Posts: 199
Location: Sandusky, OH | I had the chance to spend a day tournament fishing on Lake Erie in a new Starcraft STX, and I'll be the first to praise how well it rode on the real 3 footers that day. But the reason it rides so well is that it has something like an 18 degree hull, which is a lot for multispecies boats (not so much for blue water boats). That also translates into higher draft, even with the 100" beam. Same goes for the Almar boat in our office; even though its made by the same company as NorthRiver boats, there are major differences in the hull designs. Good multispecies boats are full of design comprimises, but I think fiberglass boats comprimise less than aluminum boats when it comes to smooth rough water ride while maitaining hull versitility.
Eric |
