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In Reply to: Re: fast small boat suggestions?? posted by Coastman on February 1, 2005 at 15:25:15:
i was recently down around captiva in a small deep v boat and found we got pretty wet if the waves got up just a little.was wondering if the carolinas tended to be wet, seeing they dont appear to have a deep hull or terribly high sides? i currently have a small tiller skiff that looks like a carolina and i dont go anywhere choppy, 1 because it is so small and 2 its shallow sides.
i was thinking about a 18' Maratime Skiff, because of the higher sides and they seem to be designed for choppy water, but am still interested in the carolina boats
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You will get wet in the small Carolina (the J-16). The sides are low; Carolina make another 16' boat with much higher sides, and it is rated for a larger engine.We have found our 21' DLX to be very dry. Being a flat bottomed boat, it is a rougher ride than a v-hull design. However, the trade off is that we can trim the motor up and putt-putt into less than a foot of water. You can also pole into very skinny water (6-8", or so, depending on load). This is our kind of fishing, so blasting 20 miles offshore in a rough chop is not a priority.
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