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How Skeeter Bass Boats Are Made Plant Tour

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13 жыл бұрын

I toured the Skeeter Boat Plant In Kilgore Texas. I filmed how they make their boats from start to finish. Enjoy.
Music Provided By www.incompetech.com
Song Title Revival
By Kevin Macleod

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@Doubleodude
@Doubleodude 8 жыл бұрын
Looks like every boat factory in the world. They build a great boat.
@sylvrbullets
@sylvrbullets 5 жыл бұрын
They have a very distinct sound running on the lake. You don't have to turn around and look you know it's a Skeeter.
@rafeone9808
@rafeone9808 8 ай бұрын
Those builders are highly talented
@scootertrasher1369
@scootertrasher1369 4 жыл бұрын
I just came home with a little 1988 15 ft Skeeter Strada F80 , I bought for jigging walleye in the Detroit river, still a solid boat :)
@tlalexander3
@tlalexander3 4 жыл бұрын
Just bought my first fiberglass boat and it's a skeeter. It is a 1999 ZX185C with a 175 VMAX she sure is a beautiful boat and it absolutely scoots on the water. I can't wait to see how good it will look cleaned up and after I finish polishing it. So far I've only been able to run it once since I got it but wasn't able to fish due to time restrictions (needed to be studying inorganic chemistry and biochemistry instead of being on the water lol)
@mchiefbailey
@mchiefbailey 10 жыл бұрын
Kudos to the people whom work there.
@DawidNiespodzianski
@DawidNiespodzianski 6 жыл бұрын
Take my breath away, beautiful, incredible, maybe one day.😑
@headstrong440
@headstrong440 13 жыл бұрын
good to know america can still make at least one quality product :)
@jimmycline4778
@jimmycline4778 3 жыл бұрын
They still make many!
@MrFaxe1982
@MrFaxe1982 11 жыл бұрын
wow excellent work.greetings from germany
@NewProProducts
@NewProProducts 10 жыл бұрын
Nice video!
@BoatShowChannel
@BoatShowChannel 11 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@Akayamtech
@Akayamtech 11 жыл бұрын
I loved the video. Thanks for posting. Can you guess what I do for a living by looking at my handle ??? Haha. I love Yamaha and their boat companies.
@turner593
@turner593 12 жыл бұрын
Wow as an ex-fiberglasser and watching the video , these are very well built boats and 2 thumbs up to the ladies rolling out air @ 3:00 great job and too the lady doing the prestriping in the mold awesome job Keep up the great work Skeeter Boats from west coast BC .
@greengobie
@greengobie 10 жыл бұрын
very cool vid....I'll take one!!
@BoatShowChannel
@BoatShowChannel 10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the share!!
@GettinRadOverHere
@GettinRadOverHere 12 жыл бұрын
10:18 Tagged, bagged, and about to make somebody extremely happy!!!!
@boblaskey8095
@boblaskey8095 7 жыл бұрын
SURE MAKES RUNNING CABLS AND WIRING ACCESSORIES A WHOLE LOT EASIER!!
@SizmicFisher
@SizmicFisher 13 жыл бұрын
So thats how they get the carpet that tight in a boat, lol @ the 8:06 mark. That blue and white hull looked good. Thanks for sharing the video!
@bobbarnhill8557
@bobbarnhill8557 9 жыл бұрын
Buba loui made a comment about chopper guns and woven roving...Ranger is using the same procedure as most other boat makers..chopped glass is shot over the gel coat and rolled out prior to the woven roving being laid down in multiple layers..Its a very strong bond..Skeeter Hulls are one of the thickest and strongest in the market.. You wont find many manufactures that can mount a boat at the transom and suspend it like is shown in this video.. Now back in the day Buba would have had a point as several boat makers used Chopper guns to to make the whole boat and throw in some wood stringers for support..
@Doubleodude
@Doubleodude 9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for your comment.
@hunter6099
@hunter6099 6 жыл бұрын
Ranger is Hands down,
@craxd1
@craxd1 8 жыл бұрын
I've owned two Skeeters in my life, and without a doubt, they are the best. They are the first Bass Boat, The first wide beam, for short length Bass Boat, (the 16' of the 1970's had a 6'+ beam), and since they're the oldest, they have the most engineering knowledge about them. The only other boat that had as tough of a hull, was a Hydrasport I owned.
@JM-zp1il
@JM-zp1il 7 жыл бұрын
Too bad they are ugly as hell.
@EasyFixShaun
@EasyFixShaun 6 жыл бұрын
Great Video!! Here is another video using a material called SEACAST and the summary of my repair. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q7h0Y7x_1Km9gXU.html
@sylvrbullets
@sylvrbullets 5 жыл бұрын
You know what they say about opinions
@jenky1044
@jenky1044 4 жыл бұрын
I wanted to like it... always liked Skeeter and thought this would be educational. Funny Music....But no narration. I had to go over to G3 and to Ranger plant tours so I could learn how boats are built.
@BoatShowChannel
@BoatShowChannel 13 жыл бұрын
@SizmicFisher Glad you liked it.
