well, the op says they look cool. and i agree.
i just stumbled into my closed bow boat. and i've liked it ever since i got it. albeit, my closed bow boat also has a sliding hardtop + aft curtain. i've boated in the rain, hail and high winds. i boat in colder temps than my buddys w/br's.
i don't loose the under bow space as it works well for storage. i store extra pfd's there and my trash can and p, i mean bailing bucket there. + my sleeping bags when i over night on her. this is not lost space + the gear is out of sight, out of mind.
i sleep overnight on my boat, totally enclosed if i want.
while my hardtop makes some of this possible, i don't feel i lack for space. but i usually boat with 2, sometimes 3 or 4. never really wanted to take more folks for the kind of boating i do.
my last boat was a open bow tri hull. i've stuffed the bow on both that and my existing boat. sure is an eye opener when ya stuff a br into a wave. they fill up pretty fast, :wink: .stuff my closed bow and it just rolled right over the boat.
so there can be reasons to have a closed bow.
imho, that's not quite true either. this thread has examples of closed bow boats that are new. + if ya think about it. it's mostly just day boaters on inland lakes that have bow riders (and they make great water sport boats). there are many examples of closed bow boats on the market both new and old. granted many are used on the ocean. while i've not been to the ocean. i'd think that closed bow would be desirable in that body of water.
just food for thought as to why some folk may want a closed bow boat.
if i was buying a new boat. the gt169 would be something i personally would be interested in checking out. it looks cool.
and i think i'd like the ob power. my general style of boating is day boating/pleasure boating for two.
