paulraine

Hi, I can tell you the new design of low wash hulls are great, super efficient and much better for the environment, with lower wash. HOWEVER... We have been going to the broads, on and off for the last 30 years or so and had many different boats from many different boat yards and we have covered the entire area of the broads, both north and south, mooring overnight in all different locations... We ALWAYS, ALWAYS tried to moor in a broad at night as it was ALWAYS the most peaceful nights sleep, no matter what the weather, never and annoying water slap noise at all.. until two years ago when we returned for the first time in quite a few years and we hired a bang up to date cruiser with all the latest mod cons, including a bath... and a low wash hull..... every aspect of this boat was an improvement on the older boats we had sailed over the years.... apart from the noise from the water slap every single night, at one point we almost took the boat back a couple days early after a really bad night. The weather was in no way bad either it seems the slightest amount of movement on the water is a problem... we had a bed in the bow and when we looked under the mattress void in the bow, apart from a few sand bags, presumably for ballast, the bow was empty , and as you know empty vessels make the most noise...especially in a boat with a bow that is designed to break up the waves as they pass through the hull and the hollow space was amplifying the sound so badly it is a real problem and these new boats should have some sort of soundproofing.... we have just been back to same boat yard this may and made a point of getting an old style bow and we got the old style peaceful nights sleep again..... no question this issue needs to be resolved, as pretty soon all the boats will have this eco hull design....still love boating on broads but I will NEVER take out these low wash hull boats and I would advise anyone to ask the boat yard about this before hiring a boat or it could seriously spoil your time there, the boat yards need to be aware of this issue and made to do something about it.