Anybody have spray rails?
 

I was thinking about adding them to my project 20'. I'd like to hear some thoughts on them on our hulls and pics if anybody has them.

I would be concerned about making the boat track funny in the slop. It would definitely make for a quicker bow.

I had thought about doing some sort of spray rail too. But I was thinking about something maybe just below the rub rail. Or actually intigrate a spray rail and a rub rail together.

?? Why a spray rail , these hull's ride very dry without them ? mabey I am not wright but I would do the tab's first and then adjust things from there

The only thing that makes my boat have a dry ride is the enclosure. Any kind of broadside wind blows the spray right back into the boat. Thats the only problem with deep vee hulls. I think a little deflector just below the rub rail would be enough to turn the water down without affecting the ride quality.

All that flare can be a blessing and a curse on smaller hulls. I can't count the times I have been completely drenched when you would think it would be dry.

I already have tabs, just brainstorming now.

any boat i have been on or owned was wet in a quartering chop. the driest on i had was a 21 ft hydro-sport kevlar hull with a 235 omc on it. it was so fast it could outrun the forward spray from the bow.

I'm with GreyWolf on this one. The flare is doing the job of a spray rail. The only time you get wet is when the wind is howling from the forward quarter. Nothings gonna stop that but curtains.
Sometimes when we get a SW wind in the afternoon I'll run into the beach with the wind on the rear quarter then turn south straight into to stay dry.

you are gonna get wet in a 20 footer period..... every body talks about how dry a v20 is but I just dont see it. Bluefin tuna fished on my dads for 10 years and she would throw buckets at ya. The spray rails are worth researching. I thought about doing it to mine but it just seems alot of the water that is thrown in your face is picked up off the flare right after entry and forward momentem and wind throw it right at you.

This is pretty much my thinking. I don't expect to stay completely dry in a 20' but anything that helps...


If the flare is the only answer then why does every sport Fisher have spray rails as well?

spary rails on a sportfisherman are to knock the spray down off of the last maybe rear 2/3 of the boat and keeps the boat from picking up water and tossing it in the cockpit/common areas. sportfishermans are whole different breed. they pick up just as much water with the flare in the rough and throw it all over the front of the boat the difference is its 30 foot or so longer and about 8 to 10 foot taller on the bow.

I remember BCMarinamanager was going to install spray rails, don't know if he is still around or not. Would be worth a pm.

X2 on enclosure. I run with just the bimini and front window in warm weather. If I had a nickel for every bucket of water that WOULD have hit me square in the face I'd be a very rich man. Takes all the wind out of your face as well, makes it easier to have a conversation with passengers, etc.

In cold weather I put the whole enclosure on and throw a propane heater in there....makes it nice and cozy.

Just did some quick research on the spray rails....seems like they will cut some of the spray....but not all of it. Personally, I still would not want to deal with even a quarter of a bucket to the face every 30 seconds but I guess you could say I am kinda on the sissy side when it comes to the elements. :hide:

There was V20 on THT that had spray rails. Good pics to show location.

http://www.thehulltruth.com/boats-sa...wellcraft.html

Third post is a dandy right there TUNACIOUS. Nice boat. Welcome aboard