Best boat hull for Lake Erie?
09-05-2010, 10:49 AM
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Thanks for the response, as a kid I grew up on this unpredictable lake. Nothing gets your attention more the a storm rolling in when you are eight miles out 
. Originally I was thinking of a Baja272 or maybe a 302. Active thunder and sonic have an interesting hull design. How does the stepped hull handle the lake & what are the advantages ?
. Originally I was thinking of a Baja272 or maybe a 302. Active thunder and sonic have an interesting hull design. How does the stepped hull handle the lake & what are the advantages ?
09-05-2010, 11:18 AM
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26' to 33' is a huge range.
It would be interesting to hear how the boats on the smaller end of that scale handle the rough stuff. I would think that any 26' to 28' boat that can reasonably handle very rough water is a great test of the hull. The larger boats can get by by sheer size and weight, the smaller boats have to do it by great design.
In following seas of more than 4' with swells, what 26/28 foot boats would people here feel comfortable and safe in?
It would be interesting to hear how the boats on the smaller end of that scale handle the rough stuff. I would think that any 26' to 28' boat that can reasonably handle very rough water is a great test of the hull. The larger boats can get by by sheer size and weight, the smaller boats have to do it by great design.
In following seas of more than 4' with swells, what 26/28 foot boats would people here feel comfortable and safe in?
09-05-2010, 11:18 AM
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33 PowerPlay, there's no doubt about its ability to handle your waters. No enclosed head, just use the porta-pot if necessary. I wouldn't even begin to put a pot ahead of quality and ability to handle your waters.
If you don't know them then read up...
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...lay-boats.html
I've seen several great deals on these boats over the past few years. Good luck!
If you don't know them then read up...
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...lay-boats.html
I've seen several great deals on these boats over the past few years. Good luck!
09-05-2010, 11:28 AM
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09-05-2010, 08:06 PM
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26' to 33' is a huge range.
It would be interesting to hear how the boats on the smaller end of that scale handle the rough stuff. I would think that any 26' to 28' boat that can reasonably handle very rough water is a great test of the hull. The larger boats can get by by sheer size and weight, the smaller boats have to do it by great design.
In following seas of more than 4' with swells, what 26/28 foot boats would people here feel comfortable and safe in?
It would be interesting to hear how the boats on the smaller end of that scale handle the rough stuff. I would think that any 26' to 28' boat that can reasonably handle very rough water is a great test of the hull. The larger boats can get by by sheer size and weight, the smaller boats have to do it by great design.
In following seas of more than 4' with swells, what 26/28 foot boats would people here feel comfortable and safe in?
09-05-2010, 08:17 PM
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I had my 22' little stingray this summer in following 5 footers starboard and did pretty well 
I was soaked, I couldn't eat lunch, and I'm pretty sure the few cruisers that were just floating by at headway speed were laughing their arses off.
If I had to go into those waves, I'd have no kidneys left. I always appreciate a boat that can land on it's line in following seas, no bow down stuffing, not much drama. Some 25 footers can do this, but not many. The list of 28's that can is probably limited to the same or similar hull design. I can imagine weight distribution has a lot to do with it as well.
I hear Powerplay come up often in these discussions, but they aren't here anymore.
I was soaked, I couldn't eat lunch, and I'm pretty sure the few cruisers that were just floating by at headway speed were laughing their arses off. If I had to go into those waves, I'd have no kidneys left. I always appreciate a boat that can land on it's line in following seas, no bow down stuffing, not much drama. Some 25 footers can do this, but not many. The list of 28's that can is probably limited to the same or similar hull design. I can imagine weight distribution has a lot to do with it as well.
I hear Powerplay come up often in these discussions, but they aren't here anymore.
09-05-2010, 10:55 PM
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