Characteristics of a rough water boat?
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If you knew that you were going to be using your next new boat purchase in a little rougher conditions and/or drive it a little harder than a typical owner would, could you request extra bulkheads be added to the boat or is that something that has to be done through the mold?
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I would vote for a 42' Fountain. Mater of fact I think that is what my next boat will be. But that is a couple of years off still.
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I mean, a Baja, IMP, Stinger, Pachangas and such will all go through it without killing you, but in my opinion not getting beat to hell inside the boat counts, there is just no way you can beat weight and bulkheads for rough water capability, like "no replacement for displacement" saying...
I also know great lakes rough water and ocean rough water are completely different abuse factors... I can run much harder in big water when the lake has more of a roller type of waves over the short sloppy ones... it makes a HUGE difference
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best late model rough water capable I been on....
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o47351-en.html
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o47351-en.html
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All I can say is I have been going to KW for a looooong time and if they took the step bottom boats out of the races you would not have any races,,I know steps = speed but its pretty rough out there and they run the boats hard,are they all wrong for not running straight V hulls?
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Agree. If I ran in big water all the time I would want a boat with a bonded deck and hull.