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The older 16'7 hull is very flat and stable in a drift or beam sea and wet but not bad in a following sea, whether it is chop or not. A small head sea and this boat pounds and is wet unless you are alone and can power through the troughs.
The 18' Outrage [mine is 1985] has more V and beam but will still pound in a short chop like the Chesapeake Bay gets.
A lot depends on what your crew and you are willing to put up with when things change during a trip. I took my son and daughter on a 35 mile one way beating in 30 mph winds on our nose and they thought it was fun. Wife and dog would have divorced me.
All that said I have 16' classic 18 ' Outrage 22' outrage.
Usage is way more from small to big. Love them all.