1840 with "Hybrid" V Front
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This boat was built in May 2013.
When we built this boat, we had a couple of boats on order that were going to have a Modified V Rake or "Hybrid" V Rake as some people call it. So, instead of experimenting on a customers boat, we decided to build it into one of our own boats to see how we liked it and how well it performs compared to a boat with a flat rake. Boat Specs: 18 ft Long 40" Wide - 3/16" Thick Bottom 24" Tall - 1/8" Thick Sides Modified V Rake (V Front with Flat Bottom) Rear Drop Deck aka "Hunt Deck" 4 - 1/2 ft Front "Extended" Deck Front Deck Storage Hatch Gun Box in Extended Deck Sub Floor with 2.5":Gutters on each side 2" Drain Plugs Battery in Rear 6 Gallon Tank of Front Boat Testing: Tested with 2014 35hp Gator-Tail w/ 11 Pitch 3 Blade Prop With Specs above, one person (200 pounds) and full 35 qt yeti cooler - Ran 29-30 mph Add one person (200) and another 35 qt yeti cooler Ran 28 mph Tested with 2013 25hp Gator-Tail With Specs above and one person (200 pounds) and full 35 qt yeti cooler - Ran 25-26 mph Add one person (200) and another 35 qt yeti cooler Ran 22 - 23 mph Boat Overall Review: All in all this boat performs very well for its size. We wanted to build this boat for ourselves to use in smaller/tighter areas that we like to hunt in sometimes. This boat will handle 3 people and dog with fair amount of gear. If you are hunting backwater sloughs, this is a good all around size boat, but if you are hunting divers on the main lake, this is not the boat for you. The V Rake definitely makes for a smoother ride, but it gets you wet in this small of a boat. For the smaller boats like this, I do not recommend the additional cost of the V rake for what you get out of it = WET! We built 2 other 54" wide boats with the V Rake and you still get wet when you hit that perfect wake, but nothing like this little 40" wide boat. OVERALL, our personal opinion on the V Rake is don't waste your money if you want to stay dry. |
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