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"Western" (US) tinny Boats? Show us your pride and joy!
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<blockquote data-quote="Stumpalump" data-source="post: 434972" data-attributes="member: 13140"><p>The deep V on the front is harder seeing around or if you stuff it into a wave real hard it tends to steer the boat. It's fine after your used to it. The 18' Smokercraft I linked to in Rich's wanting a 17' boat thread has reverse chine hull. They probably are the best all around hull design in a tin boat. Hard to find any modern hull design in a tin boat but Smokercraft has it. I hope he buys it. Are these boats any better than a flat bottom or semi V? Well..... "You run what ya brung." All boats are good. These west coast tins are just cut bigger and welded better to handle the chop. I'm starting to see more and more full size 16-20' tin boats by Lowe, Alumicraft ect that are brand spanking new. I guess the buying public is getting sick of glass. Only glass boat I'd buy is a 23 or 25' C-Dory. I'm gonna do the Pacific NW and/or the Great Loop in the next decade and tins that size with a cabin are just too hard to find. In the mean time the 18' Bayrunner will see a lot of Western waters. Easy to tow, easy on gas and just big enough to handle the ruff water we have. On the east I'd have anouther 16' tiller in either flat or V and call it good. That's a great size boat for calm water. I miss mine and the calm water dearly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stumpalump, post: 434972, member: 13140"] The deep V on the front is harder seeing around or if you stuff it into a wave real hard it tends to steer the boat. It's fine after your used to it. The 18' Smokercraft I linked to in Rich's wanting a 17' boat thread has reverse chine hull. They probably are the best all around hull design in a tin boat. Hard to find any modern hull design in a tin boat but Smokercraft has it. I hope he buys it. Are these boats any better than a flat bottom or semi V? Well..... "You run what ya brung." All boats are good. These west coast tins are just cut bigger and welded better to handle the chop. I'm starting to see more and more full size 16-20' tin boats by Lowe, Alumicraft ect that are brand spanking new. I guess the buying public is getting sick of glass. Only glass boat I'd buy is a 23 or 25' C-Dory. I'm gonna do the Pacific NW and/or the Great Loop in the next decade and tins that size with a cabin are just too hard to find. In the mean time the 18' Bayrunner will see a lot of Western waters. Easy to tow, easy on gas and just big enough to handle the ruff water we have. On the east I'd have anouther 16' tiller in either flat or V and call it good. That's a great size boat for calm water. I miss mine and the calm water dearly. [/QUOTE]
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