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I have a 17' bowrider. When ever I come into rough water or the wake from other boats is it best to turn perpendicular to the oncoming swell? I have hit some of them the wrong way, feels like I slammed the boat against a rock.
I like to approach swells at an angle. If the swell is too big and you hit it perpendicular you could end up swamping the boat. Going parallel with them it could flip you over. I tend to think that approaching swells at, say about a 30 degree angle would be the best approach. What do the rest of you think?<br /><br />James
At about a 30 degree angle, my boat just sort of slides over the wake without a lot of bouncing. Slowing down dosn't hurt, either. Mine is a deep-V, so yours may react differently. Try it at slower speeds until you find whats best for you.
I go at an angle. My 13 Whaler floats on top of the waves, so I just go with the flow. No big pounding (unless I'm haulin A** straight into the waves (which is not very often)
if your 17 footer is a tri hull, get used to it. but slowing down and trimming your bow up, the throttling up a little just before impact to start your bow up worked for my first boat.a 1969 johnson seasport. well, it helped.
Going parallel with them it could flip you over. 
