I've done most of my life in the salt, fiberglass has always been the material of choice and deadrise is almost always listed in the write up. 16 degrees for a bay boat is pretty standard, 22-24 degrees for solid off shore boats.
My question is, why don't they list deadrise in tin boats, many fish some big assed lakes that kick up plenty, looking at the boats I can tell they tend to be around 12 degrees, is there a reason they don't make tin boats with a greater deadrise, are there structural issues they run into, or do they just feel it's not worth the cost to add the smoother ride? I'm speaking of 18' and larger boats of course.
My question is, why don't they list deadrise in tin boats, many fish some big assed lakes that kick up plenty, looking at the boats I can tell they tend to be around 12 degrees, is there a reason they don't make tin boats with a greater deadrise, are there structural issues they run into, or do they just feel it's not worth the cost to add the smoother ride? I'm speaking of 18' and larger boats of course.