Printable View
Thinking about going from a 18 glass bass boat to a 16 deep v or maybe a rt178. Only thing I am concerned about with the deep v is the stability when sitting still and fishing off the front deck. Just wandered if anybody has a similar sized boat and how much they rock when fishing upfront. Its a Princecraft v hull. Just bought a Honda ridgeline that I will be towing with is reason for selling glass boat. Not sure it would be great to tow a 3k lb boat.
Thanks for any help.
Chuck
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 :fish
The Honda Ridgeline has a maximum towing capacity of 5,000 pounds when properly equipped. This makes it suitable for towing small trailers, boats.........
My BassCat PII with a 200 4 stroke Yamaha SHO fully loaded with fuel weighs just less than 3K.
I went the opposite direction you are considering about 10 years ago. I had a Tracker Deep V I fished out of for eight years and went to a 18ft glass boat. I kept the Tracker for a while afterward intending to just use it as a brush boat. After a few months though I decided to sell the Tracker and took it out to run it and make sure everything was still working properly. I literally felt like I was going to tip it over and fall in the lake. Obviously, I fished out of it for years before without incident, but it was a very unnerving feeling after getting used to the stability of a glass boat with trolling motor down fishing up front. You might be able to get used to it but I would strongly recommend finding someone to go out with to see for yourself.
I went from a Tracker PT175 to a Alumacraft Classic SC165 deep V a decade ago for the lower rear deck since I troll for crappie the majority of the trips. I've shot docks from the front to the back in the deep v, no problems with stability or leaning. I'm starting to learn casting to brush piles, etc., and stand on the front using FFS, no problems. I'm the only one in the boat so others moving around is not a concern.
My only concern would be the wind will effect the aluminum boat more. The glass boats set down more in the water.
Quote:
Originally Posted by BAMA S
This. I was looking at SeaArk Flex's and Excell EX 203's, but boat control in wind has me looking at glass boats. They are high, used ones not a lot less unless you are getting one that is a decade old plus.
And if you have a really old fiberglass boat like mine, you end up rebuilding like me.Quote:
Originally Posted by msu33
:hesaid
Definitely a positive for aluminum. I have been looking at boats for a while....still at square zero..:donoQuote:
Originally Posted by wannabe fisherman
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
Sent from my SM-G965U1 using Crappie.com Fishing mobile app
^^^^^^^^^^ 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.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nugget
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by msu33
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.Quote:
Originally Posted by biskitboy
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.
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.