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Originally Posted by elkhunter338
Basically I built a shallow v version of the 27' Sitka. Mine is a Renn Tolman Jumbo Skiff, I stretched it from 24' to full 26' 11". 8'2" beam. If you don't beach launch, then I would highly recommend looking at the tolman. The tolman has dory flare sides so the boat rides up and over the waves. I have 160hrs on the engine, all pacific ocean fishing. I love the boat, other than when I have to dock in wind, being light weight the wind pushes the boat around.
Sitka looks like a nice boat too.
The boat was a big project, my first boat build ever.
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I looked at the Tolman's. I've never come to like the stich n goo method of boat building. I was planning on the 30' version of Sitka with the V entry bow. I do plan to beach but not launch from the beach. I also like the less than 12-inch draft, motor up, for my areas of boating. We have sudden shallows here. Lots of towing companies taking advantage of people too.