Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
HK wrote:
wrote:
On Dec 12, 10:23 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
On Dec 12, 6:28 pm, Wayne.B
wrote:
On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:40:27 -0800 (PST),
wrote:
I am trying to figure out what possible advantage an LT boat
offers.
Why wouldn't they include an engine well, it can't be that
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When you are trying to arrange 15-25 square feet in a under
twenty
foot boat, a couple of feet makes a huge difference...
Wouldn't a 20 ft boat with maybe a 5 or 6 ft beam have
something like
70 or 80 sq ft of working area ?
Not really. The ratio of internal structure is much higher in a
smaller boat. Yaimkool,http://www.yaimkool.commy 16 foot by 6 1/2
foot flat bottom skiff is built around a fiberglass and plywood
laminated transom connected to two 2 x 6 floor stringers.
Inside the
hull this is all tied into rear seat boxes that reach 52 inches
forward of the transom inside the hull. I might have been able
to make
the seats a little shorter, but I need room for triangulation
in the
seat framework, and room for flotation too. There is also a thwart
midships which is more for lateral structure (and flotation)
than it
is for seating. Lot's of folks ask why I did not leave it out
for more
floor space, but that thwart is critical to the boats structural
integerity, as are the thwarts in most smaller boats, say under 20
feet. Likewise the front seat adds crossmembers and another good
triangle in the hull, and provides stiffness to the bow.
Triangles are
good, you will see them all over the inside of most smaller wooden
boats.
Anyway, after all that, and remembering that I probably went a
little
overboard as the intended owner was going to put a huge engine
on the
rear end, I end up with a little over 21 square feet of floor
space.
My seating however is big enough to use as casting decks.
A 20' with a 6' beam?
Wayne is familiar with Pangas?
My 21' boat has an 8'6" beam.
The engine well isn't there because the people who buy these
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A traditional New England semi dory of twenty feet would not be
out of
place with a 6 foot beam..
That's very true. Gosh, they had notched transoms, too. Of all the
"boat" discussions we have had here since the demise of Skipper,
this one has to be the dumbest, and perpetrated by a couple of
people who should know better and a few who are dumb and lacking
in boat knowledge as white toast.
One of the most popular boats in Florida is the Carolina Skiff.
They're everywhere, inshore and offshore. Not only do they have no
motor well or splashboard, they have low sides. Maybe Whine and
Reggie should start a patrol to warn the owners of these boats
they are putting their lives on the line.
Harry,
You need to look at Carolina Skiff again. The mfg'er of the boats
doesn't consider the boats with a hole in the transom an offshore
boat. The boat they candider an offshore boat have a high transom
and a engine well. They specifically make a boat for inshore
fishing and one for offshore fishing.
This really is no big deal because you only use your boat in the bay.
Carolina Skiffs are found all over Florida, inshore and offshore.
They have no motorwell or splashboard. I've seen them 20-30 miles
offshore on good weather days, and running the rough inlets, where
the conditions would make a dickstick like you soil your shorts.
You really know nothing.
Harry,
I hate to tell you this, but I have been much further offshore than you.
How would you possibly know that, dipstick?
And, B, what has that to do with how Carolina Skiffs are used by their
owners?
You're an idiot.
A - I know. I know everything.
There's no evidence you know anything.
B- You are the person who likes to pretend that boating is a macho
thing, and how only the brave will venture offshore. Harry, I have been
wayyyyyy offshore. I never considered it a macho thing. I just
thought I was having fun.
Not me. You're wrong again. And how far can you go offshore in your
imaginary boat on dried up Lake Lanier, anyway?
C - I was not discussing how people use their boats. I have seen 18'
Bayliners 50 miles offshore, but the mfg'er would never call them an
offshore boat. I stated correctly, that Carolina Skiff designates their
boats as inshore and offshore boats. Their offshore boats all have a
full transom.
I haven't noticed many manufacturer designating their boats one way or
another. I'm sure a few do, but that's not particularly relevant to this
conversation.
D. You have stated you like to boat/fish 15 min. from your ramp. You
don't like to spend anytime cruising to a destination or trailering your
boat, so what does it matter if your transom has a hole in it. You fish
in the bay, and you have a great little bay boat.
I fish other places, too, crapbrains.
What boat do you presently own? Make, model, year?