I have a v bottom 14' now that I am working on. I fish mostly by myself. Here in Mo. we have a breeze to wind blowing most of the time. Large waves in the open water is common. As stated before, the V will cut the waves while the modified v or flat bottom will tend to ride around on top of the waves. We can't make your decision, you have to decide what type of water you will be fishing and what kind of ride you want...