Overview:
The LV9 is popular as a dingy for big boats or a fisherman that can get into spots the bigger boats can’t. With a big 550 pounds capacity, the LV9 is a workhorse as a dingy – either pulled or stored aboard on a vertical davit. She can take up to 8 horsepower engine, yet weighs only 160 pounds. Whether a car-topper, a boat for the kids or both, the LV9 can take you places.
Specifications:
* Tested with 6HP motor, no gear
Standard Features:
The LV9 is popular as a dingy for big boats or a fisherman that can get into spots the bigger boats can’t. With a big 550 pounds capacity, the LV9 is a workhorse as a dingy – either pulled or stored aboard on a vertical davit. She can take up to 8 horsepower engine, yet weighs only 160 pounds. Whether a car-topper, a boat for the kids or both, the LV9 can take you places.
Specifications:
- LOA: 108″(9′)
- Molded LOA: 108″(9′)
- Beam: 54″(4′-6″)
- Draft: 5″
- Freeboard: 10″+
- Shaft Length: 15”
- Apprx. Dry Weight: 160 lbs (hull only)
- Max HP Rating: 8 HP
- Boat Capacity: 550 lbs (3 persons, motor and gear)
- Typical WOT*: 15 mph
* Tested with 6HP motor, no gear
Standard Features:
- 100% composite construction (completely wood-free)
- Hull side reinforcement for davit support
- Unique twin hull design with tunnel lift appeals to shallow water enthusiast as well as those who like to fish in deeper waters
- Buoyancy in twin-hull design allows more load bearing capacity, shallow draft, quicker planning, and a smoother ride
- Twin-hull design provides more interior space than competitively sized mono-hulls
- Twin hull design performs with smaller, lighter, and less expensive motors for better fuel efficiency
- Constructed with high-gloss MAXGUARD exterior gelcoat, 24-oz hand laid woven roving, and durable flat interior finish with contrast webbing
- Reinforced outboard transom, fabricated with 1” thick Penske composite board encased in fiberglass, will not rot
- Laminated-in fore and aft foam-filled seats that will not absorb water plus a laminated floor that seals each sponson creating two separate air chambers provide tremendous buoyancy and stability
- Curved SPRAY GUARD gunwale & protective gunwale edge trim
- (2) transom thru-hull drains that self-drain while underway
- (1) Stainless bow eye and (2) molded oarlock sockets
- Built-in battery and tank storage
- Stainless steel keel strips on each sponson