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Feel more secure in deep v with taller gunnels, stuff don't fall overboard easily, but can't pull it up on bank as far as bass or flat bottom boats. Might have to get yer feet wet to push off bank or use dock otherwise. G3 V17 has 67 inch bottom and fairly stable, can use spotlock and FFS and fish standing up with feet on floor too
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^^^^^^^^^^ mostly and weight and length. Went from a 17.6 foot deep v 7’-8” beam to a 20’ deep v of the same model with 8’3” beam quite a difference in stability…And the 17.6 was pretty good.Originally Posted by Nugget
the beam width will determine a lot of the stability, my deep v seems more stable than my 175 pro crappie up front. but the deep v is 90 inch beam vs 72
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You will be surprised that there are aluminum boats with wood cores as well. I ran across a few videos on repairing transoms and saw some aluminum boats when I was expecting just fiberglass boats.Definitely a positive for aluminum. I have been looking at boats for a while....still at square zero..
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I bought a Ranger VS1782 two years ago. i troll most of the time but also cast docks. It is very stable for Aluminum boat.
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17 class are a lot more stable than the 16s. Neither one is going to be as stable as a glass bass boat, but they will handle rough water better and are easier on trolling motor batteries.
Another downside of deep v is they get blown in the wind like a sail with the high sides. Its almost impossible to fish a side wind, need to be bow into it.
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I want to bring up two things to compare. Reciprocated weight and reverse chines. The more weight that has to move from wind or wave action, the slower the response. Also, the more of the boat that is in the water, the slower it blows around. My aluminum boats sit more on top of the water than deep in the water so then tend to blow around much easier. With the bass boat I had. I was the last one to have to go home from the wind. All the aluminums had left long ago.
The chines on a boat are where the bottom and the sides meet. Some go from bottom to side with a pretty, smooth, rounded off transition. A reverse chine starts to curve upward but then stops and turns abruptly back down for a few inches and then the bend turns back up to form the side leaving a more square transition. Much better at rest and under way both. I know that Lowe used these on some of their 16’ model with higher sides along with tracker and fisher marine. Very stable platform to fish from and the windshield is a plus on cold days.
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