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I'm new to this site, never had a whaler before and I just bought a 72' Katama non-smirked. Is one better than the other? Anything to watch out for? Thanks and what a great website!
The later Smirked hulls rode slightly better and had a little less water spray in sloppy conditions.
Not that big of a deal unless you do this 8 hours a day....
Yes the smirked hulls to ride a bit better but the non smirked hulls tend to be faster with the same Hp than the same smirked hull. Everything has it's goods and bads.
Edited by Jeff on 12/18/07 - 7:23 PM
1993 23' Walkaround Whaler Drive
I`ve ridden both smirked and non smirked 13 footer, and never saw an advantage one had over the other. I always felt that the smirked hull were slightly better looking from the bow.
Rich
Everything has it's goods and bads.
