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<blockquote data-quote="SDMF" data-source="post: 34938" data-attributes="member: 412"><p>Having owned 2 AL boats ('78 Mr Pike, '06 1850 FishHawk) and 2 glass boats ('99 Ranger 681VS and '12 186 TFX Yar Craft) I'd say the above is partly true.&nbsp; My Yar Craft and Crestliner were pretty darn close to identical length/width.&nbsp; Same length, the Yar is 3.5&quot; wider and ~3&quot; deeper.&nbsp; Yes, the Yar is heavier by 700# all told, but, the design of a glass hull allows for a LOT more boat to be out of the water when running on plane.&nbsp; I think having that much more boat out of the water greatly contributes to the superior ride.&nbsp; It's also more efficient.&nbsp; With 50HP more and 700# heavier, I can run 5-7MPH faster for the same or better fuel mileage than I got with the Suzi/Crestliner combo.&nbsp; I can run 30-32MPH with the Yar getting 4.8-5.3MPG depending on wind, the crestliner would run low 4MPG range at that speed.&nbsp; More impressive is I can get 4MPG @ 40MPH with the Yar Craft and I was getting low 3's and running nearly max throttle to get there in the Crestliner.&nbsp; In short, the glass boat is more efficient than the AL boat.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="SDMF, post: 34938, member: 412"] Having owned 2 AL boats ('78 Mr Pike, '06 1850 FishHawk) and 2 glass boats ('99 Ranger 681VS and '12 186 TFX Yar Craft) I'd say the above is partly true. My Yar Craft and Crestliner were pretty darn close to identical length/width. Same length, the Yar is 3.5" wider and ~3" deeper. Yes, the Yar is heavier by 700# all told, but, the design of a glass hull allows for a LOT more boat to be out of the water when running on plane. I think having that much more boat out of the water greatly contributes to the superior ride. It's also more efficient. With 50HP more and 700# heavier, I can run 5-7MPH faster for the same or better fuel mileage than I got with the Suzi/Crestliner combo. I can run 30-32MPH with the Yar getting 4.8-5.3MPG depending on wind, the crestliner would run low 4MPG range at that speed. More impressive is I can get 4MPG @ 40MPH with the Yar Craft and I was getting low 3's and running nearly max throttle to get there in the Crestliner. In short, the glass boat is more efficient than the AL boat. [/QUOTE]

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