By the way - saw a V21 in my area with a canvas that covered only the hatch on the bow, with snaps every 6" or so. Obviously, we're all in the same " BOAT" about this......

I doubt that his is now water tight, but it probably keeps some water out.

LOL - that is just the local lake. I fish Virginia Beach during winter stripers (sometimes Oregon Inlet depending on where the fish are), Cape Hatteras for Memorial day cobia, dolphin, wahoo, tuna and whatever else, then the rest of the season Murrell's Inlet SC for BSB, trigger, snapper, king mack, sheepshead, sometimes dolphin and occasionally luck into a cobia.....caught a sailfish last season. Really want to get my grouper game going this season.

Trust me - I see my share of chop, wind, spray in these inlets! But yes, the lake is normally nice and laid back and an excellent source for getting the salt out of the engine's water passages. :beer:

Do you fish the V for those salt water locations ? Nice, I love it- that's some great fishing.
While I'm working today, friend had striped bass to 44 lbs trolling the spoons !!! Today !
The cows are in. I like to release those big breeders .

Yeah, I've fished the V in all of them. Virginia Beach the winter before last it snowed 2 inches while we were out there. Visibility was oh, about 30 - 40 feet as long as you keep the snow off the enclosure. Got one fish the whole day. . . and it was 1" short. LOL

One of my buddy's got a 22' cc a couple of years ago so we switch it up now, but in the beginning the V was our only battle wagon. She never disappoints! Just needs a bigger fuel tank.

Leaving for Hatteras 5/23 to fish 4 days. Love it down there. Stream is close and you can be in the meat within 20 - 25 miles. On a normal day we'll burn around 35 gallons. In fishing Hatteras during Memorial day weekend for the last 5 years we've never been skunked. Hope I did not jinx us.

Nice that ya'll get to catch the big stripers in short sleeves! We're all bundled up. :beer:

While I was out, family didn't realize the cover had blown off during heavy rain.

Thought I'd find the cuddy soaked, but nope dry. Go figure.

Must be mostly wave and heavy spray coming horizontally that really gets in there.

I bet it is those trim tabs. Just send them to me and I will dispose of them properly :sly:

I thinking of what I'll call a " drag gasket" ............ a rubber strip about 4" wide attached to the outside bow slider that wick's away water from getting in. Abviously not completely water tight, but if dragging flush along the bow deck, could essentially shield all rain and spray.

White color, so as to blend in nicely and possibly attached with an adhesive to avoid drilling holes. Not sure yet - just a thought. Might be able to make it look like " factory equipment" if done right.

ps - the trim tabs work great on this hull..........again this past Saturday, 1-2' rolling chop and just a touch of tab bow down was all needed to eliminate the pounding that engine trim could not alone. Good stuff.