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Location: Cottage Grove, Mn | I find this post and lack of reply's puzzling. I have had several boats; a MFG, a Starcraft, a Meyers, A Tuffy Marauder for 17 years (S Worral was quite helpful when I rebuilt and sold it. A forum member purchased it last year.) and then a Lund 1900 Roach tiller for 10 years. I have fished out of those and Rangers, Bullets, Contenders, Parker and American Marine.
Asking a question concerning deadrise hardly seems inappropriate in a Muskie Boat forum. In Fisherman used to detail semi, modified and deep V numbers in their yearly articles about boat setup. . Presently Warrior , Yarcraft , Allison and several other builders still list deadrise degrees. For years, deep Vs were described as having 20 to 26 degrees of deadrise. Modified and semi hulls were less.... Deeper deadrise most certainly is necessary for smoother riding.
It is sad that sales babble has taken over for fact. One boat is crushing waves. Rivets fall out , cheaper is better, sprayed chopped glass is great.
If you manufacture a boat with a 12 or 18 degree deadrise , say so. Why call your product a deep V or detail a boats dry ride when all fishing boats have a wet ride some days.
Dennis
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