Good question beach boy, the design of the hull of a boat
or ship is based around what it will be primarily used for.
ie, you wouldn't use a speed boat hull to tow a barge,
or a displacement hull to get back into port with a naughty
Easterly bearing down on you.
The way I see it is if you want a working platform then a
Catemeran or cathedral hull are the best , and with a few
horses pushing you home are the biz.
Old converted lifeboats and klinker built boats are great
For lazy days inshore. ( the best fishing imo ) great thread btw