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Rat...just how big do you think the Great Lakes are? Cuz if you drive to the middle...you might as well be in the ocean....can't see land...
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Originally Posted by sommerfliesby
(Post 3967068)
Rat...just how big do you think the Great Lakes are? Cuz if you drive to the middle...you might as well be in the ocean....can't see land...
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Originally Posted by sommerfliesby
(Post 3967063)
I was kind of surprised they called it as well, but I was happy as HELL to be off the lake when the storm that caused the cancellation kicked up. I had just put the boat on the trailer when it hit....80+mph winds...lake went from 1 footers to 8 footers in no time flat and kept rolling all night and into the next day (which was to be the day of the race). I actually had to pull my truck over on the highway as I couldn't see past the hood when that thing hit. It was NASTY.
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Lake Michigan can easily and often make some boat breaking 8ft waves.
There are many days with 12-15ft waves. The weather buoy's have recorded 23ft waves! And the buoy is not even deployed in the winter where there is even worse weather at times. 18ft tall waves have lasted 10 Hours Straight! Serious water that will Win when challenged by ANY boat! |
Originally Posted by ratman
(Post 3967441)
8 footers, now your talking, i love that big chit...
ocean= 8ft high x 30 feet apart..... great lake= 8 ft high x 8 ft apart..... |
Originally Posted by Full Force
(Post 3967474)
I have a Mistress also, great big water boat, best 35 I been on yet, BUT.... in real 8 footers on a great Lake, its a 20 mph ride.......
ocean= 8ft high x 30 feet apart..... great lake= 8 ft high x 8 ft apart..... And check the scale on your map sometime, Rat! Lake Michigan is 300 miles long and 60 or 70 miles wide....not exactly a small pond. |
Originally Posted by Full Force
(Post 3967474)
I have a Mistress also, great big water boat, best 35 I been on yet, BUT.... in real 8 footers on a great Lake, its a 20 mph ride.......
ocean= 8ft high x 30 feet apart..... great lake= 8 ft high x 8 ft apart..... |
http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pr/ourlakes/lakes.html
Quick lesson on the Great Lakes for the doubters. The depths of these lakes are impressive as the glaciers did a good job. |
Originally Posted by sommerfliesby
(Post 3967500)
THIS.
And check the scale on your map sometime, Rat! Lake Michigan is 300 miles long and 60 or 70 miles wide....not exactly a small pond. I've had 2 Apache 41's out there in big waves, but in anything more than true 5-6's, it's impossible to run any speed. And if they're breaking from the side ( running in the trough) you could be in BIG trouble. Nothing at all like the ocean, where you can actually run over 70 in similar conditions, because the waves are much farther apart and much less steep. |
somebody make this run happen. im a buyer of a seat for the run in either a 41+ apache, saber, skater, or cigarette.... im handy with fenders and dock lines too! :coolcowboy:
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