1992 SISU Center Console

If you agree that life’s too short to own an ugly boat, the 22-foot Sisu Swamp Yankee might be just what you’re looking for. Functionality? The Down East style open boat has long been considered as one of the most seaworthy small boats in New England.

This Sisu has been refurbished from bow to stern by noted boatwright Charlie Koller, a lifelong boat carpenter.

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Features include:

Yamaha 150 outboard with 150 hours

Hull repainted with Awlgrip (desert sand color)

Self-bailing cockpit with large scuppers (6 inches by 2 ¼ inches) that drain overboard. No puddling

Birdsall Marine Design leaning post, with footrest and storage

Edson tri-spoke stainless PowerWheel with power knob.

Installed new Maine-built console sprayed with Alwgrip and trimmed in mahogany

Added 3/4-inch mahogany coaming around the boat which raises the effective freeboard by about 2-inches, perfect for digging a knee into when conditions get sloppy. Fresh varnish in 2024.

Taco Marine rubrail

Custom forward box for anchor, lifejackets, and other stowage.

Flotation

There are not federal regulations requiring flotation in boats 20 feet and greater. I wanted a boat that would stay afloat under the worst-case scenario. To increase safety, Koller added hand-cut closed-cell foam the forward and aft bilges.

The boatwright estimated we used seven 10-by-20-by-96-inch foam billets, each with a buoyancy force of about 610 pounds.