I'm looking at two different boats with different hull shapes and would like some opinions on how each would act. Both are deep v's. One still has a pretty good v to it at the stern. The other transitions from the deep v to almost flat across the stern. The v starts almost identical on both boats, both boats are within a few inches of each other at 17'. Both are old Starcraft 'glassers. The hulls are almost identical except for the very pronounced difference in the sterns. Power will be an 85 Johnson outboard. Engine height would be adjusted to either boat so that vent plate is at or slightly above bottom of transom. Everything else being almost equal, how will the difference in the hulls affect ride, handling, performance? ANY thoughts would be appreciated.
