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Stuck on Skeeter SX-220 vs SX-2250
Posted on 3/16/16 at 7:03 pm
Posted on 3/16/16 at 7:03 pm
I am deciding on a boat to get in the next month or so and am currently stuck between the Skeeter SX-220 and the 2250....
I like the 220 better from its layout (no middle level step up, better back layout, no oddly deep sides), but it is 600 pounds lighter than the 2250.
I live in outside new orleans and will be fishing inshore/close to shore, and want to be able to run through Lake P, water bodies outside the MRGO, and other places that often require some runs across open waters. I have no desire to go out to rigs/real offshore or anything like that.
With all that said... is the 600 pound difference between these two boats going to save me on rougher days or is the SX-220 sufficient for my purposes? Any owners that can describe the difference?
Thanks for the help.
I like the 220 better from its layout (no middle level step up, better back layout, no oddly deep sides), but it is 600 pounds lighter than the 2250.
I live in outside new orleans and will be fishing inshore/close to shore, and want to be able to run through Lake P, water bodies outside the MRGO, and other places that often require some runs across open waters. I have no desire to go out to rigs/real offshore or anything like that.
With all that said... is the 600 pound difference between these two boats going to save me on rougher days or is the SX-220 sufficient for my purposes? Any owners that can describe the difference?
Thanks for the help.
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Posted on 3/16/16 at 8:18 pm to fishing1
I have a zx22.
Not sure how the new SX models handle but more weight generally equals smoother ride in rough water.
Oh and get a 24 ft, not having the extra 2 foot will piss you off everytime you use the boat
Not sure how the new SX models handle but more weight generally equals smoother ride in rough water.
Oh and get a 24 ft, not having the extra 2 foot will piss you off everytime you use the boat
This post was edited on 3/16/16 at 8:21 pm
Posted on 3/16/16 at 8:37 pm to HeadBusta4LSU
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Oh and get a 24 ft, not having the extra 2 foot will piss you off everytime you use the boat
This. If you want a boat for the marsh, get a skiff. If you want a boat primarily for open water, get a 24'. I fished out of a ZX22 for 12 years. I loved it, but every single time I was in any open water and it got rough, I wished I had a 24.
Posted on 3/17/16 at 6:18 am to fishing1
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I like the 220 better from its layout (no middle level step up, better back layout, no oddly deep sides), but it is 600 pounds lighter than the 2250
I remember seeing this at the boat show, it did have that little step up. the smaller boats livewell in the rear that's kind of oval and comes close to the leaning post. it makes it harder to walk around in the back and takes up unnecessary room.
the 2250 has deeper sides, but we never had problem in open water in the 220.
get a 24
Posted on 3/17/16 at 7:24 am to maisweh
Look at the new sx230 that came out last week
Posted on 3/17/16 at 9:22 am to fishing1
220
Posted on 3/17/16 at 9:23 am to maisweh
"the 2250 has deeper sides, but we never had problem in open water in the 220.
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Was this in reasonable weather? How did it handle rough conditions? I really like the 220 better from a layout perspective.
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Was this in reasonable weather? How did it handle rough conditions? I really like the 220 better from a layout perspective.
Posted on 3/17/16 at 9:24 am to kittyflexr
I saw this at the boat show a couple weekends ago, and really liked it. The only annoying part about the 230 is the lack of even pictures online from skeeter. I know its brand new but you would think they have more advertising going for it...
Posted on 3/17/16 at 9:25 am to maisweh
I actually wanted the sx240 at first, but it was 78k at the boat show which is a bit out of my price range. The smaller boats were in the price range.
Posted on 3/17/16 at 9:33 am to fishing1
yes very little info on the 230. It is suoosedly the exact same layout as the sx210 stretched 2 feet. I was ready to order a 210 until this came out. im not liking the performance numbers of the 210 with any of the available engines but really like the boat otherwise
Posted on 3/17/16 at 9:34 am to fishing1
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Was this in reasonable weather? How did it handle rough conditions? I really like the 220 better from a layout perspective
I fish the beaches and timbilair.. our sea hunt takes a wave better and we get less wet, but I never felt unsafe in the skeeter.. just got a little wet
they had a seafoam blue one with a powerpole for like 35k I think, I kept going back between that and a limegreen bluewave for the same price. I don't remember what it was, I think the guy said a 21?
the smaller one had a livewell that stuck out that was a PITA to walk around
Posted on 3/17/16 at 10:24 am to fishing1
Anytime you feel unsafe in a 22', you'd feel unsafe in a 24'. The difference is that the 24' handles "unsafe" conditions much more comfortably. Specifically based on the two you mentioned, I'd go with the 220.
Somewhat unrelated, but I really hate boats with the little step down thing in the front. I think it's a total waste of space. I wish they'd all get rid of them.
Somewhat unrelated, but I really hate boats with the little step down thing in the front. I think it's a total waste of space. I wish they'd all get rid of them.
This post was edited on 3/17/16 at 10:26 am
Posted on 3/17/16 at 11:50 am to bluemoons
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Somewhat unrelated, but I really hate boats with the little step down thing in the front. I think it's a total waste of space. I wish they'd all get rid of them.
I agree! Almost all of them have them now too.. I went with the frontier being it doesn't have it and I can put an ice chest there for fish. I like the layout of the sx230 though.
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