Stretched 23' seacraft hull thoughts...

[kmoose]

Moved from another thread per request, Discussion about stretching the 23' hull to 25'-27'.....

One of the biggest things bugging me on the 25 is the gunnel height and layout. For what I do I would have shave the tops down and it would totally destroy the lines of the boat. Recently I have been urged by a friend to consider extending my current rig 4'. There is someone who has done a similar project to a 23cc and it look amazing. I have a basic quote for the structural and transom work of the extension but have to figure in a cap mod that would give be basically the same layout. My vision would be to move the helm and cabin face including the windshield back 4'. With the extension added on the back I would be left with the same ample deck layout. From the windshield riser forward the bow deck would be replaced with a new nidacore bow cap and low profile hatch. The boat would look essentially the same but would appear to have 4 more feet of bow length but added at the stern. This mod would also allow me to keep my current top configuration that I love and really make the cabin worth using for a sleepover.