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Old 31 August 2022, 14:51   #1
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Grand 650

Hi,

My mates just about to buy the above, but I was hoping to see if anyone has any experience with them please ?

It looks smart but I’m worried it’s a shallow V in comparison to scorpions / ospreys. I’ve not heard of them before.

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Old 01 September 2022, 06:41   #2
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I don't know that hull, but shallower V generally means a bit more speed and load carrying capacity for the same horsepower, at the expense of a harder or less comfortable ride when it chops up a bit. There's no single "correct" hull design - it's all just a question of what works for you.

If I wanted a rescue boat, I'd go deeper v. If I want a pleasure boat, I'd go shallower V. Driving style make a huge difference too (shallower V means you have more chance to clip across the top of the top, out performing the deeper V hull until it gets rough enough you can't "keep it up" safely any more).

In a pleasure boat, by the time it's that rough, I probably don't want to be out in it any way and will have headed home. In a rescue boat, you want to be able to keep plugging away regardless.

Made in Ukraine? The names "Golden Line" and "Grand Rib" sounds very chinese.....?
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Old 01 September 2022, 14:20   #3
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Ideally you want a boat that can cope with far worse conditions than you can......
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Old 01 September 2022, 14:29   #4
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Agree with that. But I've never met a boat that can't (within reason, I'm not talking about crossing the channel in a pram dinghy), if driven appropriately. I certainly have a lower "screw this, I'm staying home" threshold these days than I used to.
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Old 02 September 2022, 22:57   #5
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Can’t speak for the 650 but we have the G750. Great boat. No complaints at all.
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