Hello All You Boaters,

I think the deadrise is usually measured at the rear bottom. I think it is
an important thing to look at for any boater.

More deadrise and more weight and more length will allow you to run in
bigger seas.

We fly fish out of our smaller boats (8' to 16') so we are looking for nicer
weather to fly cast anyway. We like wider fairly flat bottom boats with
shallow deadrise of 3 to 10 degrees. These boats are not great for open
water but are very stable for standing and fly casting.

--
Bill Kiene

Kiene's Fly Shop
Sacramento, CA, USA

Web site: www.kiene.com


"Petey the Wonder Dog" wrote in message
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Reading thru lots of material and lots of brochures, everyone lists
deadrise.

Seems that the deckboats have a lesser degree of angle, (15 - 17degrees)
bowriders of shorter length have middling degrees, 18 -19 and larger
boats 23' and up, higher degrees.

So the larger the boat, generally, the deeper the vee, and less of an
ability to plane. (and also a smoother ride.)

What I can't find is where it's measured. Is there a standard, or is it
arbitrary based on the hull technology?

If that's the case, why bother to advertise it if it doesn't mean much.