14 foot boat sizes ?

[15hpevinrude]

Hi all, I would like to upgrade my current 14 foot aluminum boat with 15hp to a larger 14 footer. My current boat I would classify as a shallow 14 footer. It is 62" at its widest point, but tapers narrower at the transom. I would like a deeper wider version, to add a floor, casting platform, storage lockers, and a live well,and upgrade to a 25 horse motor. My question is, Is there a certain set of measurements, that would correspond with being deep and wide?. I look at other 14 footers, and some are a little larger than mine, but I don't know if It would be worth the hassle to upgrade to. If there was a standard for measurements, I would have something to measure for, and compare to.
Thanks

 

[Lyle29464]

Re: 14 foot boat sizes ?

not sure you answer is this easy But several manufactures will use the size in the name. a 16 footer 6 feet wide is a 1672 and so on.

 

[roscoe]

Re: 14 foot boat sizes ?

You can always go to NADA, look up a boat/year, check what they list as the beam.

http://www.nadaguides.com/default.a...50634&l=1&w=24&p=38&f=5693&gc=mr&gtc=mr&any=0


70-73" wide is about max for a 14'

 

[lncoop]

Re: 14 foot boat sizes ?

Deep and wide are subjective terms. These days 14x18x36 is generally considered to be the "standard" john boat, but it used to be thought of as big. Regarding your question, the largest 14 footers I've seen are 14x20x48 not counting custom rigs, which are becoming increasingly common around here. A john that size would be suitable for a 25, but that would be the max. You'll probably find that 15x20x48 johns will be more widely available in the secondary market, and I think you'd enjoy having that little bit of additional space and stability. Not sure if you have a preference between tiller or console, but you might also consider a complete rig. I constantly see them around here in the 14'-16' range with front and rear decks, livewells, FTCM and all sorts of goodies priced anywhere from $1500-$5000 depending on size, age and condition. All sorts of possibilities to confuse you. Good luck and welcome to iboats.

 

[arks]

Re: 14 foot boat sizes ?

I'll assume you're talkin' flatbottom Jon, not a V hull??
If that's the case then yeah, take a look at the "Big Jon" 14 footers.
The standard 14 has a 36" wide floor. The Lowe model is 1436.
My 1448 Lowe Big Jon has a floor that measures 48" wide, and the sides are taller than the standard 14.
Here's the spec sheet:
http://www.loweboats.com/showroom/rivited-jon/lowe-jon/l1448m.php

3 adults are no problem (it's rated for 4), and it has a built-in livewell under the middle seat.
She runs great with a 25.
I've done a few mods to mine, here's a pic:

 

[reelfishin]

Re: 14 foot boat sizes ?

It sounds to me like he means a V hull boat, if it's 62" wide at the widest point and tapers to the transom area.

They make all styles of V hull boats, Grumman and Duranautic both make good deep hulls, one of mine, a Duranautic 14-40 Offshore model is even rated at 40hp and has a rather deep hull. It's not real wide but that only helps to make it faster.
I also have a 14.5' Grumman SS14 which has two full benches and two small livewell boxes on each side and a fairly open and flat deck. Both handle over 1000 lbs of weight. The Grumman is a tiller steer boat and has a 15" tall transom and only has a 25 hp rating but that's plenty of power in that boat.

You will find a lot of 'half' sized boats in this general size too, I figure a lot of that has to do with various registration laws. Here, if your boat measures 16', you pay more than double the registration fee that you would with a boat that's under 16'.

Grumman, Duranautic, Mirrocraft, and several others all make a deeper, rough water type 14' hull and have for many years. They shouldn't be too hard to find used either.

 

[15hpevinrude]

Re: 14 foot boat sizes ?

Yes, I am talking about V hulls, sorry, I should have clarified that. Thanks for all responses. I'll have to do a bunch of measuring, on different boats. That Nada guide is a good idea, I didn't know it existed.