Alumaweld Free Drifter 18
Alumaweld Free Drifter 18
The Free Drifter offers ultimate boat control with techniques like "side-drifting". Its 6° shallow water vee and Performance Path Lifting Strakes™ allow for quick planing and shallow tailout drifts. Wide tackle trays and a forward fuel tank provide balance and ample storage for rods. Enjoy complete freedom of movement for casting on this open design.
Free-drifting is here to stay and has exploded in popularity. Alumaweld worked closely with some of the top experts in the field to create a ride tailored to the application. The response? The Free Drifter design.
Product Highlights
HEAVY DUTY .160 bottom and .125 sidewall thickness
Prop or jet power…you choose!
Engineered chine & bottom design assures dry ride
Wide, deep, stable, secure
Generous storage features
Specifications
Hull Center Length: 20’ 1"
Beam: 84”
Beam at Chine: 66"
Inside Freeboard: 24"
Side Height: 28”
Transom Height: 26”
Deadrise: 6 degrees w/shoe
Bottom Thickness: .160
Side Thickness: .125
Transom Thickness: .160
Approx. Weight: 1,240 lbs
Persons/Capacity: 5/750 lbs
Weight Capacity: 1,500 lbs
Fuel Capacity: 37 Gal
Max HP Prop/Jet (Remote): 115/80
Max HP Prop/Jet (Tiller): 75/80
Standard Features
-Two folding seats on aluminum boxes
-Depth Finder Boxes (port/starboard)
-Aluminum transom rigging compartment with door(s) and floor drains
-Foredeck storage locker with locking door
-Full length storage trays
-Wide transom tray
-Extended step deck with storage and fish box
-Five switch panel with fuses, dual USB port, and 12-volt outlet
-Aluma-coat interior
-Full outside paint (single color/single stage) with vinyl graphics
-Armor Tech™ premium floorboards with Dura Tuff™ non-skid vinyl covering
-Under floor protective coating
-Four lifting / turning strakes
-Electric bilge pump
-Above floor fuel tank with gauge
-U.S. Coast Guard approved flotation (18')
-Continuously welded box girder construction
-Four weld-on gunnel cleats under coaming
-Full coaming
-Rod grippers
-Running lights
-Slotted chine and gunnel extrusions
-Straight transom
-Two bolt-on transducer brackets
-Weld-on cast aluminum stern eyes
-Weld-on cleat on inner foredeck
-Weld-on double bow eye
-Exclusive lifetime warranty
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Alumaweld Boat Comparison
| Horizon 28 | Other Alumaweld Models | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | |||||
| General General | |||||
| Length | Length 20' 1" | 20' 1" | 20' 1" | 20' 3" | 20' 1" |
| Beam | Beam 84" | 88.5" | 88.5" | 93.5" | 84" |
| Beam at Chine | Beam at Chine 66" | 72" | 72" | 72" | 66" |
| Inside Freeboard | Inside Freeboard 24" | 30" | 30" | 26" | 24" |
| Side Height | Side Height 28" | 32" | 32" | 30" | 28" |
| Transom Height | Transom Height 26" | 25" | 25" | 26" | 26" |
| Deadrise | Deadrise 6 Deg w/shoe | 14 Deg | 14 Deg | 6 Deg | 6 Deg w/shoe |
| Bottom Thickness | Bottom Thickness 0.160 | 0.160 | 0.160 | 0.190 | 0.160 |
| Side Thickness | Side Thickness 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 | 0.125 |
| Persons/Capacity | Persons/Capacity 5/750 lbs | 5/750 | 5/750 lbs | 6/900 lbs | 5/750 lbs |
| Approx. Weight | Approx. Weight 1,250 | 1,240 | 1,280 lbs | 1,395 lbs | 1,320 |
| Weight Capacity | Weight Capacity 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 lbs | 1,700 lbs | 1,500 lbs |
| Fuel Capacity | Fuel Capacity 37 Gal | 38 Gal | 38 Gal | 35 Gal | 37 Gal |
| Max HP Prop/Jet | Max HP Prop/Jet 75/80 HP | 115/80 HP | 115/105 HP | 115/105 HP | 75/80 HP |
| Product type | Product type Boat | Boat | Boat | Boat | Boat |