On Jun 23, 8:44 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:20:27 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing

wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:31:07 -0700 (PDT),
wrote:

At any speed INTO the waves
over 12 kts, she would pound. Turning and going the other way WITH
the waves, I could go over 20 kts.with almost no pounding.

Believe it or not, you just answered your own question.

For some reason that I can't explain, the rest of the post was cut
off.

Anyway...

With skiff style hull, the faster you go, the better the ride because
the boat will tend to skip along the tops of the waves rather than
ride them. It's the same way with my bay boat - the faster in a heavy
chop or waves one to two, the better the ride. There are
circumstances where that doesn't work all that well, but you wouldn't
be out in that kind of weather.

Shortwave says I should go FASTER, I dunno if this will work but will
try again soon.
I realize she is failrly flat bottomed but not as much as a Carolina
Skiff. She has a very high bow and high sides so spray never gets
aboard. She does have strakes to give her a grip when turning and
this works well in chop.
In deeper water, will the chop be less a problem? I know the waves
will be further apart in deep water. Am I simply seeing a worst case
with southerly winds blowing into a very shallow bay.
I am trying to assess whether I should ever (maybe a couple years from
now) consider taking her over to Bimini from Miami after getting much
more familiar with her characteristics. Unfortunately, I have no
access to deep water here in N. FL.
I'll admit, being a longtime sailor makes powerboating confusing,
especially doing sailign one day and power the next. I will probably
never get used to having to have my prop turning to have steerage. I
get in a tight canal and expect her to act like my sailboat and turn
on a dime using the tiller and YIKES, she turns nothing like I expect.