Flat bottom or V hull ?

[dodger7847]

I have a fibreglass flat bottom boat it measures 11ft 2 inches, seems to do well on lakes, i just got a mercury 9.8 outboard and was wondering how it would handle on the river such as american or sacramento river any help plz. thanks.

 

[oops!]

Re: crawdad fibreglass

Re: crawdad fibreglass

i dont know the rivers you mention

however a 9.8 on a 12 foot flat bottom will be just fine

 

[dodger7847]

V Hull or Flat bottom

V Hull or Flat bottom

I have an old fibreglass 11ft 2inch coleman crawdad flat bottom boat,it seems to do well in lakes, just bought a 9.8 mercury to go on it, havent gone out in it yet,havent taken it in rivers yet just lakes, I have a chance to get 12ft alum V hull, which would be better to fish in, mainly i just troll, thanks guys.

 

[dodger7847]

Re: crawdad fibreglass

Re: crawdad fibreglass

Thanks

 

[dodger7847]

Flat bottom or V hull ?

I have a fibreglass 11ft 2inch coleman crawdad,I have used it in lakes and it does good, im a little nervous about taking it on the Sacramento river,I have a 9.8 mercury for it now , hoping it will be fine, Im told it wont hold a lot of weight, so im thinking of getting 12ft aluminum V hull boat, that it would be safer, any advise plz ??, thnx.

 

[NYGiants]

Re: Flat bottom or V hull ?

if you take pictures and post them of both boats we can better judge, theres many 12' boats with different specs

 

[Texasmark]

Re: Flat bottom or V hull ?

Generally speaking, a 10 hp engine on a 12' boat will run out well enough for you to enjoy the experience, unless your boat is water logged or is a dog for some other reason. On an alum Flat or SV it will be really nice. I ran a 7.5 on such a boat and had a lot of fun with it regardless of whether I fished or duck hunted.

If you are running in a river with the current you add your speed to it. Against it, your speed is subtracted from it. Don't know about your rivers mentioned. Case in point. If the river current is running 20 mph and you are with it, with a 20 mph boat, you are running down the bank at 40 mph. If against it, you are going nowhere.

HTH,

Mark

 

[NYBo]

Re: Flat bottom or V hull ?

The 11' 2" Coleman Crawdad is polyethylene plastic (not fiberglass), has very little freeboard, and is rated for 5 HP (I've owned mine since new in 1984). A death trap with a 9.8 on a river, IMO. Go with the 12' V-hull tinny.