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16' Multi-Species, deep V, river/bay worthy, lots of power... suggestions?
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<blockquote data-quote="gogittum" data-source="post: 479191" data-attributes="member: 27114"><p>Never heard of a Rossiter, so looked at the site. That 14' looks very nice, but is "Very" heavy for its' size.</p><p></p><p>Looked at the 17' and it makes my mouth water, even tho' it's very heavy, too. For a boat like that and the use I'd put it to, weight isn't a big factor as long as you have sufficient power to push it. I'm a firm believer in freeboard rather than length for seaworthiness and that one looks wonderful. I do realize that bigger is better in rough offshore work, but if needing a compromise, a shorter boat with high freeboard would be far preferable to me than a longer boat with low freeboard. I also firmly believe in full transom/motor wells for safety in following seas, or even when chopping the throttle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gogittum, post: 479191, member: 27114"] Never heard of a Rossiter, so looked at the site. That 14' looks very nice, but is "Very" heavy for its' size. Looked at the 17' and it makes my mouth water, even tho' it's very heavy, too. For a boat like that and the use I'd put it to, weight isn't a big factor as long as you have sufficient power to push it. I'm a firm believer in freeboard rather than length for seaworthiness and that one looks wonderful. I do realize that bigger is better in rough offshore work, but if needing a compromise, a shorter boat with high freeboard would be far preferable to me than a longer boat with low freeboard. I also firmly believe in full transom/motor wells for safety in following seas, or even when chopping the throttle. [/QUOTE]
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