Thread: G3 sportsman 200

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A friend of mine has a 21ft sea ark and and it's a big boat. It was the same angle hull as my Lowe and it's not terrible but it doesn't ride as well a some of the more knife like hulls. So I would go for a ride in one first.

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Originally Posted by lowe175

A friend of mine has a 21ft sea ark and and it's a big boat. It was the same angle hull as my Lowe and it's not terrible but it doesn't ride as well a some of the more knife like hulls. So I would go for a ride in one first.

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oh I'm fishing with a club member that has a sportsman Thursday. I will know good about the ride being there is 100 bass master elites on lake this week. Should be a good test.

Keep us posted on ride report

A friend of mine has a 21 foot Lund Alaska. Best riging tin boat I've ever been in

Wind and windshield...... no front livewell are weighing on me.

Bill. I talked to guy who has a 200. Said it was tuff to troll in wind.

Originally Posted by BAMA S

Bill. I talked to guy who has a 200. Said it was tuff to troll in wind.

It’s to high and lite in the wind is what I’ve heard from the catfish guys. I’ve never ridden in one so I don’t know. If the guy that has one said that, I’d take heed.


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Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine

It’s to high and lite in the wind is what I’ve heard from the catfish guys. I’ve never ridden in one so I don’t know. If the guy that has one said that, I’d take heed.


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That's a fact!!

FYI about hulls. Most tin boats are some form of a Mod V design and Slap the water because they’re flatter. That’s what causes you to get pounded when the wind and water gets rough. Others like the War Eagle and SeaArk V series boats try to use a Dead Rise hull which means it’s V’ed all the way back to the transom usually at a 15 degree rise or so. They still have Kilgore’s, or runners from front to back like a regular Mod V for turning the boat even though the Dead Rise boats are smoother riding than a straight Mod V hull. G3 says their hull is a Semi Pad. That hull is basically flat (3-6 degrees) across the transom like most Mod V boats. The better Boats all use the Step Pad Hull and don’t need Kilgore’s (runners) to turn the boat. The Step Pad Boats (Dead Rise with Pad) dont have Kilgore’s as they Ride on and turn with the Pad. They also have an 18 degree Rake (The rake is the top of the bow to the hull) and they Slice through the water instead of slapping it causing them to be the smoothest riding hulls you can buy. Most of the boat is out of the water so they are a drier ride, better handling, and faster because they don’t push most of the boat through the water. The More hull that’s in the water the less performance you get as well as more water spray and Slap (pounding) opposed to Slice (smoothness) with that extra drag.

By the way, “I’m a Hull of a guy”!!

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