Hillbilly Loc: Elk river WV

Mines paid for

Bigwave916 Loc: NC

"In Like Quint"..............................."You're gonna need a bigger boat"

CrappieHappy Loc: Boneville Ga

Yep, Bust Out Another Thousand

Rj pike Loc: Wisconsin

Money pit

Eotewoc Loc: Sumas, WA

The last boat I had I named "BOAT" (Better Of A Turd) because of all the engine troubles I had with it (OMC 140, then Mercruiser 120), all it would do is float in the water like a...well, you know. Had to get towed to the boat ramp one time by two guys in a canoe.

The Seafox

How about "FAT BOY"

Jeremy Loc: America

That is really awesome. I agree that the ride will be rough in 5' seas or waves but oh well. Been there done that in my 1962 Clipper Craft with my 18 month old daughter sitting in the steering wheel. Wife was grinning too. just windy and choppy but no rain that day about 24 or more years ago. The 1973 Glaspar I have is a trihull too. It does just fine as well. Was running about 70MPH against the wind in 4 foot waves just go and don't crank the steering wheel or stop. I used to say gitty up to Josie the big brown and black mare (horse) on the Alfalfa Ranch. I find myself saying gitty up in my truck JEEP or Boats when I wanna go fast.

Thank You for sharing your good experience with this type of hull. I know its HEAVY DUTY fiberglass not paper thin plastic. A bit heavy but that is good for stability and will keep hull moving in rough water due to momentum. Inertia will get you where you are headed.

Larry M Loc: North Clairmount, San Diego

If it's over 1 to 2 foot swells I stay in the bay. Fair weather sailor. LOL.

SalineAmi52

That is a 1966 Ford pickup in the background is it not?

Jeremy Loc: America

I do too. I been in a few very SPOOKY situations on a boat in Rough Conditions. My worst memory was on the John Day River in Oregon. There is some good Small Mouth Bass and Channel Cat Fishing on this River it is one of the longest undammed rivers in the US. I know a guy with an aluminum Tracker about 15 or 16ft outboard. We went the 12 Miles up from the mouth of the river to the narrows. Its a rocky waterfall that stops anything other than someone that wants to hike up. There is a lot of oxygen because of the waterfall in the hole just below the falls (narrows). We fished and we were a bit to late for the spring run of the Channel Cats. When we arrived to launch the boat the Ranger on duty told us the run was most of the way over for the summer. We should of went home.

We hooked a few fish if any and sun went down and he decided to go back in the dark/dusk because he has GPS and already tracked our route from boat ramp. Boat Ramp is at the mouth. Just upstream of the Columbia River which is one of the worlds largest rivers. Anyway on our run down stream we hit 5' or larger waves due to wind off the Mainstream of the Columbia a few miles upstream of the boat ramp. After about 10 or so big ass waves that started splashing into the bow the outboard motor about stalled and slowed the boat down to a few miles an hour instead of 15 or so that we were going earlier. The captain ( his new name at this point is IDIOT) wanted to stop in five foot or larger waves and try to figure out the problem in the DARK. I said no way. We took turns trying to watch the GPS track and trying to keep the boat on course. It wasn't long before waves were going all the way over our whole body and getting in the stern of the hull. I said don't even think about stopping in fear of ever staying on course (deepest water or channel). Had we slowed down anymore or stopped the waves and wind would of been bad bad bad at night. Luckily the boat kept moving at a few miles an hour. When you get closer to the Park and Boat Ramp there is a lot of trees and wind is pretty much gone. I got offboard and walked up away from the boat and shook like a scared kid that just outrun a train at 150MPH. Scared and realized we could of easily capsized if he stopped the boat.

IDIOT lifted the Outboard engine cover and found that a wave had caused one of the 2 spark plug wires to come off the tip of the sparkplug. Then IDIOT told me oh yeah a few days ago I took the wire off but never verified it was pushed all the way on to the point it snaps onto the spark plug tip.

That was the last time I got on his boat EVER. We fished the next day on my 1973 Glaspar ( The DAM BOAT ). I hooked a record Trout the largest fish I ever took at Pine Hollow. I BBQed it for the Family Camp place I go to there. Meat was like a Salmon due to natural diet. A nice Trout and Lg. Mouth Bass lake with some Bluegill too. Its a nice retirement type or Recreational place 1.5 hours from home.

Smokypig Loc: Cheyenne, wyoming

The Other Woman

Mudfish2335 Loc: Charleston

Just getting up and going this morning. That's one heavy rig, name i am thinking OLD TIMERS

finschasers69 Loc: taylor co. w.v.

I had a glass master tri-hull in a 16 ft. can't beat it on inland lake fishing had no problem with it in rougher waters, does it have trim & tilt on engine controls keep your bow a little planned up in white cap water like you said they are very stable in the water a little hard on gas because of the tri-hull front end, as long as she plans good your ok ps name her the uss shark l.o.l

Thefinder Loc: Western Massachusetts

U.S.S. Never Sink.

GOD Bless

Chris

HighTide Loc: Greenville, NC

Love the boat but I would wait on the nickname. It will come to you in time and will have meaning. I grew up fishing and skiing on a Dixie with much the same style. Contrary to many comments here, that tri hull took rough water better than most v hulls I have been in over the years. I hope you have the same experience with this one. That said, my project boat is a late 60's/early '70s 14' tri hull and if I remember correctly, it used to beat us to death! Congrats!