@stevennewman8276
@stevennewman8276 2 жыл бұрын
I had a Star-Fire with 115 Mariner(tower of power) that was NASTY for what it was! Outrun 150's & run with 175's...FACT! Then i had a ZX-300 with a 225 Mariner. Iv liked the Star-Fires since i was a kid. Pointed bow with the real sharp slopped dash...looked fast sittn still
@brycemilleroutdoors1725
@brycemilleroutdoors1725 5 жыл бұрын
Go watch Bass Cats start to finish and u will know who builds a better boat/trailer
@trevorelliottfishing6262
@trevorelliottfishing6262 4 жыл бұрын
That’s right!
@bobbybass1944
@bobbybass1944 9 жыл бұрын
Skeeters all the way best purchase ever skeeter zx200 .Most comfortable casting deck nothing and I mean nothing comes close.
@07Whitetail
@07Whitetail 6 жыл бұрын
How long does it take from Start too a Finished Boat?
@cobraswede
@cobraswede 8 жыл бұрын
Time to make them CE certified?
@blackbirdcountry7704
@blackbirdcountry7704 6 жыл бұрын
Is that the transom reinforcement @3:15
@1OFGODSOWN
@1OFGODSOWN 6 жыл бұрын
Just add a MERCURY outboard & a MOTORGUIDE trolling motor & it would be PERFECT.Without those it can not be my boat of choice. I would have a tough choice between a SKEETER & a GAMBLER but the GAMBLER STERLING is a DREAM Bass Boat & 2nd to none.
@kenbragg120
@kenbragg120 7 жыл бұрын
great boats but video would be a lot better with someone explaing the process.
@MadsWorld34
@MadsWorld34 5 жыл бұрын
i want the boat at 9.43 thats one fine boat
@joedirttae9152
@joedirttae9152 6 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool but I wonder how much workers get paid...probably 15 bucks a hour down there in Texas.
@Dmgolfer22
@Dmgolfer22 10 жыл бұрын
are the front decks of these boats reinforced with aluminum or are they just fiberglass and wood?
@BoatShowChannel
@BoatShowChannel 10 жыл бұрын
Fiberglass no wood.
@whathappensatsugars
@whathappensatsugars 9 жыл бұрын
They have an aluminum deck grid system. www.skeeterboats.com/performance#tab-4
@TheGnthreman
@TheGnthreman 4 жыл бұрын
My dream job
@tigesinaus
@tigesinaus 12 жыл бұрын
didnt look like a temperature and humidity controlled environment, i thought that was paramount for laminates such as fiberglass?? anyone shed any light?
@siltslider
@siltslider 5 жыл бұрын
Chopping Glass and Rolling Resin...no respirators..just over look all safety for the employees
@BoatShowChannel
@BoatShowChannel 11 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Please Subscribe!
@GodBlessedAmerica
@GodBlessedAmerica 6 жыл бұрын
What is the black paint used to seal the inner lower hull before top shell is installed? Undercoating?
@Richard-do1hb
@Richard-do1hb 5 жыл бұрын
God Bless America #1 barrier coat. Filled vinylester resin coat. Helps protect the gelcoat from heat distortion from the bulking process, as well as helps protect from osmosis blistering.
@turner593
@turner593 12 жыл бұрын
most likely the factory is in a warm or moderate temp zone and it also looks like they have a few enclosed gelcoat spray booths in that enviroment I dont think humidty is a problem as they would ave inline moisture seperators and water filters on there spray equipment as well but if it was a cold enviroment then they would have heaters , but yes in cold and damp enviroments it will be a detriment to quality for sure without the right air quality or preventative measures
@n4sir804
@n4sir804 13 жыл бұрын
dad has a 190zx....awesome boat...i just cant afford a skeeter or i will have one...
@colbyc.6698
@colbyc.6698 6 жыл бұрын
Wonder what discount employee's get
@restless7528
@restless7528 3 жыл бұрын
Nice boats but I'm a Ranger boat guy atlease if I have problems in another state with my Ranger boat I can get it fixed no worries skeeter ain't nation wide don't buy skeeter unless you don't have plans leaving Texas? Or the DFW area?
@sylvrbullets
@sylvrbullets 5 жыл бұрын
I so tied, it break time yet
@FMykal
@FMykal 5 жыл бұрын
Filled out an application for a welder position yesterday.
@joeblow3435
@joeblow3435 4 жыл бұрын
So? If you were any good at it you wouldn't be looking for a job.
@MadsWorld34
@MadsWorld34 7 жыл бұрын
i wanted to know how you do it not just watching it with some of the nastiest music i have ever seen
@BoatShowChannel
@BoatShowChannel 7 жыл бұрын
glen john sorry you didn't care for the music.
@MadsWorld34
@MadsWorld34 7 жыл бұрын
its ok but go watch a ranger video they go into detail of what and why they do it. not jusy showing them doing something but not knowing why. like yours i saw them spraying something then something else then the fiberglass. i thought it was something to make the fiberglass release. not the gel coat and paint then the glass. i was lost when it went from pulling it out to painted. i thought you just cut that out. but still skeeter is the best boat to me.
