Everglades 290 Pilot - The Best Riding Boat I've Ever Owned!
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- Опубліковано 10 кві 2024
- As many of you know, I just built a new Eastward 24 Catamaran which I trust will be a great riding boat (it was when I tested it in Florida). I also just sold a 32 foot Sea Vee that I owned for 5 years. But I have no doubt that the best riding boat I have ever owned (and the Eastward is my 8th boat) is my 2005 Everglades 290 Pilot that I owned from 2013 to 2015.
This video chronicles my boat and the incredible discovery I made when I was preparing this video.
Video of my first boat, a 21' T-Craft:
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John thanks for this! I'm a family fishing guy and had shown my wife a 290 classified a couple of weeks ago. Tonight I told her "you gotta watch this" and played this on the TV, lots of smiles.
Your story telling and editing on this was great.
Thanks for sharing!
Hopefully I'll see that Eastward out at Block this summer.
Oh, and I love that hidden cooler slide design!
Bought a 290 pilot 2 seasons ago that was up in Maine and brought it down to the south side of cape cod. Absolutely love the boat! My only complaint is i wish it held more fuel but i guess could always get a fuel bladder!
Awsome video as always. I love when you do this stuff. You think just like all us fisherman think, you think like all us captains and boaters think. And you have had a lot of first had experience with a lot of different boats. I sell and work on boats now and hear all kinds of bs talk from sales and guys that don’t know what they talking about and it shows right away when you do and don’t know your stuff. "A fisherman always see's another fisherman from a far." Keep ‘em coming. every idea you have for a video don’t hesitate we love all them. Can’t wait to see the videos on the eastward
Appreciate the kind words!!!
I remember wanting my dad to get that boat so bad when I was a kid, but it was out of our price range.
We had an early 70s tcraft with twin 135 Evinrude s . Would haul butt. Fished many tournaments with my father. One of the best boats we ever owned.
Almost Fluke season!
Everglades definitely makes a great boat. I felt the same way about a 23' Sea Hunt that I owned quite a few years back which also had a 225 Honda on the back out bracket. Looking forward to a video of your Eastward John. 👍👍
Had to go back to the reveal of your new Eastward to check out the new layout. The Everglades Pilot center console was awesome. You might miss that
Everglades have the best deadrise I’ve ever seen at 25 degrees so I’m not surprised they own the ocean, built for tough waves
My Sea Vee 310 was 25 also. The Everglades was wider and rocked less
@@jiggingjerks oh I know only some See Vee models are 24degrees and some models are less. Obviously 24 is great also that’s why Regulators and contenders have great bad water reps but the Everglades are tanks
Awww. Opening with a shot of Sandy Beach.
Yes sir, that's Mr. Meli's old house
Hi John.
Thank you for your review.
I will be taking ownership of a new 315 in a few weeks and keep hearing about the ride quality pitch from their team. I guess it is true after all that the Everglades do ride well.
Good luck with her!
Halk, have you ever seen the video on how the Everglades are made? They have a molded and precision fitted “log” system runs bow to stern which makes them one of the strongest and most rigid hull designs on the market. Their current prices are insane but they’re built so well. I’m gonna need to up my UA-cam game if I ever want to purchase one. 😂
Great video, brother!!
Yes, the Rampcap design. It's truly an overbuilt boat!!!!
Your new boat looks huge with you standing next to it, when it’s in the water can bend over the side and reach the water ? Congratulations good luck,
Thanks! No, have to go on the bracket to reach the water
Was just looking of reviews on the 290. That's my lotto boat!
It’s a great boat
@@jiggingjerks did they ever make a 250 or 270 size pilot?
@@jobino511 not that I’m aware of
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Why don't you do any offshore fishing? You got so much good stuff up there
It’s just not my thing. I may hitch a ride for tuna this year with friends
@@jiggingjerks I get it as inshore isn't really my thing. Although this year I'm going to do allot more. I remember the 1st mako we got back in 87 and that was the craziest thing I had ever seen and was instantly addicted 🤣. Between the jumps, it ramming the boat 3xs, and chewing on an outboard. Then 4 shots from a .357 😂. At 9 years old I found my thing. Then the crowd at the dock with the 367lb shark hanging was so cool
Great video John. How did the T craft sink?
Thanks! I actually have a link in the description with a video that goes over that. Short story. Wave over stern
I have fished the 2018 295 Everglades for the last 5 seasons. Good riding boat for the Gulf. However there are lots of downsides to the setup. 1. Fuel capacity- being on the gulf in Tampa Bay area it is a very long run to the Middle grounds or the Elbow and this rig is at its limit making these runs. 2. fishing- if you are a weekend type guy that wants to get out once in a while and dont fish hard then this boat is for you. For the guy that is a hard core fisherman? there is too many little things added to this boat for the hard core type guy. 3. Setup- this goes back to hardcore or weekend guy. Too many little things to break that are unnecessary to fish hard. but ride? yes it rides heavy and eats big water 100% efficiency? ehhhh
All valid points. It's definitely not a hard core fishing boat and I believe it only had 200 gallons of fuel.
@@jiggingjerks yea its roughly 187 gallons
What was your thought process in choosing the eastward instead of getting another Everglades?
Price was primary. A similar sized Everglades would cost double. Also, Everglades doesn’t make a non forward seating model. Lastly, I really wanted the stability of a cat
Wow. Double. Had no idea there was that kind of delta
@@Matt-qv8zj Everglades may be the most expensive of the "production" boats.
take a ride in a 25 or 26.5 Bertram but dont stop lol
Everglades vs Eastward?
Don’t know yet. Need a year with the Eastward first
@@jiggingjerks I'll be waiting for that video. Thank you