2019 Wooldridge Boats Alaskan XL Sportjet 17' Center Console

2019 Wooldridge Boats Alaskan XL Sportjet 17' Center Console

Wooldridge Boats has been blessed with many customers of superior boating skills over almost 100 years of boat building. These are folks from whom we share and learn.

These relationships speed along the evolution of boats, as was the case with the AK XL Sportjet and TJM (Alaska Outdoors Forum/Alaska Power Boating). This guy is a serious boater and his photo and video work is heralded by many. His forte is Sportjets and he recognizes and appreciates boat designs that work.

That fact resulted in TJM buying the first Wooldridge AK XL with a Sportjet (200hp Optimax powerhead with Mercury inboard jet drive) for sporty performance and great handling. He’s been putting it through the paces and posting on Alaska Powerboating as he continues to run and challenge the boat. We excerpted some of his comments from an earlier post to share his thoughts on the Wooldridge AK XL Sportjet.

• Limited Lifetime Hull Warranty

• Formed corrugation bottom, with 4 corrugations, 2 on each side of keel

• Corrugation re-enforced w/ schedule 40 6061-T6 pipe

• Extended bottom trim plate

• Center of hull reinforced to 5/16" thick by 17" wide through planing surface

• 200HP Mercury Optimax Sportjet engine & jet

• Diamond plate swim step covering jet on transom

• Aluminum mufflers

• Fresh water clean out attachment for motor

• Hinged aluminum motor cover

• Built-in, under-floor aluminum fuel tank, baffled

• Secondary fuel feed off tank for kicker fuel

• Meets U.S.C.G. floatation standards on boats under 20'

• Meets U.S.C.G. standards on boats 20' and over

• 1/2" 50 year pressure treated plywood floors covered w/ marine boat decking

• Full length Welded 10" wide side trays w/ rubber lining on 17' models

• Side panels covered with marine carpet (17' model only)

• Stand-up gunnels with toe kick

• Dual rod storage racks

• Enclosed transom w/ bilge blower

• UV treated vinyl exterior side color & pin stripe package

• Welded bow and stern eyes

• Welded Sport rails

• Walk-around gunnels w/ non skid

• Storage enclosure under front step deck w/ locking door on 20' models

• Diamond plate bow cap

• Mercury Gas/Water separator attached to power head

• 6 panel power source, w/ sealed switches and fuses

• Navigation / Running lights

• 1,250 GPH bilge pump

• Mercury tachometer gauge

• Electric horn

• Back lit fuel gauge

• Welded center console in front of motor cover w/ storage and shelf

• Dash mounted cable steering system

• Recessed diamond plate step deck

• Two drain plugs