I'm about to acquire a 14' shallow V-hull for a good price. Is it worth doing a deck modification in the front or would that work better / be more stable on a deep V?

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You test it to see how stable it is yet? I have a similar 14' and for stability reasons have not built a deck up front at this point.

3 minutes ago, ThePolkFolk said:

You test it to see how stable it is yet? I have a similar 14' and for stability reasons have not built a deck up front at this point.

 

I do not own it yet!

When you bring her out to the water to do your maiden voyage/testing, I would include a stability test in that list.

You will want to see how far above the floor you feel comfortable standing. You may find it not worth the effort.

 

Either way good luck with the new boat.

That's a semi-v hull.  Design has been around for years.  I would not put a raised deck up front.  I would put a flat floor in, carpeted, and possibly a trolling motor up front.  I had a similar boat as a teenager.

I agree flat floor would be best. Walls are not high enough to hinder fishing, at least in my experience.

Got it.

 

Are we looking at a semi-v or deep-v here? Hard to tell.

 

https://westernmass.craigslist.org/boa/6011398415.html

 

and

 

https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/boa/6026177498.html

Those are semi-V hulls.  Deep - V hulls do not have a flat bottom at the transom.  Whether it's Deep or Semi - V, or mod-jon, a flat bottom skiff, etc., has nothing to do with decking.  That's got to do with width and stability.  I had a 17' deep - V tiller that I would not have put a raised deck on.  In fact, the sweet spot, as far as fishing goes is the stern. 

Ended up with the shallow-v at a great price. Thanks for all of the tips!