 It feels like only yesterday that we were envisioning the creation of sportsmen boats. We recognized a gap in the market for a center console boat that would be perfect for fishing, family outings, and other recreational activities. Our objective was to design a boat that would meet all of these needs. The Heritage 229 was a materialization of our vision. It was a stylish, timeless boat with modern features that were both functional and attractive. We made sure to use only high-quality materials and advanced manufacturing processes to ensure that the boat would be long-lasting and durable. The boat was unveiled at the Charleston Boat Show in January of 2012. The Heritage 229 was an instant hit and sportsmen boats soon became known for manufacturing high-quality, family-friendly center console boats. Over the years, my team and I have continued to expand the sportsmen boats product line, introducing new models and features that appeal to a broad range of boaters. The original boat has gone through numerous iterations, but it has never been completely redesigned. Until now. Introducing the all-new 2024 Heritage 231 center console. The Heritage 231 is on a class of its own, with the family-focused design that revolves around fun on the water. Whether you like being on in or around the water, this boat has everything that you need. The water-centric views in sandbar mode are going to keep the entire family immersed in the moment. And additionally, once you see all of the features throughout, you'll see how every detail was carefully thought out. For specifications, this brand-new hull is 23 feet 4 inches with an 8 foot 6 inch beam, 106 gallons of fuel, a 12 person capacity, 20 degree dead-rise at the transom, and a 16 inch draft. The Heritage series of boats is built using our preparatory sport tech advanced fabrication process, utilizing composite materials and no wood. This boat comes packed with a transferable 10-year hull limited warranty and is NMMA certified. This certification ensures that this boat adheres to the highest safety standard guidelines set by the ABYC, bringing you the peace of mind that you're purchasing a high quality and safe boat for you and your family. For a detailed look at how our boats are built, check out our series behind the glass, where we explore our build process in great detail. To suit your personal style, we offer a range of colors for the hull sides, hull bottom, and hard top underside, as well as standard powder coating in white or black. When it comes to the boats, upholstery materials, quality and durability are essential. That's why we use side leather, marine, silicone coated fabrics in all of our boats. These fabrics are resistant to UV, salt spray, stain, coal cracking, and hydrolysis. Side leather fabrics don't contain plasticizers, which can be breeding ground for bacteria. We offer three color options, white, desert tan, or ash gray, and feature our diamond stitch accent pattern. The Heritage 231 features a plush interior designed for capacity and comfort. We've recessed the combing bolsters as well as the bottom cushions for a deeper, more comfortable seating area up here at the bow. The wrap-around seating style of this boat is perfect for bringing people together around the standard bow table. By removing the leg, the table can be lowered halfway and covered with the cushion, transforming the bow into a spacious sun pad that's perfect for sunbathing on hot summer days. The bow of the boat has ample storage space, with two large boxes located under the seats that also double up as dry storage. Additionally, there's another small storage box at the center of the wrap-around bow seating. The paddle style latch has been designed to allow for easy access to the storage box, even when the sun pad is in use. Located at the center of the bow, you'll find a very spacious in-floor storage box, a curved grab handle for safety, plenty of cup holders and speakers for playing your favorite tunes wrap around the bow area. At the front of the bow, you'll find an oversized anchor locker compartment and a pull-up cleat. To secure the anchor and prevent it from falling, simply open the compartment lid and locate the anchor tray. This model also has an option for a through-haul, windless anchoring system. The console in this boat highlights its design, featuring a modern and sleek look that perfectly complements the sportsman design language. Additionally, we have built-in innovative features that improve both form and function. The front side of the console is equipped with a two-person seat that comes with a backrest. Underneath the bottom cushion, there is a 20-quart insulated cooler that doubles as dry storage when not in use. The console is designed with a detubing hardtop frame that is extruded from a single piece of aluminum. This unique design removes the frame legs from the deck, resulting in more space around the console and a sturdy frame structure. In addition, this design provides more interior space within the console. This starboard side of the console features the iconic sportsman side window glass, which floods the interior space with light. The console is wrapped with a tempered glass enclosure that