Design Considerations As previously discussed here, there are countless types of craft, and hulls, on the water. And many different uses. In our sportfishing world, hulls have evolved along with technology. At the highest level, our sportfishing hulls are high-performance machines pushing performance limits and doing so while maintaining levels of
The same reason water floats our boats also slows them down. Water is dense. Pushing a hull through the water, and maintaining planing speeds, requires an appreciable amount of power. The resistance profile of a hull is easily predicted. And the magnitude of thrust is eye-opening when compared to, say,
With any boat design, there is a tradeoff requiring captains and owners to decide which hull shape is right for their particular operation. Getting to the bite first is growing in importance, but your boat must also raise fish. Every planing hull produces a slightly different wake in relation to
