Modified V vs Deep V

Looking for some insight
Currently own a 16’ Alumacraft deep v with prop outboard, recently find myself fishing rivers more than lakes/reservoirs. Bumped a few submerged rocks this season, luckily only damaged a prop so far. Thinking of making the switch to a 16’ Lowe modified v with a jet motor, wondering how well it would perform on the occasional big water trip especially in windy conditions & waves. Guessing not as well as the deep v, hope adequate enough to safely get home if wind blows up?

welcome to the forum.

I'm no help but someone will be by soon that knows something.

Back in the day, dad had a grumman 14W (obviously shorter than a 16) which was a wide 14 with a modified v. He enjoyed it on the south bay of long Island and is currently looking for another. It'll do good enough I'd think.

Welcome
Shallow waters are killers for jet drives, most recommend at least 2 feet of water under the hull to keep from sucking up something off the bottom

Check out Tinboats.net. I would post over there.

alldodge said:

Welcome
Shallow waters are killers for jet drives, most recommend at least 2 feet of water under the hull to keep from sucking up something off the bottom

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Thanks, I don’t run that shallow, the problem is the outcropping of rocks. There’s areas where you can be in 8’-10’ of water and suddenly there’s a single rock formation that rises almost to surface

C0holfr said:

Looking for some insight
Currently own a 16’ Alumacraft deep v with prop outboard, recently find myself fishing rivers more than lakes/reservoirs. Bumped a few submerged rocks this season, luckily only damaged a prop so far. Thinking of making the switch to a 16’ Lowe modified v with a jet motor, wondering how well it would perform on the occasional big water trip especially in windy conditions & waves. Guessing not as well as the deep v, hope adequate enough to safely get home if wind blows up?

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Known fact: The flatter the hull, especially at the transom, the higher the boat will run on the water. If the water is big waves, then you are going to be bouncing around more if at any kind of speed.

Unknown assumption: I would imagine if the jet stays in the water, like if a prop stays in the water, then you should get your desired propulsion. With the hull riding more "on" the water then that would be more of a problem.

When I was actively involved in water activities, I had 2 boats, adapted to the situation where used.