The New Deadrise Palometa
The New Deadrise Palometa
Painstakingly Engineered, Individually Hand-Crafted
The new Palometa from Deadrise Custom Boats combines state-of-the-art materials and build techniques with an outside-the-box approach to design details, yielding a technical poling skiff we believe is second to none.
Designed and built on the shores of Mosquito Lagoon by a fourth-generation Florida builder, this skiff represents the culmination of more than 2 years of exhaustive R&D.
Specifications
Specifications
Specifications and Construction
The Palometa has an overall length of 18’3”, a 61” beam, and 2 degrees of deadrise at the transom. Available in center console, side console, and tiller configurations. Horsepower ratings are 20 to 50 for all steering configurations and 60hp max requires a console. Capacity is 3 persons or 411lbs. Speeds reached are 32mph for the 30hp tiller and 35mph for the 40HP side console.
The Palometa is a 3 piece skiff with transverse bulkheads and 3 longitudinal stringers. All parts are foam cored and vacuum infused with vinylester resin. Unmatched wiring and rigging is performed by The Skiff Shop and is pre-wired for Power Pole, multi function display, bubbler, and livewell pump.
All parts are vacuum-infused with vinylester resin and cored with specific density foam. No wood is used in the construction of the Palometa.
Details
Details
Rethinking the Details
In engineering the Palometa, we re-examined every detail of poling skiffs, and if we could make something better, we did. For example, you won’t see a single hinge or screw on any hatches; they’re all hidden as well as magnetic holds on jump seat lid and bilge door. Around the hatches, deep gutters quickly and effectively drain water directly overboard — not into the bilge or cockpit — via fiberglass troughs under the integrated spray rails. Aft hatches drain overboard through the transom splash well. Every aspect of water management has been designed to drain efficiently.
You won’t see a transom drain plug either. The Palometa’s bilge is completely watertight. Water that reaches the cockpit collects in a small well amidships, where it can be pumped out or drained overboard through the drain in the running surface recess. An optional 35 quart insulated bucket can be installed as an option in place of the standard glove box under the passenger jump seat. This can be used for storage, cooler, or livewell and drains into the bilge sump.
Forward and aft storage maximize usable space and are finished in Awlgrip topcoat for a durable, easy to clean finish. The forward storage houses the 15 gallon fuel tank and hidden fill along with a battery shelf for a trolling motor. The deck has a 36 inch ruler molded into the nonskid at the forward hatch opening. Aft storage contains the starting battery and the heart of the electrical system.
Center console and tiller models have 8 aft facing rod holders which accommodate all style rods, and the side console will have 4 aft and 2 forward facing rod holders. All rod holders have tapered opening tubes which prevent rods from rubbing on hard edges and are secured by our color matched fiberglass racks with an exclusive latching system. The robust floating side console and lengthy cockpit permit easy rod storage under gunnel.
The Palometa has an industry leading weight of 380lbs permanently capped, interior painted, and including all lids. This statement is backed by years documenting weights of skiffs with a certified digital hoist scale. The finished weight is less than all competitors with identical rigging.
Customization
Customization
Unprecedented Customization
We have designed the Palometa with the highest quality standard parts to create a well equipped base package. We can install alternative parts in most instances, and colors and finishes are chosen by the customer. It can be rigged as simple as a Jon boat and as loaded as your imagination allows.
Photos of the Deadrise Zero18 Poling skiff
Photos of the Deadrise Zero18 Poling skiff
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