2 years ago we got caught in a storm coming back from Beaver Island (Lake Michigan) We were running with some friends that have a 38'Sea Ray Sundancer and the only time we could see him was when we were BOTH on top of the swells at the same time, if we were on top and he was down in the trough we couldn't even see the top of his radar and we were only 200 yards apart.
It took us 4 hours to go 35 miles and my bilge pump ran most of the time, twice it couldn't keep up and we would pick up a miss. We even (on both boats) tied 50' lines around our waist and the other end to the largest fenders I have and laid the fenders on the rear seat. we didn't think we were going to make it and we couldn't turn around and thought if some of us ended up in the water the other boat might be able to hook the fenders and pull us in. I was never so scared in my life and it lasted 4 hours. JB

thats when its big when the boat you are following or leading disappears for 2 seconds.

Not 10's and no pix but the Tiara salesman was running a 43' and couldn't believe we were out there. First run of spring 2004....with the 35'...After 30-40 min it was time to come inside.

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04-29-2004, 11:27 AM #4

Downtown42
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Join Date: Nov 2003
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Posts: 2,966 I hit the big water yesterday...

FUN FOR TODAY....

Subject marine forecast


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NEARSHORE MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
330 AM CDT WED APR 28 2004

FOR WATERS WITHIN FIVE NAUTICAL MILES OF SHORE ON LAKE MICHIGAN

LMZ643>646-281430-
SHEBOYGAN WI TO WINTHROP HARBOR ILLINOIS
330 AM CDT WED APR 28 2004

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY...SOUTH WIND TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 KNOTS.
MOSTLY SUNNY. WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WIND TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
KNOTS. MOSTLY CLEAR. WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
35 KNOTS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS VEERING WEST
5 TO 10 KNOTS. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

$$
SEE LAKE MICHIGAN OPEN WATERS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
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Dave Brown

what !!! am i the only guy with pics of there boat running in the chop??

My pics werent that big of water

I have run in much larger

come on guys show sthe pics

everyones hanging on for dear life

Nykamp and I are out there you just can't see us. NK

lets see pics!!! we dont get no rough water in lake cumberland. the roughest I have been in was ohio river 10 mph winds, realistically 3-4ft wake of a barge in a 18 checkmate...only fer like a few seconds....it feels worse than ud think.

Marc, why don't you show the pics of you running in the big water? Or were you like the rest of us and holding on for dear life? We were just concerned to make it to Charlevoix alive. Everyone on our boats had there heads stuck in plastic bags vomitting and Ron and myself didn't dare take our hands of the wheel or the sticks. When we got back to Charlevoix we learned that they wouldn't even let the Beaver Island Ferry go out.

here's a big boat in rough water: http://community.webshots.com/album/463051526fxtCvC

Here was an afternoon on the Atlantic in the Flamingo

LS JR.

Soaked the photographer hanging out on the skid of the chopper on this one. Said he had water running out of his shoes. 4-6's with some 7's thrown in: