The Atlas Boatworks 23F: Simple by Design
The Atlas Boatworks 23F is a clean, classic-looking bay boat with an intentionally simple layout. Higher gunnels are an aesthetic nod to a bygone era and keep you, kids, guests, or clients comfortably in the boat. A 10” draft rivals most flats or bay boats and gets you to the fish. With this center console boat outfitted specifically for you, you get to choose what is important and skip what is not.
Let us build you a boat
Atlas Boatworks is a semi-custom boat builder. That means that we generally build the hull, center console, and livewell/leaning post the same every time. Then you come in and decide everything else.
The Atlas to your hull
Imagine having a guidebook to your exact boat, customized just for you.
What is a "Flatback?"
Flatback is the nickname given to some of the first center console fishing boats that were produced in the late 1960’s. They were shallow-running, efficient boats with higher sides and a sharp bow for the occasional run through bigger waters.
The nickname “Flatback” came from the almost total lack of deadrise at the back of the boat (Check out our blog post on deadrise here). The bottom was essentially flat at the back, hence “Flatback.” Easy enough, right?
They were originally most popular in Southwest Florida, but we believe this classic design is perfect for anywhere where shallow water meets big water.
Design Philosophy
The Atlas Boatworks 23F has been intentionally designed to be fished hard and then sprayed down and put away. We certainly aren’t interested in polishing anything with a diaper. To us, simplicity is an asset. A clean, fishing-first approach results in a durable fishing machine that will last for generations.
Just because we decided to go without it doesn’t mean we didn’t think about it. To that end, nothing on the Atlas Boatworks 23F is by accident. Hatches, hull color, seating, insulated fishboxes, cooler seats, jackplates, and more have all been deliberately considered.
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