Fished several times with a buddy boat that was a 2003 Proline 20 or 21 Center Console. Everybody in my boat always walked off dry, everybody on the ProLine were soaked. My V20 took the rough water better, only dipped water once. We have run 8-10' seas once. We ran out 30 miles to the pipeline, about an hour and a half ride. Dropped anchor, and when i turned around to head back a wave rolled over the open cuddy and into the boat. I dont know what the hell happened to the water, flat calm seas had turned into six foot seas. Pulled anchor and headed in, it took us four hours to get in, and the swells finally got to a point where i thought they were ten foot tall.
I have fished in the above mentioned ProLine several times. Anytime we got in rough water, my back would hurt me for a week or so. Its a rough ride.
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1983 V-20 capsized. . . . in the garage.
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