Pad bottom boats?
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Pad bottom boats?
I was just wondering if other brands have pad bottoms as well. Was told this weekend that sunsations are pad bottoms also, just got me wondering. Are all Velocitys pad bottom regardles of size?
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the keel has a flat running surface on the last several feet. This allows the boat to ride on that (hence, "on the pad") which greatly reduces wetted area/drag and improves top speeds.
All the fastest V bottoms (I/O and O/B) have them.
The argument against them is that it reduces the rough water ride due to not "cutting" the water on water re-entry but you normally don't feel it and in most peoples opinions the positives far out weight the perceived negatives.
All the fastest V bottoms (I/O and O/B) have them.
The argument against them is that it reduces the rough water ride due to not "cutting" the water on water re-entry but you normally don't feel it and in most peoples opinions the positives far out weight the perceived negatives.
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Friend of mine has a 280 velocity that he bought brand new.... with equal power in my sonic 260 prowler he would walk away from me so easily that many times he slowed down to wait for me (and taunt me). He also had the boat de-laminate on him during his second season. Which was warranty honored by velocity and they gave him a new model year boat. I personally like his boat and have bin on it many times, and it is a driverss boat for sure and he runs with the big boys all day long.
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