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Old 08-19-2013, 12:46 PM   #12
chasedawg
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Originally Posted by NH_boater View Post
My preference

- Vee
- Deck
- Anything else
- Pontoon

I read that some decks are almost as good as Vee's in the rough stuff. The cut of the bow seems to slap rather than plunge through the waves. The bow and cabin space of the decks seem attractive but I would stay Vee myself. My next boat will have deep vee, good deadrise, good freeboard to be as comfortable and safe as I would like for rougher days.
helpful article: http://boatingblog.discoverboating.c...-bowrider.aspx

Toons are not my thing, even though the ride and performance keeps improving every year.

My ranking would be:

Tritoon
Deep V
Woodie displacement - Garwood, Hackercraft
Deck boat
Pontoon
Gull wing trihull
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