Rethinking the Details

In engineering the Zero18, 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 on deck; they're all hidden underneath the hatches. Around those hatches, deep gutters quickly and effectively drain water directly overboard — not into the bilge or cockpit — via hidden openings under the integrated spray rails.

You won't see a transom drain plug either. The Zero18'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.

Forward of the ergonomically designed center console, a fully finished heavily insulated 35-quart fiberglass jump seat/cooler locks in place via an innovative, hidden retention system free of moving parts. It can be easily moved to the bow to serve as a casting platform. The console door and frame are molded, color-matched parts; no fasteners are visible.

An optional large forward livewell can be built with a transparent, half-inch acrylic window in the forward bulkhead — a staple on large sportfishers but a first, as far as we're aware, on shallow-water skiffs.