"Jere Lull" wrote in message
news:2007111320324816807-jerelull@maccom...
On 2007-11-12 19:33:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
said:

The large container ships I have seen leave a nice
rolling wake. While
it was not a problem (we took them at 35-45 degrees) I
have never seen
a trawler (or even a floating RV) leaving a wake as
large. I am trying
to figure out what kind of boat, a rec.boater would
have that is
leaving a wake larger than a container ship.

Agreement that the container ships leave less steep wakes
that are no
problem, even when I am only a few boat lengths away
(we're *on* the
channel, so sometimes have to wait for traffic to pass).

Have seen a few powerboats throw as high wakes, though,
and they were
much more square-shouldered. THEY can cause problems when
they pass
within a few hundred yards.


Yup, and of course, the big ships don't purposely get close
to you.



Side issue: Silliest thing I see on the Bay is the
mid-size Sea Rays
(primarily) going along "on plane" with the bow
ridiculously above the
helmsman's line of sight. They throw an enormous wake for
their size
and speed and look so strange with their bows pointing up
to the sky.


Wayne says, ''deal with it''.


SBV