We chased the tunnel hull fallacy for years – there are just too many inherent design flaws with that approach. The Calusa’s hull is flared – the bottom of the transom is not the bottom of the skiff. This does a couple of things for us; first, it allows us to get up quickly in shallow water, second it allows us to plane out heavy loads with smaller outboards ( ask Bob Clouser about his 9.8 hp Calusa) and last, provides a continuous source of clean water to a jet pump no matter which direction the intake is pointed – this created more horsepower.

Because we STRICTLY adhere to the USCG formula for HP rating without any fudging. We can do this because the Calusa features an extremely efficient hull that will see a solid 27 mph with a heavy load of anglers and gear with a 20 HP outboard and a stock 3 blade aluminum prop.We’ve heard stories of private owners using all sorts of power plants but the 20hp is the high performance choice.

Yes, our full width, heavy duty transom is great for both long tails and surface drives.

Yes, it performs quite well that way and even performs well poled backwards while standing on the bow cap. It weven poles well from a cooler on the aft casting deck for the occasional poler.

Because our poling platforms are designed to be used for years without squeaking , bending, sagging decks or the welds cracking. You can save a couple hundred bucks on a cheap online platform but you wont use it very long – if you use it at all. We build the highest quality platforms that are properly positioned on the skiff

19’ to 21’ is perfect.

The SRO Rowing Frame was designed for 9’ oars.

No we don’t. Traditional boat dealers and most small boat builders do a huge disservice to their customers by packaging their boats with a cheap “boat lot” grade trailer with small tires, thin steel and poor quality bearings, lights, wiring and rollers. These trailer just don’t last and we wont send one of our clients down the road on one just to make a sale. We do realize that we have lost more than one sale because our trailers wee more expensive. On the other hand, we’ve put hundreds on the road with only 3 warranty issues in eight years.