Drewski Canuck
Active Member
Been looking at a Duckworth Navigator Sport 20 ' It is not podded, and has a high splashwell. I do not want a pod. It can be built as a 25 inch transom, meaning XL shaft. Planning on the new Merc 150 4 stroke. Went to the dealer today and saw that while it is a 14 degree deadrise in the stern, it is "CUT OFF" at the back in something called a "DELTA HULL". Kingfisher does this as well but this is common on JET BOATS, not something with 435 pds on the transom, plus a 90 pound kicker.
I think I need all the displacement I can get to keep the stern high in following seas. I know that it is is only about 10 inches wides by 6 inches deep that has been flatened out, but I THINK all the deadrise you can get is a good idea when you are facing this amount of transom weight, BEFORE 2 fat guys start bringing in the downriggers, or trying to net a fish, etc.
Alternatives, Alumaweld Intruder, Hewescraft Pro V 200. Apparently Weldcraft and Duckworth are built by the same factory, but the Weldcraft did not do a "Delta Hull", and maintained the angle right down to the center of the hull.
All the same, the Duckworth is the first hull with factory annodes, and alot of other good features.
SOOO, weigh in. (I'm talking about the transom weight, and not how much your two fat guys in the back of the boat sink the splashwell).
Drewski
I think I need all the displacement I can get to keep the stern high in following seas. I know that it is is only about 10 inches wides by 6 inches deep that has been flatened out, but I THINK all the deadrise you can get is a good idea when you are facing this amount of transom weight, BEFORE 2 fat guys start bringing in the downriggers, or trying to net a fish, etc.
Alternatives, Alumaweld Intruder, Hewescraft Pro V 200. Apparently Weldcraft and Duckworth are built by the same factory, but the Weldcraft did not do a "Delta Hull", and maintained the angle right down to the center of the hull.
All the same, the Duckworth is the first hull with factory annodes, and alot of other good features.
SOOO, weigh in. (I'm talking about the transom weight, and not how much your two fat guys in the back of the boat sink the splashwell).
Drewski