includes a manually actuated vent. Taking a closer look inside the console, you'll find a well-designed and highly functional area with ample storage room and easy access to the back of the electronics. Additionally, the door is on the side of the console to allow access even when the boat is underway. The standout feature of the enclosed head is the standard freshwater porcelain toilet with overboard discharge and pump-out system. This type of system is not typically found on a boat of this size, making it a highly appreciated addition for families. At the forward area of the console, we have designed designated trolling motor battery storage. This allows space for three trolling motor batteries tucked away from the visible console floor. If you don't equip the boat with a trolling motor, this space provides great additional storage. Accessing the electrical components of the boat is a breeze thanks to the large opening and easily accessible design behind the helm. Our boat in a box 2.0 rigging system is another great feature of this boat, providing a clean and easy to maintain electrical hub. The electronics are mounted on boards, making it easy to perform maintenance or make repairs without having to dismantle or remove any major components. This innovative system is designed to minimize maintenance requirements. To power all of the onboard electronics, we've equipped this model with a dual battery setup and switch that provides maximum reliability. We've carefully crafted the helm on this boat to improve both function and practicality. Our goal was to design an ergonomically correct console that provides the highest level of comfort to the operator. This boat features our Sportlink electronics system, which is a set of standard electronics installed at the factory. As a proud owner of a sportsman boat, you'll enjoy exclusive warranties and benefits associated with this exceptional system. The dash of this boat is equipped with the latest Garmin electronics, including the powerful 1243XSV 12-inch GPS sonar combo with a Garmin GT12M chirp through-haul transducer. This brand new transducer offering from Garmin features 350 watts of power, a water temperature sensor and a bandwidth of 80 to 160 kilohertz. For those looking for even more high-end looking feel, an optional second GPS sonar combo is available to fill up the dash. For a high-quality stereo experience, we provide a Garmin Fusion Apollo 670 head unit paired with 8 top-of-the-line Garmin Fusion speakers. Our audio system is enhanced by the latest DSP technology, including our exclusive sport-tuned audio system, which delivers exceptional audio performance that will leave you amazed. If you're looking to take your audio experience to the next level, we do offer an upgrade that includes additional subs and amps to enhance the sound system. This upgrade will provide an even more immersive and powerful audio experience that will elevate your time on the water. When you take a close look at the dash, you'll notice the absence of the traditional 12-volt switches. That's because this boat is equipped with the M-Power digital switching platform. The M-Power system brings intuitive control, easy to use interfaces, and adds reliability to the boat's electrical system. To ensure added convenience, we've designed a custom sportsman keypad with the top 12 frequently used functions at your fingertips. For even greater reliability, the system can operate independently of the screen through the keypad or through the emergency bypass panel located behind the dash. This triple redundancy will bring you peace of mind and provide the ultimate in-vessel control. Other convenience features include a tilt helm with a sportsman stainless steering wheel. Above the console, we have two storage cubbies that are perfect for storing small items such as phones and wallets. At the center, there is a compass with a built-in light and a wireless phone charger on the port side cubby. We wrap up the helm area with a sportsman helm pad. This pad provides a finishing touch that is both comfortable and stylish. The hardtop frame on this boat has a dynamic and sleek look and features a robust detubing structure. The top features built-in navigation lights with a design that positions them completely off the deck for an unobstructed installation. This boat also comes equipped with a Garmin VHF-150 radio with an antenna mounted on a ratcheted mount. The standard configuration includes space for four speakers on the hardtop. The spreader lights on the hardtop provide deck work lights for early morning or late night trips. To complete the top, we've added rocket launchers across the back, providing ample space for up to five fishing rods. Additionally, you'll find kingfish rod holders on port and starboard. Comfort was key in all areas of the Heritage 231. The deluxe leaning post with flip-up bolsters and powder coating provides comfort for the captain and the passenger. Aluminum frame design provides several additional features and storage space underneath. Across the back, you'll find four additional rod holders. For those in need of extra tackle storage, our under-leaning post tackle storage option is available. Today, we