tswan Posted June 17, 2021 Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 Thinking about purchasing a 2014 F21 Tomcat. Beautiful boat and happy with the whole deal except I am nervous about how the boat will fare during rough Lake Tahoe afternoons. Obviously we will try to avoid them but it happens! Looking at the boat I noticed how low the boat appears to ride over the water, and I'd like to make sure this won't be a problem before I make the purchase. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oboyskibum Posted June 17, 2021 Report Share Posted June 17, 2021 My 2014 F22 handled some rough water pretty good in think they are deeper that the 21. It will be tough finding an older surf boat that handles rough water better than an MB based on what I have seen. tswan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 i have a 24 so not the same, but it handles rough chop very well, much better than expected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ_MB Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 I've never been to Tahoe but I have been to Lake Powell with my '13 B52 21 and didn't have any problems. Is Tahoe worse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tswan Posted June 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 Not sure as I haven't been to Powell! The main difference between the 24 22 and 21 would be length right? Thanks everyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeTJ Posted June 18, 2021 Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 I have a 16 F22, which I believe has a bit more freeboard than a 14 F21. FWIW, we have taken our F22 for a week to 2 weeks every year to Tahoe and have been out in some pretty choppy conditions when we stayed on the water too long. Not a problem but not a lot of fun if you have to get most of the way across the lake when the wind has kicked up. We've never taken water other than spray over the bow, even with a very full load of passengers, but everybody gets splashed and the back seat passengers get pretty wet. The boat is solid and sure, though. We do try to have ourselves back close to home by 3:00 in the afternoon or so, as the lake definitely can get pretty nasty in the late afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tswan Posted June 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2021 1 hour ago, OrangeTJ said: I have a 16 F22, which I believe has a bit more freeboard than a 14 F21. FWIW, we have taken our F22 for a week to 2 weeks every year to Tahoe and have been out in some pretty choppy conditions when we stayed on the water too long. Not a problem but not a lot of fun if you have to get most of the way across the lake when the wind has kicked up. We've never taken water other than spray over the bow, even with a very full load of passengers, but everybody gets splashed and the back seat passengers get pretty wet. The boat is solid and sure, though. We do try to have ourselves back close to home by 3:00 in the afternoon or so, as the lake definitely can get pretty nasty in the late afternoon. Thanks. Yeah Im going to ask what the freeboard on this boat is. What is yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeTJ Posted June 21, 2021 Report Share Posted June 21, 2021 Depends on where you measure. On mine, from the hard chine to the gunnel at the helm it is about 39". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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