MikeAqua wrote: The other potential advantage of pontoon boats is the pontoons can function like large reverse chines. If the boat is designed correctly it should get up and plane on the vee with the pontoon mostly out of the water. But at rest the pontoon should be contacting the water along most of its length providing resistance to the boat rolling from side to side. This should allow the designer to get away with a deeper vee but still have a boat that is stable at rest. |
Mullins wrote: That's not really an advantage of pontoon boats though is it, since you could build exactly the same lower hull shape (big reverse chines) without having pontoons. |
Mullins wrote:
That's not really an advantage of pontoon boats though is it, since you could build exactly the same lower hull shape (big reverse chines) without having pontoons. |
rahui wrote: no but they do have buoyancy in the gunnels, I reckon they are all right, worth checking out |
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