Lake boats
Depends if you frequent large lakes or smaller ones. You need a boat with sufficient deadrise to handle the big afternoon chop. You can always buy a boat which will "pound" and leave your false teeth on the floor. You need a good curl on the bow and the V continuing into the deadrise with strakes. The reason for deadrise 20+ degrees is that when you hit the first wave you have to "cut" the second one or the boat will pound. Rather than building boats with enough deadrise to accomplish this many manufacturers add air ride seats which is the cheaper design option. A well designed hull with enough deadrise to cut the wave does not need air ride seats. I currently run a 18 1/2 foot glass boat with a 23 degree deadrise. It has enough weight to produce a beautiful smooth ride in rough water.
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