14 - 18’ Deep Vee with a Self-Bailing Deck

[DunkinD]

I would like to find a new deep vee aluminum boat with a self-bailing deck. This stock boat should be between 14 and 18 feet with a beam of at least 70 inches. If you know of any stock models meeting these criteria, please reply. I live in rural eastern Canada and there are not a whole lot of boat dealers in my area so I am sure there are many boats I do not know about. I know there are many internet sites but many are big on sales and not so big on detail. Thanks for your help.

 

[mr 88]

Do not think your going to find one in that length. In order to be self bailing you would have to weld a aluminum deck to the complete circumference of the hull with a sub structure that would be nearly impossible to get at.. Or build some sort of gutter on the sides and transom. then put some sort of rigid deck on that . IMHO that adds a lot of weight,time and money to build and would skyrocket the selling price of the boat. Maybe I am wrong and some one else will chime in and correct me. Probably have to get into the mid 20's class with a Pilot House like a Hewes Craft etc to get that.

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,..... Welcome Aboard,..... Please use the default font,.......

You come here, lookin' for free advice, then make yer post impossible to read with such a tiny font,.........
We're here tryin' to Help,.... don't make it any harder than it should be,......

Yer lookin' for a boat that don't exist,......
For self-drainin' decks, ya need the deck, Above the water line,.....
Little V-hull aluminum boats aren't high enough, nor big enough for such, in such a small hull,.....

 

[H20Rat]

Didn't really say your reasons why, guessing it is that you have some worry of sinking? Like other said, not going to find a metal hull boat in that size that meets that, but maybe look at RIB's. Won't find one that small that is self bailing, but it won't be self-sinking either.