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. . My 18 Action craft also has some hook. It's only in the last 12" of the bottom and looks intentional. My 17 Hewes project has some too.
Dave
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If you look down the chine of a 20' SeaCraft hull, you'll see what I'd call a slight wedge rather than a hook, from the transom extending forward about 10', only in the outer panel. It's probably in the 19 Bowrider also, since the aft part of the mold was the same on those, although I haven't looked for it on a 19 or the 21. I suspect it's there to provide additional stern lift at lower speeds. As a deep V picks up speed, it'll rise progressively higher out of the water. By about 40 mph the chines are almost completely out of the water, so a wedge in the outer panel would have virtually no effect on top speed. Pretty clever idea actually, one of many that Moesly came up with!
