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wrote:

I am wondering why Bateau called their GV13 as "inspired from the
Classis Boston Whaler 13". The Boston-Whaler-13 seems to have a
tri-hulls and the GV13 is nothing like that (based on the pictures in
Bateau web site). What's make the GV13 similar to the
Boston-Whaler-13? Does GV13 also provide a wide boat body for good
stability? Does GV13 also provide a roomy interior space for seating?
What does GV13 have to give up by not using a tri-hull design?

I must say that I am quite interested in Boston-Whaler-13 when it was
shown in ShipShape-TV. Therefore, I would like to hear more about it
and its look-a-like.

Any info is appreciated.

Jay Chan

O.k. I'll try not to sound too much like a commercial for Bateau here
(I'm the designer)

"Inspired by" means to me that it was designed to fulfill the same
function as the BW 13: a wide beamed general purpose boat for fishing,
waterskiing, a tender for a large yacht - without the horrible ride.

If you've ever ridden in a older Boston Whaler in rough water, you'll
know what I'm talking about. The Tri-hull is an interesting shape
forward, but from amidships aft it's quite flat and pounds a fair bit.
The GV13 is a moderate deadrise somewhat warped monohedran - which
means it has more V forward and less aft, but it is still a V aft.

It's also a _lot_ lighter because it is a plywood stitch and glue hull
without an inner liner and all that foam. But the ply hull is covered
inside and out on the bottom panels with biaxial fabric, so it's
probably a bit more hightech in construction than the BW. It takes
extra HP to plane the BW because it is perhaps 400 lbs v.s. the GV13's
170 lbs.

It is indeed a fairly wide beamed hull with lots of stability, similar
seating (actually a bit more but BW had a lot of different seating
layouts - most of them were 2 benches + bow; GV13 is 3 benches + bow)

Commercial over....

Evan Gatehouse