July 2021 · 18 EVO V

EVO V Tower with 115 Mercury

EVO V Tower with 115 Mercury — delivery walkaround

Another beautiful EVO V left the shop this week.

Build notes

This 18 EVO V adds an optional flats tower for an owner keeping it as a second boat alongside an existing tower Vantage, fishing Northeast Florida. It runs a Mercury 115 Pro XS with twin new-internals micro Power-Poles and a gloss blackout package. The elevated platform is left hollow, with electronics stowed under the seat to shift weight forward, and a ball-mounted Simrad rounds out the helm. It ran 52 to 54 mph on a 24-pitch Fury prop.

Taken from the walkaround — what Kevin points out on the boat.

casting platformtrolling motorrod holderspower-polejack platepush polebackrestmercuryram-lin trailerpro xssimradtower

Every East Cape is built to order in Longwood, Florida — one at a time, around how its owner fishes. This is one of them.