Okay, hear are the details.

Boat: 2072 Phowler Extreme Commercial Hull with custom rear deck with fueling port. Front drive console, two gun boxes, three batteries, deck drain, hydroturf on front and rear decks with front deck step-up.
Motors: Dual 36 ProDrive LS, one with auto reverse, one with manual reverse(just in case of a really bad beaching), Hydro steering, dual 7.5 gallon gas tanks, five seats, gun holders and much, much more.
Blind: Custom Phowler Extreme Total Concealment Blind System, High low with split lid front, drivers hatch, two custom man/dog ladders, headlights, offset front, rear hard door, custom shelf, four custom heaters (retractable), custom propane box, stove with oven, galley shelf, rear wire shelf, GPS mount, built in Compass, Marine radio, Decoy Boss with quick disconnect plug in outside of blind, storage curtains, all LED lights, battery gauge with test button, custom camo paint.
Trailer: Tandom Galv trailer with swing tongue and LED lights.

Final Price Tag for this fully custom rig: $42,600.00

Finished Weight of Boat/Motors/Blind and Trailer: 3550 lbs, Boat, motors and Blind only: 2900 lbs.

Water Test Speeds:

Test number 1: Five People total 1000 lbs = Top Speed 26.6 mph, average speed 25.5 mph all deep water out of wind and current. We did hit 29.5, but this was current and wind aided.

Test number 2: Seven People Total 1500 lbs = Top Speed 25.1, Average speed 24.6 mph, all deep water out of current and wind.

Test number 3: Six people total 1300 lbs - Top Speed 25.8, Average speed 25.4, all deep water out of wind and current.

Test number 4: Eight people total 1650 lbs - Top speed 23.6, average speed 21.3 all deep water out of wind and current.

Boat will plane in two - three boat lenghts with full load, drafts only 5.5-6" of water are dead rest fully loaded (3.5-4.5 with light load). It will turn 180 in less then two boat lenghts at full speed. This rig was amazing and should make on heck of a great guide rig.


Here is one of the short videos of running with six people (click image to play):


PW

So does guessing the speed make me a FE!!!

You always been an FE DDM

Lol I know!! I bet it took alot to admit that !! Lol

Even I can't deny the facts.


Your are Etheopian right?

PW

Weight wise I would equal to about 20 of them!!lol

GOOD NUMBERS AND BETTER LOOKN RIG!!!!

did you take pics of thsi thing running them number? only pics i'v seen r of 19 and 18mph!?!

$42,600... That is a hell of a write off for your business! Damn nice rig though!

It is an expensive rig, but this is totally custom, it adds up with all the bells and whistles. We did not get a good picture of the top speeds, we took the two at 18 and 19mph on one of the runs, but ran out of realestate before we hit top speed (we were in a small pocket out of the wind and current). We tried to get pics of the best speeds, but they came out to blurry to read hitting our wake from the run the other way. The speeds we posted are correct, we had from four to eight folks in the boat who can attest to the speeds.

Hope to all enjoy looking at this rig, it is one of the most involved custom ones we have built and we are very pleased with the results. It is a bit overkill for the average guy and hunting partners, but for someone who guides 4-5 people everyday of the season on big waters it will be a great functional hunting rig.

PW

That is a plush rig! I guess everyone stands up while underway because it is sort of claustrophobic sitting in that blind while the boat is tearing along? Does he pick up decoys from that rig, or does he carry another skiff for that?

It doesn't look like the operator can see the engines or hear the hydraulic pumps from the helm. How does the operator know when the motor is fully engaged in forward or reverse? How does he know that the motor is trimmed up enough to clear the transom when doing so? Have you devised some sort of trim indicator or does he just do it by feel?

Very nice boat and great speeds...
that thing looks like a tank out on the water!!!!

I just got back from Ferryville. Got a tour of Todd's new rig, all I can say is WOW!!! Muddoctor you do nice work!