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Location: Hayward, WI | I read a lot about how glass boats ride smoother and drier than aluminum boats of the same size. Do they also behave much better while being pulled around by a bowmount?
Right now I have an Alumacraft Navigator 165 Tiller (the older one, which is now the Classic). I rarely fish huge lakes but spend some time on 3,000-6,000 acre lakes that can still whip up a good chop when its blowing 30. I can't compmain too much about the rough ride. There's very few days I fish when the waves are scary or even uncomfortable to drive in, but what I get tired of is the bobbing and bucking while moving along casting.
I have a 54" trolling motor shaft (should have gone to 60") and it isn't terribly uncommon to have it blowing out of the water on windy days. When this is happening the boat is rocking quite a bit making standing tougher, and boat control is a handful.
I know on days like that you'll have to be on your toes to stand, fish, and control the boat, but does a midsize glass boat stay more stable in these conditions?
Some day I see myself looking pretty seriously into a Tuffy 1760 GT. How would this compare to my 16' tin Navigator at rest in rough water?
Tucker
Edited by curleytail 6/24/2013 7:18 PM
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