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What were some of the better built semi-displacement hulls, say... pre-1990's?
So you sort of get the worst of both.
If you like the FD hull shape, and can not afford a trawler, just get a used sailboat with fixed keel, remove the rigging and use it as a power boat.
Ohhh if it were only that easy! LOL
It is...more than a few do it.....some take it to extremes and remodel quite a bit.
Get a sailboat with extensive rig damage from a storm for pretty cheap and if it doesnt have water dsmage it could be turn key.
Some sailboats can enclose or alter their cockpits (center or aft or even pilothouse) to be comfortable.
It's funny, or strange rather, that you mention that. I've heard them described as the best of both worlds. Fuel efficient at cruise speeds but fast enough to outrun weather if needed.
I know it’s physically easy, but the reason we done have a sail boat in the first place is because my partner doesn’t like the cave feeling of the interior, or the lack of deck space and confined cockpit areas, center or otherwise.
I would rather a center cockpit sailboat than anything else on the water, but because of compromises I’ll never be able to sail unless I do it alone.
Anybody here have a naval architect's technical description of "semi-displacement" ? I have never seen one. Some function of Speed/Waterline (S/L) or Displacement/Waterline (D/ L)?
A nice big old dismasted sail boat could easily be converted to a power cruiser , but the keel will probably have to be lightened a good deal.
The mast and rigging removal could make the boat too stiff for comfort.
A snap roll can create a vomitorium, weather its too stiff from form , a flat bottom or hard immersed chines or just too much weight in the keel.
An old center boarder might be best as the weight is shallow.
The big hassle will be resale, remember Winny the Poo!
What were some of the better built semi-displacement hulls, say... pre-1990's?
Getting back to this innocent (?) question, if it means heavy boats with the ability to get on plane to, say around 150% of theoretical hull speed, or attain an S/L of over 200 (which pretty much defines a planing boat) , but maybe not as much as 300, then on my list #1 (surprise!) would be Hatteras and #2 Grand Banks.
Sailing and power cats are nice, but hard to find a slip to fit.
Glad to see one person actually answer the question. I'd second those two, toss in perhaps some of the tug models and a lot of Sea Rays out there.
And boatloads of lobster hull designs.....
For that time period, I can only think of pure planing boats. Those things can haul some serious ass. Who are you thinking of?