Unless they were Bayliner Motoryachts! I have never seen such large wakes
form boats of this size (30-40 ft). There are other culprits of course ,
but the Bayliners are bad...they seem to plow through the water and never
really come on plane! And no.. this is NOT a troll!

Larry


The worst culprits have been the 32 and 38 footers. Engines set under the
cockpit made these boats butt heavy. The designers used straight outboard
shafts, which required prop pockets. The prop pockets reduced the buoyant mass
under the transom, additionally compounding the problem.

Later model Bayliners have corrected this tendency.