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Hello,
I am getting close to buying either a 15' or 17' Sport. Are the hull shapes identical on these two boats? The reason I ask is the the boat will spend time on a canal where the tide comes and goes, so at low tide, the majority of the boat will be beached. I feel like I need as flat a bottom possible so it doesn't tip. Do earlier whalers have flatter bottoms...should I be looking at 13'??
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Evan