- Joined
- Apr 5, 2012
- Location
- Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
Okay... Let's talk about rough water and wave heights.
I see it all the time on You Tube. Someone claims that they are doing 50+ mph "on top" of 3 to 4 foot waves. Every single video I see with that claim, the waves are barely a foot high, if that. There's always some comment about "trim up and ride on top" followed by the "my boat did 80mph in 9 footers". It's laughable. Bass boat guys are by far and away the worst at being able to accurately describe wave heights. I know it hurts the ego to admit that our small, mostly flat, hulls can't handle the same as a 32 foot deep V. I know it stings the day you get passed by a Walleye boat on their kicker! But at least get the wave heights right!
Luckily, I have found a reference point. This is a video that Ranger boats made in either the 80s or 90s where they filmed one of their boats running in solid 3 footers, with the occaisional 4 or 5 footer mixed in. The boat was driven by a pro, and he still nearly submarines a couple of times. The best part was that it was filmed from land so the camera is perfectly stable.
Next time you're out, look at your graph. If it looks like a heart monitor, your in waves. The distance between the top and bottom is a pretty accurate measure of your wave heights. You would be surprised at how many people think a 1 foot chop is a 3 foot wave.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqj7cpsSg28
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqj7cpsSg28[/YOUTUBE]
I see it all the time on You Tube. Someone claims that they are doing 50+ mph "on top" of 3 to 4 foot waves. Every single video I see with that claim, the waves are barely a foot high, if that. There's always some comment about "trim up and ride on top" followed by the "my boat did 80mph in 9 footers". It's laughable. Bass boat guys are by far and away the worst at being able to accurately describe wave heights. I know it hurts the ego to admit that our small, mostly flat, hulls can't handle the same as a 32 foot deep V. I know it stings the day you get passed by a Walleye boat on their kicker! But at least get the wave heights right!
Luckily, I have found a reference point. This is a video that Ranger boats made in either the 80s or 90s where they filmed one of their boats running in solid 3 footers, with the occaisional 4 or 5 footer mixed in. The boat was driven by a pro, and he still nearly submarines a couple of times. The best part was that it was filmed from land so the camera is perfectly stable.
Next time you're out, look at your graph. If it looks like a heart monitor, your in waves. The distance between the top and bottom is a pretty accurate measure of your wave heights. You would be surprised at how many people think a 1 foot chop is a 3 foot wave.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqj7cpsSg28
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqj7cpsSg28[/YOUTUBE]