@BoatShowChannel
@BoatShowChannel 7 жыл бұрын
glen john I gotcha. I was doing a walk though tour of the plant so I couldn't question the employees. I wish I could have.
@MadsWorld34
@MadsWorld34 7 жыл бұрын
oh sorry i thought you was making this for skeeter
@BoatShowChannel
@BoatShowChannel 7 жыл бұрын
glen john it's cool. I think if you go to Kilgore TX they will give the public tours. I was there with a dealership I used to work at.
@user-yg2vn6sh3y
@user-yg2vn6sh3y 3 жыл бұрын
Когда в России так начну делать?🤔
@TempleThomas
@TempleThomas 12 жыл бұрын
ditch the music and let's hear what the people were saying.
@joedirttae9152
@joedirttae9152 6 жыл бұрын
Do you speak Spanish?
@donaldcoxe946
@donaldcoxe946 5 жыл бұрын
All that fiberglass and not one mask or respirator.( PPE) . Gambler and Malibu boats are built about 3/4 miles from my house in a big industrial Park and Everytime I drive through there that's all you can smell. It gives me a headache when I have to go there for something.
@peteryeung111
@peteryeung111 7 жыл бұрын
Now I know why it cost so much.
@stevennewman8276
@stevennewman8276 Жыл бұрын
Need Merc/Mariner contract. Ditch tha Yami's...
@hunter6099
@hunter6099 6 жыл бұрын
Now I see why Ranger's cost so much. Skeeters don't have 1/2 what Ranger put in
@dannybarlow4256
@dannybarlow4256 5 жыл бұрын
Ranger boats are to boating what the Harley is to motorcycling......both Cadillac’s
@dannybarlow4256
@dannybarlow4256 5 жыл бұрын
Jumbo Johnson hardly.......both the absolute best in fit and finish......skeeter is a good boat......but no Cadillac.....Ranger and Harley hands down
@dannybarlow4256
@dannybarlow4256 5 жыл бұрын
Jumbo Johnson .....I don’t own a Ranger boat I have though.......but now I own a boat better than I have ever owned.....a Bass Cat....and my brothers skeeter is nowhere close to my Cat
@joeblow3435
@joeblow3435 4 жыл бұрын
#1 over priced boat EVER Ranger. Gotta be first in something.
@joeblow3435
@joeblow3435 4 жыл бұрын
@Jumbo Johnson wanting you to believe the hipe . Just cause they say it don't make it so. Ranger they run like a brick . High Performance 💩.lol
@VikingDecendant
@VikingDecendant 7 жыл бұрын
the music is terrible and why isnt anyone explaining the process?
@sonnymorrison9734
@sonnymorrison9734 5 жыл бұрын
Sure a dirty run down looking place hate to working in that place
@paintingandlife4288
@paintingandlife4288 5 жыл бұрын
Sonny Morrison manufacturing is a dirty Process especially if you were working with fiberglass and paint. But the end result is top notch. That is hard work they are doing. And they do a great job.
@joeblow3435
@joeblow3435 4 жыл бұрын
Sonny you wouldn't work in a pie factory. Lol. Sure your not afraid of work. You'll lay right down next to it and Sleep. Bet you've got a clear path to the mailbox so your wife can get that government check of yours. Air month. Called Catching the Eagle !!
@TheNcohs13
@TheNcohs13 10 жыл бұрын
Music sucks. Its the same notes over and over and over again. Nice boats but the music sucks and is extremely annoying
@charlesdensmore9389
@charlesdensmore9389 5 жыл бұрын
You want find a better boat
@kristinel6352
@kristinel6352 5 жыл бұрын
I see so many OSHA safety violations!!
@jhondoe6664
@jhondoe6664 4 жыл бұрын
Kristine L pleas
@joeblow3435
@joeblow3435 4 жыл бұрын
She's gotta government jobs.
@TheRuffusMD
@TheRuffusMD 8 жыл бұрын
i always liked skeeter boats , but after this video ? what a dump , i am surprised anyone would want their factory on the internet . this looks like how boats were made in the 1970's
@jmecrg
@jmecrg 8 жыл бұрын
We keep it simple in East Texas and turn out the best bass boats in the world .
@jamienichols6277
@jamienichols6277 8 жыл бұрын
Boat building is a dirty job!
@jhondoe6664
@jhondoe6664 4 жыл бұрын
Allways one in the crowd......
@drmrjon
@drmrjon 6 жыл бұрын
The camera work sucks!!!!!!!
@BoatShowChannel
@BoatShowChannel 6 жыл бұрын
Don't watch partner.
@BoatShowChannel
@BoatShowChannel 6 жыл бұрын
Dont watch
@michaelhancock5606
@michaelhancock5606 Жыл бұрын
They build a nice boat, have ridden in many, but they appear to be very lacking and negligent in safety protocols. No respiratory equipment for the ladies laying down the fiberglass. Shame on you Skeeter!!
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