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FullFlavorPike · 08-10-2019, 08:41 PM

I fish out of a 15' Prowler. Great boat! You can actually get 2 more rod holders behind the seat if you angle them right. Rudder is no doubt nice, but the boat tracks pretty darn straight without it. Unless you're better balanced than me, you're gonna have to get used to peeing from your knees instead of standing

. I can't stand up in mine unless I'm in the bay. But then again I don't surf so maybe I don't have the skills.

One thing you ought to do is seal up the forward hatch better than it comes from the factory. Maybe yours is upgraded as it is a little newer than mine, but on my boat the forward hatch let in a ton of water if waves went over the bow on a surf launch. If you have some sort of effective seal there...great! But if you don't, do something about it and save yourself the hassle. You can address the problem by purchasing pipe insulation (make sure you get the good one made out of rubber, not the stiff plastic foam one) from Home Depot and affixing it to the rim of the forward hatch with some Marine Goop. You have to glue it on there and clamp it down but it will stay put. Then, when you strap down the hatch with that goofy cross lock strap, it seals tight enough to keep most of the water out and you won't have to stop after every launch to pump a bunch of water out of the hull.

You could do the same to the rod pod, although it doesn't let in water like the forward hatch does.

08-10-2019, 08:41 PM	#2
FullFlavorPike Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 809	I fish out of a 15' Prowler. Great boat! You can actually get 2 more rod holders behind the seat if you angle them right. Rudder is no doubt nice, but the boat tracks pretty darn straight without it. Unless you're better balanced than me, you're gonna have to get used to peeing from your knees instead of standing . I can't stand up in mine unless I'm in the bay. But then again I don't surf so maybe I don't have the skills. One thing you ought to do is seal up the forward hatch better than it comes from the factory. Maybe yours is upgraded as it is a little newer than mine, but on my boat the forward hatch let in a ton of water if waves went over the bow on a surf launch. If you have some sort of effective seal there...great! But if you don't, do something about it and save yourself the hassle. You can address the problem by purchasing pipe insulation (make sure you get the good one made out of rubber, not the stiff plastic foam one) from Home Depot and affixing it to the rim of the forward hatch with some Marine Goop. You have to glue it on there and clamp it down but it will stay put. Then, when you strap down the hatch with that goofy cross lock strap, it seals tight enough to keep most of the water out and you won't have to stop after every launch to pump a bunch of water out of the hull. You could do the same to the rod pod, although it doesn't let in water like the forward hatch does.