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HK

wrote:
Yesterday, i was at St. Andrews State PArk near Panama City, FL siting
on the jetty watching boats going in and out between the jetties. The
tide was going out with s little wind opposing it so there was a good
chop in the channel. It was a great venue for watching how boats are
handled in chop.
About 1/4 of the boats were clearly going too fast for conditions and
eventually they would pound too hard and slow down. About 1/4 were
going too slow and were wallowing in the deep chop. What did amaze me
was the number of small boats with transoms cut away so much that if
they slowed down their own wake would swamp them. These boats had
transom tops only inches from the water and seemed to have no business
in such chop.
My Tolman is the first power boat I have ever driven so I have no
other basis for comparison. What degree of pounding is acceptable?

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I'll give you a 5.6 for attempted troll. I'm sure several of the Seven
Little Schitts will pick it up for you now. :)

"What degree of pounding is acceptable?"

Well, that depends entirely on the structural strength of the boat and
the fortitude of its occupants. I wouldn't "pound" that Tolman too
much...because it will bust apart. Your hint will be any bench type
seats that come loose.