I would consider those 1-2 or possibly 2-3ft conditions

 

1-2. Not bad at all.

 

I agree - the waveheight is not bad, but the frequency is very tight, which to me explains that banging. We find ourselves in 3-4 footers from time to time and they are not bad as long as they are far apart. 1-2 footers can be uncomfortable if they are tight.

 

It all depends on who is telling the story. I know people that would swear those are 10 to 12 footers !!!

 

That's what they look like to a guy in a 14 ft jon boat with a 9.9 Johnson with 18 inches of freeboard an no bilge pump.

 

Looks like our lake on average. Probably 1-2 footers. As stated it's the frequency that gets ya banging. Slow down and trim accordingly to avoid beating everthing(one) to death.

 

Yep! 1-2 footers sounds right to me! I remember the days on Lake Winnebago (Home to Mercury Marine for those who don't know) when there were 3-4' and that was hell on the 330 going north to Menasha! It is the frequency that hurts! Most boaters would say this is nothing, except the frequency is the nasty part of the sum!

 

In the bottom 2 photos the seas are about 1 to 2's, but there is a nasty little chop running at about 45 degrees to the sea..........and that would make for a bumpy little ride.

 

I would say 2-3's.....Cameras generally do not capture the true wave height..Waves always look smaller in camera and/or video....When you see white caps cresting, you are in the 2-3 foot range.....The frequency is close also which make the ride choppyier......

 

That swell right in front of the bow in the 2nd to last pic looks like what I would call a 2'. And there are probably the occasional near 3' in there mixed in as well I'd bet.

I'm fortunate in that where I boat there is a buoy that gives realtime data of a number of conditions, and keeps their history. So I can estimate the wave height while I'm out and then go home and look up the data on line and see what it actually was to compare to. I'm getting better at estimating!

You seem to be doing everything that you can do; drives down, tabs down, slow as you can go on plane. Only thing left is to idle home, which can make everyone seasick!

Tom

 

Looks like 1-2 with some 3's as many have said.

The very problem with Winnebago is the frequency, that's why there's pounding with such small waves. Hit Michigan and you'll find 1-2's are nothing Winnebago gets a nasty chop.

 

The first two are about 1'-2' and the white caps are caused by the water getting shallower and the depth not able to support the height of the wave. (That's why waves break over sand bars and near shore)

The next two look to be about 2'-3' and the lone white cap is probably caused by the water getting shallower.

For comparison, here a pic of 4'+ waves.

 

GoFirst...Those are ripples for you on that yacht

 

WetPaint, they weren't exactly ripples, but the boat hardly responded to them. Here's a video I shot as we were passing through that area. The waves didn't push the bow up and down much at all, but the bow did move laterally some. That was caused by the various angles the waves were running. At that time we were running against the current and had a strong wind on the stern that caused the waves to stack up more than usual.
[video=youtube;Z0DAz2BfH5M]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0DAz2BfH5M[/video]

 

Small and an average day around here in the afternoon breeze kicks in.

 

No question about it 1 to 2 footers.

 

I had to head back to my slip in what looks like similar conditions Saturday. Mine might have been even tighter together. Anyhow, I commented to myself that some were 2 ft. high. I can tell you this, in my little 25' boat - not the most fun I ever had.

 

2's with a occasional 3' on a very rapid frequency

 

Being knew to this type of boat, I am curious. What kind of beating can these hulls take? Is there a point where you have to worry about actually breaking something in the hull itself or the driveline.

Is this a hijack? Sometimes I can't tell!

 

My answer is the hull and driveline can take more then the passengers or the finer items in your boat.


Will the boat hold together? Yes.

Will items beak staying on plane in 2 foot waves in a short chop? Yes. Any person items not secured can break. Anytime I’m hearing the boat come down with a bang I’m going to try to lessen the impact. We have had wine glasses break, items fall, people fall, etc.

Do I care about my boat, my kids comfort? Yes again.

We went 9 MPH most of the 15 mile trip except when we followed 2 larger boats for a bit.

 

What kind of beating can these hulls take?

You're safe with a Sea Ray but if you owned a Baysinker I'd be sh*tting my pants with them waves. :grin: . :smt043

 

PS. Don't listen to WOT Wayne as he is a lake boater and the biggest waves he has seen are from his fat girlfriends jumping off the boat into the water.

:smt043 . :smt043 . :smt043 . :smt043

Gary, I don't date ladies that have bigger underwear than me !!. :smt001

 

Gary, I don't date ladies that have bigger underwear than me !!. 1

I'm guessing that because they probably don't wear underwear.

 

I've seen bigger on Lake George on the St. Johns River........I say 1 1/2-2 1/2, and deff. Larger on the Chesepeke Bay.:grin: Tuck the drives in and a little down tab and "Let R Rip", but nice and slow.....

 

It doesn't make them bad girls does it ??. :grin:

I'm at 120#'s as of right now and going downhill fast. :smt021

Gary, I'll see you in either places. :smt001

 

It depends on how you measure waves. If you measure from the bottom of thepression to the top of a wave those can be 3' but if the waves are measured from the base they would be more like 2'. How large are these?

 

It depends on how you measure waves. If you measure from the bottom of thepression to the top of a wave those can be 3' but if the waves are measured from the base they would be more like 2'. How large are these?
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Pfft, It was a guy in a 240SD that took those pics. I think he was headed to the Bahamas.

 

Ken,
I think they are large enough to make that a vomit comet...

 

Here is a still shot of the offshore waves we were driving in in the videos I posted in the Lifestyle and Cruising Forum a week or so ago. NOAA said they were 2'. We weren't pounding, but there was enough motion that I could not hold the camera still with one hand.

 

Swells and waves are different. I cruised through 6' to 8' seas in my 320DA just fine last year but they were mostly swells. It is fun with the smaller boat surfing down the face though! Cawabunga Dude!