In October 2018 I flew & drove to Lake Tahoe to see a Nimble Kodiak.
This one had an
electric motor which although environmentally friendly, the range on the
motor was about 10 miles
in November 2018 I drove down to Brownsville
Texas to see a Nimble Kodiak
I was impressed with the
headroom. It had a nine horse
power gas
engine.
On my way north, towards Austin I spied a Kodiak
for sale in Rockport. The owner was refurbishing it. It looked OK. Same layout as the other Kodiaks, but it had a
Yanmar 8 hp
diesel under the stair into the
cabin.
It would seem that servicing this
engine would be difficult. Plus the
cabin reeked of
diesel fuel.
The Kodiak at 24 foot seems to be comfortable. They were each fitted with a porta potti closet which doubled as a
shower.
Both boats were fitted with a
winch behind and below the starboard side windscreen which opened to allow the
winch to be used to raise the
mast.
The owner had removed the
mast and simply used it as a
motor cruiser.
I now own a 26 foot Nimble Artic. Which has a flush
toilet and black
water storage tank but unlike the Kodiaks, there is no
shower. It also lacks a winch for raising and lowering the mast.
each
boat has a
shoal keel and dagger board, they draw 18" with the board up 5' with the dagger board down. They come with specially built two axle trailers with surge brakes.