boat hull question

i should have worded the question better. i'm aware of what a tunnel hull is designed to do. however, i see a few cc boat with a traditional-looking "Vee" front that are advertised as tunnel hull.
pros and cons of running in a chop with a tunnel hull?

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i see a few cc boat with a traditional-looking "Vee" front that are advertised as tunnel hull.

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The tunnel on those isn't in the front, you'd have to look at the back/underneath.

I think it depends on the hull on how it handles in a chop. I do know that you lose speed and efficiency with a tunnel. If you need a tunnel hull, you probably wouldn't be considering a traditional hull. If you're on the fence, I would go traditional hull.

My theory is if you need a tunnel on your bay boat, then u really just need 2 boats..... one to fish bays, and the other inland.

As mentioned above, speed and efficiency go down with a tunnel.

I like the Podna or family system.
-have a Friend with each type of boat and your set.

I know in my family, i have a flats boat, brother has bay boat, and father has offshore boat. it works out great.

What they are referring to should actually be a 1/2 tunnel or pocket tunnel. A true tunnel runs the length of the hull and is wider in the bow and narrower in the stern to "tunnel" water to the prop, allows for crazy shallow running.

Pocket tunnels offer some shallow water benefit in slightly less draft and ability to plane off in slightly less water. You lose some top end speed and some ride quality in rough water. A good carolina flare (on the bow) and trim tabs help a lot on rough water and mask the tunnel ride quality. It's all a give and take.