweaked her out with a better prop, tweaked the prop and best of all tuned her for maximum thrills.

   Sure you can still fish with one of your buds or a couple of kids onboard. Yup not a problem at all the original owner seemed to be a flats/mangrove kinda guy who rigged her up for all day fishing there is a huge 35 gallon livewell at the rear with  an excellent aerator. This is not your typical aerator setup in the livewell. This was rigged by someone who must know saltwater aquariums as it is simple, high flow and made with keeping fish alive in mind... What does this mean to you while you are out fishing? Simple it will keep a lot more bait alive for a lot longer time. This is not a livewell setup you just go out and buy... This is something you can only make and it would cost you a whole lot to have someone else take that much time to make one for you.

   Looking at the forward deck: It makes a really nice flats casting platform. It has a nice sure grip surface as does most of the top of the boat. There is a good sized anchor locker that does double duty as a battery box for the trolling motor on an integrated battery shelf. There is a huge dry storage compartment with plenty of stash space for your gear.

  Out back there is a poling platform above the engine for working the shallows and there are pole clips along the right side of the boat so you have a place to keep the pole. Down in the cockpit there are  rod holders.... The good old fashioned kind, easy in, easy out... None of this modern day all kinds of clips to break or get in the way... These are simple, well made hang em in kind of rod holders that have been the choice of 90 percent of the old guys who have been fishing their whole life! There is a reason for that - less stuff to break means less that can go wrong. Back on the poling platform.. Sure its just a poling platform right? Well yup - low enough to get on and off without having to be an acrobat... This was well placed. Reinforced to make it sturdy enough to where you are not worried about working from it. Now Poling this boat comes easy too - the well made poling platform in combination with a light, shallow draft boat such as this makes it a breeze to work through as little as 10 inches of water... Balance out the boat with your fishing buddy or some gear and you could probably work this one across 8 or 9 inches of water and be at your favorite "secret" hole a lot easier than some other boats.

     The console is just your basic unit with basic instruments and a compass. The throttle/shifter seems to be new. Looking at the bottom paint it is in really good shape... I am assuming it is very fresh. I also noticed that along with tweaking out the prop, the mechanics did better than service the lower unit on the engine - there is a performance lower unit on that Yamaha and it is one you see the commercial guys using all the time... Solid and sturdy, designed for lots of use and years of service this is not some cheap rebuild unit from Willy Bubbas backyard boat parts, this is the real McCoy made to take a heck of a lot of punishment.

   What we have here is a nicely rigged out fishing machine made for the backwater but at the same time we have a lake screamer that can and will get you to your favorite fishing hole quick, fast and safe. With this little boat, that Yamaha outboard is not even beginning to strain wide open and as a result of the combination should provide years of faithful service. There is very little to go wrong on this boat and therefore very little that will go wrong which means you can spend a lot more time on the water and a lot less time turning wrenches. Even the trim tabs were selected for strength, simplicity and longevity 

   I know you dont believe most of the advertising hype... So give Mark a call at 941-716-4200 and arrange for a seatrial of this slick little boat today. I promise you will not find a more hardcore backwater fishing machine than this one for the price.

   $5997.00 was the asking price.