fiberglass boats

[Chuck Tribolet]

I agree about the trade off concept....low mileage and planing speed. But when a deep V is anchored or moored to a buoy, isn't it softer and more stabe pointing into the wind and chop for the same reason it rides softer under way?

It will wobble more port to starboard, esp. as geared up divers move around.

 

[Pierre Siquet]

If you want to have an idea for the power needed versus speed, make a search for the Crouch formula. Approximate infos but usefull. It went very accurate on my boat. On heavy boats with smaller engine, you will need to reduce the pitch of the propeller as well, unless you are heading trouble/less efficiency. Basically standard pitches are around 17", but if your boat goes too slow (under 30 mph, you will need a 15" or less).