The CJR was a triple hull, the central keel was not as deep as the seahog, CJR photo.The cathedral hull was very popular amongst small fast fishers it could be just about anything. To me it also resembles a CJR 14
It looks like a Seahog hull to me, various topsides were fitted to the same hull, including icelander 15.
I agree.I was thinking Wilson Flyer but the bow (from the photo angle) looks a bit pointy.
Looks close to identical to this. Good work.Icelander 15, (seahog hull)
Excellent, thanks for your help. Any ideas how good a seahog is as a fishing platform. Can it cope in a bit of chop offshore?
The Seahog hull is a good sea fishing boat, it is stable at anchor, yes, it can cope in a chop, but bear in mind, it is a small boat and should be used in suitable weather, it is ok in a following sea or a head sea, the CJR on the other hand, is stable at anchor, good in a following sea, but slams badly into a head sea, it can suffer lots of stress cracks as a result. I have had both boats.
The protruding V helps to reduce slamming when compared with the triple hull of the CJR, you have to compromise with small fast fishing boats, the best hull shape would be a deep V, but this would need a bigger engine to get it up on the plane, plus it would not be as stable when anchored, it would roll more when you moved to one side, a cathedral hull tries to get the best of both worlds, easy to get up on the plane, but stable at anchor, they will all slam in a head sea to some extent, you simply have to slow down to suit the conditions.Do you think the small protruding v at the center of the catherdral will reduce the slamming a little? I used to have a little bayliner bowrider which slammed pretty bad and that had quite a big v at the front if I remember.