A heavier boat will ride better too.Īs I have stated I have owned both and one thing is in my experience the "pointy bow" when the wind gets up and it gets choppy and you have to head into the wind to get back to the ramp is you end up with a much drier ride over the same ride where a flat front is slapping the chop and as a result creating spray that blows back on the boats occupants. I don't like the lack of stability in a Mod-v personally, for me getting shallow is why I have a flat bottom, not to mention metal is more resistant to oysters and rocks than a fiberglass flat bottom. They will still pound you if you try to run hard in rough water. I have ridden on many Mod-Vs and have friends that have them, they all swear their boat rides better but, I have ridden in them and I don't see the difference. No 14' boat is really meant for rough water. Mod-Vs running on plane usually mean the bow is up slightly and they just belly flop from wave to wave unless you have the front weighted down. The hull slat on the front of the boat is very annoying though, I will admit so I remedy this by anchoring off the stern most of the time, don't do that in rough water though, unless you want to sink. I can run at full throttle in a light chop, its not bad. Encountering boat wakes means you just slow down. It is only 14' so the ride is fair in a light, very light chop. It won't ride any better and neither will most Mod-Vs unless you force the bow down into the oncoming waves. ![]() A pointy bow does not make a Mod-V, it is a flat bottom boat with a pointy bow.
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