![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() If you’re looking to fish shallow flats but also want to make sure you can make a quick hop across the bay on a choppy day a bay boat may be in your future. If you plan to take your boat into the back country in super skinny shallow water, you may look for something like a skiff that needs 3-4 inches to float. When we talk about draft there are 3 hull styles we speak of, Skiffs, Bay Boats, and Offshore Boats each with its typical drafts. Draft is how shallow your boat's hull can go in the water essentially meaning, it’s the minimum depth you can safely take your boat without hitting the bottom of the hull on the surface below the water. So now you’re in the dealership, you’re looking at a few boats and the dealer asks you what kind of draft you need on your boat and you know the answer because you have read "Sportsman Boats Blog: Dock Talk" and now know what draft is. Sportsman Boats Blog: "Dock Talk" - A Better Understanding of your basic boat terminology. You’re looking at your first boat and you’re reading all this new terminology thinking, “Wow, what does all of this mean, how can boats be so different from anything else?” You’re soon going to find out boats are not too different, there’s just a few terms you need to learn so you know what you’re talking about when you go into the dealership to buy your boat. ![]()
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