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Location: davis,IL | The real key is know your boats capabilities and how to handle it. Pay attention to the waves and you will see that they are not all the same size. For instance in 3 foot waves not all will be 3 footers, some may be 2.5 footers while a few of the rollers may approach 3.5'. The key to maneuvering in bigger waves is practice. If you feel safe in your boat in 2 foot waves, then practice a little with that. What you want to practice is turning into the waves, tacking the waves, or moving through following seas. Remember this takes a little speed, but not much. My boat, a 17' Crestliner likes the 7 to 10mph range in the rough stuff. The key is idling in the trough and picking your spot to turn into the wave, then popping the bow up and making a quick turn into the waves while keeping your bow up. Wave size and speed will determine your boats forward speed as you maneuver through them. Don't try and go too fast, but not too slow either. With some practice you will feel safe riding out the rough stuff, you might get a little wet, but slow and steady beats fast and swamped.
Edited by muskydope 5/1/2015 11:30 PM
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