Thanks,
Saw on Craigs List in MA someone on South Shore was building a new low shear 35' Duffy for Charter for Sale. Not sure why I would want a low shear style boat for charters then again, you will save money on gaffs because you can lean over and grab the fish. I always thought it was the height of the sides but never really knew. Also MOJO, I have always loved the picture and If I remember right, you had the RP 35, middel was NB 36 and what was the one on the left with a tower?
Dave
So on a low shear, a breaking wave would flood the boat and with a higher shear, their should not be a problem, is that right?. And the only other disadvantages would be asthetics and workability [retriving fish]. Don't know if disadvantages is the correct word. Thinking about my next Boat...
Joe D
So on a low shear, a breaking wave would flood the boat and with a higher shear, their should not be a problem, is that right?. And the only other disadvantages would be asthetics and workability [retriving fish]. Don't know if disadvantages is the correct word. Thinking about my next Boat...
Joe D
the low sheer is really low. Hits me below knee level. I have seen a few that Andy has finished that have an a higher "lip" built on to the interior part of the cockpit wash rail to make it more safe for people fishing/working in the cockpit.
I do like the look of the low sheer better than the high sheer, but the high sheer is definitely safer to fish out of.
No. I never had a wave jump in the boat. But I haven't seen the wave you are talking about either.
I filled the cockpit late one December evening many years ago at Rose and Crown Rip just to the east of Sankaty Head (Nantucket). Chasing the last of the season's stripers and was paying too much attention to the fish and not enough to the "jogs" in the rip. Had one come in and set a 33' Brownell bass boat on its side - I was certain that she was going to keep going - but she came back with a cockpit nearly full of water. A quick head count revealed that I hadn't lost anyone. Those two half-moon scuppers took forever to empty her but eventually peace was restored (though not below where everything that had been on the port side was now on the starboard side - including the contents of the refrigerator). Scared myself silly that night and formulated some strong opinions about scuppers vs. freeing ports. Truth be known, I don't think that a high shear would've changed a thing that night.