Captain Caveman
Lieutenant Junior Grade
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- Mar 1, 2005
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Re: Rough Water Speed?
I regularly boat Vermilion but hit Mille Lacs and URL when I can with my 16.5 Alumacraft. That Tyee is going to slap the waves pretty good just like mine. You can pound waves all that you want, but all you're doing is stressing your boat/motor and compressing your spine. Each time out on the water is different, and with the type of waves that we face, I experiment each time to see if quartering or head-on works better and vary the speeds. The reality is that our boats are best-suited for relatively flat conditions. When those conditions yield to bigger waves, you need to yield to those conditions as well.
Sometimes it's best to boat as if you were paddling through the BWCA. Hug a shoreline and hop from island to island if they are available, all in effort to keep out of the big waves. You wouldn't paddle straight across a giant bay if you didn't absolutely have to do it.
I regularly boat Vermilion but hit Mille Lacs and URL when I can with my 16.5 Alumacraft. That Tyee is going to slap the waves pretty good just like mine. You can pound waves all that you want, but all you're doing is stressing your boat/motor and compressing your spine. Each time out on the water is different, and with the type of waves that we face, I experiment each time to see if quartering or head-on works better and vary the speeds. The reality is that our boats are best-suited for relatively flat conditions. When those conditions yield to bigger waves, you need to yield to those conditions as well.
Sometimes it's best to boat as if you were paddling through the BWCA. Hug a shoreline and hop from island to island if they are available, all in effort to keep out of the big waves. You wouldn't paddle straight across a giant bay if you didn't absolutely have to do it.