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Forum: BoaterTalk
Date: Jul 04 2008, 2:47 GMT
From: snorkleman

	I am an old guy who has mashed my spine too much. I have been boating for 3 1/2 years and consider myself to be a class-IV boater. I would appreciate the benefit of other's experience regarding boat selection. I'm thinking of changing from a planing boat to a displacement boat. Are displacement boats really less jarring during landings?  Can you actually notice the difference in impact between the hull designs when you land? I weigh 170 lb. and I was thinking that a medium sized boat (75 gallons) might land softer than a large sized boad (80 gallons).  Do you think a 75 gallon sized displacement hull boat would be an ok sized boat for me?  I never plan to run anything harder than NC/TN/GA/AL/WV style class-IV and light class-V creeks.  Does a displacement hull boat have to be larger than an equivalent planning hull boat? Thanks in advance for your help.

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Eskimo Salto lands very softly curtis_elwood New

The old model has basically the same bow as the new one. It's mainly the deck which has changed. Wilko New

Advice... axr6 New

I displacement hull lands more softly but still, not soft enough Will_Carry New

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