2026 Hewescraft Pioneer 220

The Open Boat Built For The Masses
Purpose-built for guides, solo anglers, and 360° access seekers, the Pioneer brings you the flexibility of tiller or center-console control, optional jet-power transom, and lockable rod storage—all in a durable open design. Built with the same commitment to safety and strength as our flagship models, this is big-water DNA in a streamlined workhorse.

It’s time to chart your own course—without giving up a single inch of fishability.

The Hewescraft Pioneer offers the right size and smart design details that make it the best choice for anglers seeking the freedom and versatility of an open-boat platform. It bests every boat in its class by combining a beam that is wider than eight feet, and an all-welded lifetime-warranty hull that is .190” thick and 78” wide at the chines. With the largest fuel capacity in its class (45 gal. in the 200 and 65 gal. in the 220) and rated up to 200 or 250 horsepower (on the 200 and 220 respectively), the Pioneer can handle plenty of people and gear effortlessly—and all day long. The Pioneer does all this while still providing the legendary Hewescraft flotation and safety unavailable in its competitors.

An impressive list of features and options completes the Pioneer fishing experience. The Pioneer’s casting-deck bow provides the safety and comfort of a traction-rated diamond treadplate surface and multiple toe-kicks. The generous bow area also provides ample space for today’s larger electric trolling motor mounts, easy-access battery storage (up to three Group 31 batteries), and a convenient rode locker. With in-floor storage (20 gal.), bow livewell (30 gal.), and lockable gunwale-top rod storage, you won’t need to leave anything at the dock. Multiple seating combinations and suspension options provide comfort for any fishing style, and tiller steering or optional center console provide comfort for any driving style. Exclusive lockable sliding-door sounder boxes deliver protection and convenience at the transom. Every inch of the Pioneer has been carefully designed and built to bring open-boat anglers ease-of-use, ruggedness, and unmatched safety.

Features may include:

• Anchor Rode Locker: In bow floor
• Battery Selector Switch 
• Bilge Pump: Two bilge pumps, one auto, one manual
• Bow Battery Storage: Fits 3-group 31
• Bow Eye: Double, welded
• Bow Deck: Treadplate with toe kicks
• Bow Step: Port and starboard
• Cleats: Retractable 5
• Decals: Full-side; black, white, blue, green, red, orange, charcoal, maroon
• Fish Box: 30 gallon in bow floor, diamond treadplate hatch
• Flooring: Pressure treated plywood with marine-grade vinyl
• Fuel System: 45 gal
• Grab Rail: Under gunwale, port and starboard
• Horn: Flush mount
• In-floor Storage: 20 gallon
• Instrument Panel: In starboard sounder box
  -Six water-resistant rocker switches
  -Fuel gauge
  -Power point and USB port
  -Six-gang expansion fuse block
• Lights: Navigational, in bow
• Lights: LED, anchor, removable
• Paint: Light gray, full inside
• Rod Lockers: Gunwale top, lockable 11’
• Sounder Boxes: Aft, port and starboard, lockable
• Steering: For tiller motor with grab rails
• Stern Eyes: Welded, port and starboard 
• Storage Tray: Port and starboard
• Transducer Bracket: Port and starboard
• Transom: 25” -shaft main engine and 25” -shaft kicker with delta pad
• Transom Battery Storage: Fits 2-group 24
• Transom Work Station: Sink with cutting board 

Options

• Anchor Guard: Welded tread plate
• Anchor Roller: Welded, aluminum, 5/8” max rope diameter
• Anodes: Installed on port transducer bracket
• Carpet: Inwale, gray
• Center Console: With steering and instrument panel
• Center Console: Add windshield
• Center console: Add front seat assembly
• Chartplotter: Garmin 743XSV or 943XSV with GT51M-TM transducer
• Downrigger Brackets: Low profile, stand-alone
• Flooring: Aluminum with traction tape
• Fuel/Water Separator: Single (standard with Yamaha pre-rig)
• Fuel Line Pickup: Additional for trolling motor
• Gunwale Stprage: Second storage shelf, port and starboard
• Lights: LED courtesy, two at transom, two at bow
• Livewell: Bow fish box upgrade
• Paint: Top, waterline, or full-side; red, black, white, admiral blue, bottle green, charcoal, maroon, oyster white
• Pre-rig: Binnacle control, multi function gauge (Yamaha, Honda, Mercury)(center console only)
• Seat: High-back, with quad base (shipped loose)
• Seat: High-back with swivel on dry box with lid (shipped loose)
• Seat: Medium-duty I4MM with armrests, swivel, and bellows suspension (shipped loose)
• Steering: SeaStar or Yamaha Integrated Hydrualic Steering (center console only)
• Stereo: Fusion MS-RA70NSX, USB, antenna and 6” speakers
• Storage Tray: Second storage tray under gunwale
• Swim Ladder: With platform, port
• Transom: 30”-shaft main and 25”-shaft kicker with delta pad
• Trolling Motor Power Point: At bow (wired to bow battery storage area)
• Wash-Down System