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Originally Posted by McGillicuddy
Looking good, Bly.  Curious about any concerns regarding weight. The difference between a 20 an a 23 is pretty significant and really shows in big waters. My Seafari 20 gets thrown around like a rag doll at speed in mixed-up Pacific waters -- I mean I've come off some waves looking like I'm working a half pipe at the X-Games  . How much overall weight do you think you'll cut using a composites and how do you you think it will affect handling rougher seas? Are we talking tens of pounds our hundreds of pounds. I bring it up because it seems a while back someone else went super light and felt the boat no longer tracked as expected.
P.S. Carmen's gonna need some cup holders on the crowned transom  |
rides better in a rougher sea when we fill the hugemongus forward fish boxes with ice and even frozen bait for chunking. The 34 sea vee also has the option of being lighter and faster along with better MPG then some heavier similar sized boats This boat will have a large above deck coffin in front of the console and 74 gal fuel tank that does not have to be kept full unless the range is needed. the penske board composite is lighter then plywood but the main difference is it will never grow heavier over time like plywood, balsa wood, or even normal water logged floatation foam that we have all taken out of sea crafts from under the deck. The original sea crafts when they were built had dry floatation foam, dry plywood cored decks and transoms. The boat had a good reputation back then also. Also when I am taking weight out of a boat it means I can add some glass and resin to a few weak areas I normally find. Then we have the self bailing floor height factor and how little freeboard to the gunnels do we want when some have to raise the floor 3 inches because of a 4 stroke going on the back. I have not ever seen a boat that was too light once an owner finds space for all the things he thinks he needs on the boat that almost never get used. I have to ad both my self and the owner of the boat fish big tuna and use one of those new big soft jig and gear bags that can carry more then we will ever need that day but seem to weigh the the portable bag down carrying weight too much. So we have a heavy portable ballast we can place strategically. Sorry for getting long winded here but just like human beings boats weight is always easier adding not subtracting.