On Tue, 4 Sep 2007 07:42:21 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:15:11 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

my boating is done on Lake
Ontario, which can be like a pond at noon, and completely insane 4-6 hours
later.

I grew up boating on the eastern end of Lake Ontario and have seen a
few 6 and 7 foot waves from a too small boat. It wasn't pretty and
I'm lucky to be here.

The worst I've experienced as a recreational boater was confused 7-8 footers
about 20 miles off the coast of Delaware. Fortunately, it was on the
Navigator and although bouncy, we were not in any danger. A passing
tropical storm 100 miles offshore was the culprit. At one point,
mid-afternoon, we responded to a Coast Guard request to assist a small,
open fishing boat that was in trouble near our coordinates, however a
commercial ship got to them before us. After that, I opted for an
unscheduled overnight at a marina in Delaware until the storm passed and the
seas calmed down.

Eisboch


Did you check the transom height on that small fishing boat?
--
John H