are showcasing our boat equipped with the optional slide-out track. This track fits a Yeti 65-port cooler and other similarly-sized coolers. On the sides of the leaning post frame, you'll find an easy-to-reach grab handles for safety. Moving our attention to the goggles, you'll find molded-in rod racks for storage up to three rods on each side. For quick and easy clean-ups while you're out, our boat is equipped standard with both raw-water wash-down system, which is located beneath the starboard side, and the freshwater system, which is located on the port side. The freshwater system features a 15-gallon tank, and the fill can be found under the port side gunnel. Over the top, flush, gem log rod holders and gem log pull-up cleats. We've added cockpit bolster cushions to our boats to enhance your comfort while fishing. These cushions provide a soft support for your knees and legs when you're reaching into the water or fighting a fish. The Heritage series has always been defined by the deep edge-to-edge rear bench. Following with the design of the flagship, the Heritage 261, we've incorporated sandbar mode. The rear deck layout features seating for up to four adults. This feature makes the Heritage series and the 231 a wonderful choice for families. It not only provides extra seating, but it also allows the kids to be seated down below the gunnel for additional safety. Like every Heritage model, the 231 features the incredible Best-in-Class built-access unlike anything seen on any other boat of this size. Access like this makes maintenance a breeze. For this all-new model, another class first. Two-in-aquarium 10-gallon live woes. This is both aesthetically beautiful and functional. These insulated boxes can double up for drinks and storage. One important safety feature built into the Heritage 231 is the self-bailing cockpit, which allows any water on the deck to drain overboard and not into the bilge area. All sports remotes have a collector box drainage system that pipes water directly overboard without mechanical assistance. When your family arrives at the sandbar, that's when the features of the Heritage 231 come to life. The first thing you'll notice is the outboard seats can be easily flipped around to double up as aft facing seats or removed for a completely open rear walkthrough. We identified several must-have features at the sandbar, so we designed those in. For most boaters, a stern anchor is a must at the sandbar and too often there's no designated storage for it. So we took it to the next level and designed in stern anchor storage on the starboard side. The boat does include the properly sized anchor, rope, and chain standard. While outside of the boat, grabbing your favorite drink always involves jumping back on the boat to grab it from the cooler. Instead, we'll design in a cooler for drinks on the port side accessible from outside of the boat. With having dual transom walkthroughs, it only made sense to equip the boat with dual telescoping boarding ladders. This gives you the convenience to board from either side. To wrap up the rear section, we wanted to include something for the whole family. So we designed in a standard telescoping ski tow pole. When it is in the down position, it's completely out of the way, but with a single motion, you get a sturdy ski tow bar for tubing, skiing, wakeboarding, and many other fun water activities. When we say designed in, we mean it. This ski tow bar ties into the stringer system for strength and rigidity. With this complete redesign of the Heritage 231, we have designed many features into it. One of the more noticeable changes is the horsepower rating. For power, you have your choices starting at 250 horsepower with the option to go all the way up to 300 horsepower. Select engine packages are also available with integrated steering. One of the most exciting features of this model is the designed-in integration with the all-new SeaKeeper ride system, which represents a game changer for boat performance and handling. Using advanced technology, this system can eliminate up to 70 percent of pitch and roll, providing a smooth and stable ride that enhances comfort, control, and confidence on the water. If you're interested in seeing the SeaKeeper ride system in action and learning more about how it revolutionizes a boat's performance and handling, be sure to check out our series of videos on this topic. You can find the link to those videos in the description below. For those who like to cruise at night in style, you'll love our standard lighting package, which includes a pair of blue Lumetech underwater lights for added ambiance and safety. The deck is also well lit with our integrated LED lighting package, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for you and your guests. Whether you're out for an evening cruise or enjoying a night of fishing, our advanced lighting system is sure to impress. Designed with your family in mind, the Heritage 231 can take everything that you throw at it. With features throughout, you're sure to find everything that you need for your time on the water. For more information, navigate to SportsmanBoatsMFG.com or contact your local dealer. Thanks for watching.