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Tony Montana 11-04-2012 09:17 AM

1-3'

Uncle Dave 11-04-2012 09:30 AM

Done that trip a hundred times 2-3 with an occasional 4 foot foot roller.

Whats the deadrise on that boat?

Unce Dave

Comanche3Six 11-04-2012 09:37 AM

2'

blefever 11-04-2012 10:13 AM


Originally Posted by Uncle Dave (Post 3808772)
Done that trip a hundred times 2-3 with an occasional 4 foot foot roller.

Whats the deadrise on that boat?

Unce Dave

24 degree. It's a 99 Baja Outlaw. 150 Gal of fuel (full)

cp5899 11-04-2012 10:59 AM

I was thinking 1-2 with a occasional bigger. I've been in 5+ ft waves in the gulf on my offshore boat and its not a fun ride dropping down in to big trenches. That's with a heavy slow offshore boat I couldn't imagine true 5+ footers at 45 mph unless I was in a 40+ long boat that could span 3 wave tops. Never been in a 40+ ft boat so maybe I'm off on bigger boat being fun in true 5+ ft waves?

VtSteve 11-04-2012 11:08 AM

I would have said 1' to 2', probably seemed larger due to the bad angle of attack. It looked like the boat was taking a bit of a pounding at that angle.

242LS 11-04-2012 11:17 AM

Looks like 1'-2'.

NOAA reports as "Significant Wave Height" - individual waves can be much bigger:

"SEAS ARE REPORTED AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE
AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST THIRD OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVE
HEIGHTS MAY BE MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT."

mcprodesign 11-04-2012 11:57 AM

2 foot windswell w some boat wakes mixed in. Lots of big ships out there.

tim mccray 11-04-2012 01:36 PM

Those are small, 1 to 2 feet. That's flat for out here. Looks like a 30 or 32 foot boat and not going very fast, makes the water look a little bigger than it is.

cfischer 11-04-2012 02:08 PM

Perfect for a 20' Cig or 22' Classic!!!!


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