While it may seem like everyone and their cousin is building a recreational sit-on-top “kayak” suitable for fishing these days, Steamboat Springs-based Hog Island Boatworks is among the rare few building them from 100 percent recycled plastic.
The builders of the first roto-molded polyethylene drift boat have taken their acumen for plastics (and fishing vessels) one step further with the “BFF” (MSRP: $499), a green-hearted boat built from recycled materials that promises to be your best friend forever. Measuring 10 feet, 10 inches and weighing 50 pounds, the 300-pound-capacity boat employs a 31-inch-wide, tri-hull design for tracking and stability and comes with a 6-inch round hatch with drop bag to store valuables.
It also comes with a molded-in seat-well and multiple-position footrest; aft-deck for cooler, gear bag and fishing gear; 1-inch gunwale eyelets for securing gear; bow and stern carrying handles; and molded-in cockpit drains.
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