What you mean "2 motors", you have gone through 2 motors? How reliable and easy to maintain these boats? I live in remote Alaska with no roads or places to service the boat. I appreciate your feedback
Grant I still have my 1984 Wooldridge Classic! It must have been a design before it's time, because here in the South, people gather around it as if a UFO landed!!! They've never seen anything like it!!! 🤣
Awesome boat! I love the ecoboost and weigh savings! I had a good friend growing up in Alaska his day had the wooldridge Alaskan I believe it was either 17 or 19ft and they had a 150 yamaha jet outboard on it. Was a blast fishing with them and we definitely went through some skinny water
Love your videos Grant! You are giving very good information for your customers. Every boat makers should be making detailed product videos like yours.
Thank you, Grant, I Love Wooldridge Boats. I want one, and my birthday is coming up! Perfect for the rocky shores of the rivers and 10,000 lakes in Minnesota Deep thoughts: hp/torque dif between the propeller and jet boat? Fowling? Springtime lots of junk in the water
It's all at the end of the video. Also, the engine RPM is kept down to 4150 (engine peak is 4800) so the actual power output (from Indmar curve) is about 260. It says 47 mph.
I wonder if Ford's new drop in electric crate motor would fit in the back. Replace the gas tank and some of the flotation foam under the deck with batteries. Just a silly thought after seeing that awesome EcoBoost in there.
That boat performed better than I thought it would . Set it up with catfish gear and go . I need a price quote and what options you offer on this boat . Maybe even 24 or 26 foot ?
@@WooldridgeBoats sorry to hear about that but they have had problems with the eco boost motor in there cars for years and they just won’t fix it it when you look at their cars the dealer will tell you it’s been taken care of and is no longer a problem but that is not true you go looking for a motor that is good power and economy and it’s junk and they wonder why people buy Toyota try the 2.5 Toyota in other countries it’s the motor they use
@@Gduuub that still begs the question why no one’s done it. There’s millions of boats with non marine engines. I’m in Alaska where it’s common to just grab an engine and swap. But I can’t find anything on someone doing it with a 3.0 or 3.5 ecoboost engine. My assumption is that exhaust manifold heat is to much so far.
@@jonjackinsky1002 It not being marinized is an easy answer to why no one done it, at least from a manufacturers POV. Coast guard regulations are pretty detailed. There are ZERO Wooldridge boats that leave the factory without a marinized engine so i assume you are speaking of other brand manufacturers that release boats with not marinized engines. If a guy wanted to experiment with boat projects he was building in his garage for fun, it would be one thing as he can technically do whatever he wants. I imagine this is probably the case in Alaska as lots of folks enjoy modifying their boats during the winter. But someone who is a manufacturer building to resell and meeting all CG standards its a different story. Does not matter how exciting that engine is if it makes the process more troublesome. So you should be asking this question of the Marinizing companies Like Indmar.
@@gckshea for the river applications it probably works well but without a vee, it will be rough in heavy chop. That boat would beat the crew in 1-2 foot chop from where I’m at. But where you are it probably does good.
Were not encouraging night running, we just want to give folks a safer option than a hand held spot light if they come back later than planned. Sometimes the hunt or landing the fish takes longer than expected and you get back to the launch with less than ideal light for loading the boat. Many launches don't have lights so seeing the beach and trailer better in those situations with a light bar on the nose is extremely helpful. thanks for watching.
Still rocking my 23' AK XL. Been all over Alaska, 1000's of hours, 2 motors, many animals, many memories and many more to come!
Love it!!! send some pics over to info@wooldridgeboats.com
What you mean "2 motors", you have gone through 2 motors? How reliable and easy to maintain these boats? I live in remote Alaska with no roads or places to service the boat. I appreciate your feedback
Grant I still have my 1984 Wooldridge Classic! It must have been a design before it's time, because here in the South, people gather around it as if a UFO landed!!! They've never seen anything like it!!! 🤣
That is the most thoughtfully engineered boat I’ve ever seen!
I tip my hat to you sir, the boats you produce are world class!!
Thank you for the tour. Great looking boat, would come in handy for Minnesotas rocky shores
That is literally my dream boat. That’s a lot of cool stuff all together!
Awesome boat! I love the ecoboost and weigh savings! I had a good friend growing up in Alaska his day had the wooldridge Alaskan I believe it was either 17 or 19ft and they had a 150 yamaha jet outboard on it. Was a blast fishing with them and we definitely went through some skinny water
Love your videos Grant! You are giving very good information for your customers. Every boat makers should be making detailed product videos like yours.
thank you for watching and commenting! We will keep doing our best!
I love love LOVE my Wooldridge Super Sport Drifter! Favorite boat I've ever owned! Thanks for building such an epic watercraft!
@@WooldridgeBoats absolutely, I'm hooked. Keep making great content!
That is an intersting little engine and impressive fuel economy.
