Looking for a versatile trailerable center console? The Edgewater 170cc gets you kings in the Sydney Harbor and even land billfish offshore.
Long Term Performance
We have been running our Edgewater 170cc for almost a decade now and mainly use it for our inshore operations chasing giant trevally, doggies, and other reef species around the coast of North Efate. Don’t let this boat’s size fool you as this boat is a bluewater fishing machine with dozens of blue marlin, yellowfin tuna, and dolphin caught out of it.
In my first week in Vanuatu, I went out for 2 half-day charters on the 170cc to get myself acquainted with the local fishing grounds. Out of the two half-day charters, we went 3/3 on blue marlin which isn’t bad at all in a 17-footer. We also got Jeanine her first marlin!
Power
We hooked up our 170cc with a 150hp Evinrude G2 which gets her moving pretty well. With a top speed of 42 knots and cruising speed of 25-30 knots making this economical little rig plenty powerful helping to bring us to our favorite fishing spots. And with a 120L fuel tank, we get to target a vast amount of species inshore, offshore, and anywhere in between with no worries of running out of juice.
The Build
The job they do in the Florida factory is second to none. They use vinylester resin instead of the cheap polyester. They also do something pretty cool where they infuse the stringers and the hull at the same time which makes this boat as strong as a rock with a hell of a lot less chance of getting any type of rot through your stringer.
“from chasing kings in Sydney Harbour to hooking billfish offshore this is the boat for you”
Another big bonus is that from the smallest to the largest hull, each vessel is completely self-bailing, unsinkable, reliable, dry, and exceeds all industry standards. Below the deck, the hull is filled with 100% composite closed-cell foam for maximum buoyancy.
Creature Comforts and Storage
It is set up quite well with tackle storage under the starboard aft seat, kill box in the bow compartment, live bait tank under the skipper’s seat, and plenty of room for your safety equipment and batteries under the center console.
With a beam of 2.2m, it is a very comfortable boat for a couple and a skipper. The 30cm draft makes the boat quite stable even when everyone is on the one side jigging or when your knees are locked into the gunwales leadering in a 200kg blue marlin.
