SPENCER 63

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Check out an extended photo gallery of Wall Hanger at marlinmag.com/spencer-63.

When Spencer Yachts launched its first water-jet-powered sport-fisher, Jet Stream, a few years ago, the build raised quite a few eyebrows: A 50-foot Carolina-built beauty capable of 50-knot speeds, ultra-shallow draft, and incredible maneuverability offered by the Marine Jet Power propulsion system generated substantial dockside chatter. Unfortunately for us at Marlin, the boat was bound for a freshwater existence on Lake St. Clair outside Detroit, Michigan. The good news: Spencer’s next jet boat, the 63-foot Wall Hanger, was well worth the wait.

After an invitation from Paul Spencer, we set a date to fish the boat in early September. And then, in through her paces with Spencer himself at the wheel.