Man..That thing performs like a little rocketship on the water!!
that little 2.3 really is the way to go. Ford did good with those eco engines. Gotta tip your hat
@2:50 he demonstrates rod storage and says it feels nice and great. Well done.
LOVIN' the beard! Can't wait to snag a Wooldridge up here in AK.
Thank you, Grant, I Love Wooldridge Boats. I want one, and my birthday is coming up! Perfect for the rocky shores of the rivers and 10,000 lakes in Minnesota
Deep thoughts: hp/torque dif between the propeller and jet boat? Fowling? Springtime lots of junk in the water
Nice set up! I wish we could hear more of the engine. Do you know top speed and cruise speed and fuel economy?
It's all at the end of the video. Also, the engine RPM is kept down to 4150 (engine peak is 4800) so the actual power output (from Indmar curve) is about 260. It says 47 mph.
very cool, nice boat
I wonder if Ford's new drop in electric crate motor would fit in the back. Replace the gas tank and some of the flotation foam under the deck with batteries. Just a silly thought after seeing that awesome EcoBoost in there.
@@WooldridgeBoats Ohh yeah it would!
LOVE this reminds me of my JetCraft 16' but better
That boat performed better than I thought it would . Set it up with catfish gear and go . I need a price quote and what options you offer on this boat . Maybe even 24 or 26 foot ?
@@WooldridgeBoats thank you for the reply . I will check it out .
Is that throttle/bucket control lever setup a proprietary wooldridge part or is that out on the market somewhere? Really like that setup.
What is the difference between the 20 foot XL and XP inboard?
That is a super nice boat but you really blew it with the Ford eco boost all the ec boost motors have block and head gasket failure
@@WooldridgeBoats sorry to hear about that but they have had problems with the eco boost motor in there cars for years and they just won’t fix it it when you look at their cars the dealer will tell you it’s been taken care of and is no longer a problem but that is not true you go looking for a motor that is good power and economy and it’s junk and they wonder why people buy Toyota try the 2.5 Toyota in other countries it’s the motor they use
Sweet Ride
When will this model be available?
can you get the boat in a 7' or 8' beam??
Does that say 310 horsepower?
I'd love to see it with a top and seats.
So thats a closed system engine? no lake water needed to cool it?
@@WooldridgeBoats is the coolant cooling system self draining?
Can these go in salt water occasionally?
Where can I get one?
Anything In Virginia?
Looks like theres enough room for a second motor and jet nozzle, I got some half eaten chicken and a bag of popcorn I can use as downpayment
@@FishOnIsMyHandle Not that I am aware of. Sorry to disappoint
4 hp 1000 watt eltric jet outbar 1 hur 9.25. Mph 9 45 moh 9 mile eabde
Nice
Curious why no one seems to be doing this with the 3.0 or the 3.5?
Indmar has not marinized those ones yet.
@@Gduuub that still begs the question why no one’s done it. There’s millions of boats with non marine engines. I’m in Alaska where it’s common to just grab an engine and swap. But I can’t find anything on someone doing it with a 3.0 or 3.5 ecoboost engine. My assumption is that exhaust manifold heat is to much so far.
@@jonjackinsky1002 It not being marinized is an easy answer to why no one done it, at least from a manufacturers POV. Coast guard regulations are pretty detailed. There are ZERO Wooldridge boats that leave the factory without a marinized engine so i assume you are speaking of other brand manufacturers that release boats with not marinized engines. If a guy wanted to experiment with boat projects he was building in his garage for fun, it would be one thing as he can technically do whatever he wants. I imagine this is probably the case in Alaska as lots of folks enjoy modifying their boats during the winter. But someone who is a manufacturer building to resell and meeting all CG standards its a different story. Does not matter how exciting that engine is if it makes the process more troublesome. So you should be asking this question of the Marinizing companies Like Indmar.
@@jonjackinsky1002 Why don't you be the first, we can put it in my boat!
It would have been nice to hear the boat to see how loud it is and such instead of the music blaring.
Disregard my comment on your facebook story board, about youtube videos. Thanks good video. I love your boats
Nice boat but flat a front probably makes it a rough ride.
The flat front is not below the water line. Has nothing to do with any ride qualities.
@@gckshea for the river applications it probably works well but without a vee, it will be rough in heavy chop. That boat would beat the crew in 1-2 foot chop from where I’m at. But where you are it probably does good.
Might I suggest not encouraging people to run at night with their docking lights on. Not only is it illegal, it blinds other boaters.
Were not encouraging night running, we just want to give folks a safer option than a hand held spot light if they come back later than planned. Sometimes the hunt or landing the fish takes longer than expected and you get back to the launch with less than ideal light for loading the boat. Many launches don't have lights so seeing the beach and trailer better in those situations with a light bar on the nose is extremely helpful. thanks for watching.
So where's the boats people that make less then 6 figure digits can afford?
Was going great till that shitty music started. Can’t hear NOTHING