Alumaweld Free Drifter 18'
Alumaweld Free Drifter 18'
Depending on where you're from it may be called, "free drifting", "side-drifting", "dragging", "rolling shot" or "boon-dogging". These techniques that require critical boat control, perfect balance and a boat that responds immediately to your commands. The 6° whitewater bottom vee married to Alumaweld's exclusive performance Path Lifting Strakes™ enable the Free Drifter to drift into shallow tailouts and plane quickly with minimal bow rise. Wide tackle trays are perfect for storing rods. The forward fuel tank position enhances the Free Drifter's balance which is essential for proper control and the open design allows complete freedom of movement for casting.
Call it what you like, but 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 the ultimate ride for the application. The response? A tailored design and new series appropriately named, the Free Drifter.
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
Standard Features
Above floor fuel tank with gauge
Aluminum transom door(s) with floor drains
Armor Tech™ premium floorboards with Dura Tuff™ non-skid vinyl covering
Continuously welded box girder construction
Depth Finder Box (port/stbd)
Electric bilge pump
Exclusive lifetime warranty
Extended step deck with storage and fish box
Five switch panel with fuses, dual USB port, and 12-volt outlet
Foredeck storage locker with locking door
Four lifting / turning strakes
Four weld-on gunnel cleats located under coaming
Full coaming
Full length storage trays
Rod grippers
Running lights
Slotted chine and gunnel extrusions
Straight transom
Two bolt-on transducer brackets
Two folding seats on aluminum boxes
U.S. Coast Guard approved flotation (18')
Under floor protective coating
Vinyl graphics
Weld-on cast aluminum stern eyes
Weld-on cleat on inner foredeck
Weld-on double bow eye
Wide transom tray
Zolatone interior
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