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It all depends on the frequency. In tall, rolling seas, waves up over 10 feet can really be fun to ride (ala Wilma). Shorten the frequency, and you're in for it!
 
My wife(an unexperienced captain) was learning to pilot our 175 last weekend. We were cruising at about 35mph and a huge wave , about a 6' er, appeared in front of us. I asked her to slow down, and she thought I said speed up. We hit it at about 40+ mph, and it scared the SH%$# out of me. There were 2 people in the bow and 3 aft. Needless to say, she learned to slow down, and the boat handled it remarkably well. I was suprised how well the boat handled it. I pilot the ship from now on.
 
It's possible to go anywhere in a bow rider. We went from Florida to China, Candlestick park in San Francisco and Antarctica. I got the pics to prove it!
 
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RazorRobb said:
My wife(an unexperienced captain) was learning to pilot our 175 last weekend. We were cruising at about 35mph and a huge wave , about a 6' er, appeared in front of us. I asked her to slow down, and she thought I said speed up. We hit it at about 40+ mph, and it scared the SH%$# out of me. There were 2 people in the bow and 3 aft. Needless to say, she learned to slow down, and the boat handled it remarkably well. I was suprised how well the boat handled it. I pilot the ship from now on.
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You hit a six footer going 40mph in a 175??? Holy S*&%!:wow:
 
water rat said:
It's possible to go anywhere in a bow rider. We went from Florida to China, Candlestick park in San Francisco and Antarctica. I got the pics to prove it!
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Your photo shop skills need some work :grin:
 
It was a true 6'er. I thought the boat was going to break in half and the people in the bow were getting launched out. It hit hard and felt solid. The bow bounced a bit but the people hung on and rode it out. My wife was scared to death. I think it'll be a while before she takes the wheel again(thank god). As for the boat, not a scratch, rides like new. I wonder how a Bayliner of equal size would have handled that?:huh:
 
we hit some rollers coming off a 50' sea ray on friday and i thought my boat was going down for the count. as we were going over the first roller i hammered the throttle and sort of rudely bounced across the other one(s). girlfriend ended up on the floor laughing real hard!


this is the second thing on my list that is forcing me to get a larger boat.
 
ylwjacket said:
180's must be better than my 185, because 2-3 sucked in that boat. 4 foot ain't much fun in 40,000 lb boat. hard to image it's a blast in an 18 footer.

to each his own, i suppose.
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Honestly it was awesome. My little 180 fit neatly between the waves and handled it all very well. They were gentile rollers that were far apart. When I did cut through the waves, I hit them at such an angle that I rolled up one end and down the other (all at 35 mph). The only scary part was not being able to see land once we got way out there (due to the size of the waves). I took my 65 year old parents out that day and they were not scared at all. Granted my dad has a 32 cruiser, but they were good sports about it. I will agree that on most lakes, 4-foot waves are no fun at all however on the ocean things are different. You also need to remember that everything is more buoyant in salt water (LOL)!

The 50 footer did have gas engines but I am not sure if it had zeus. It was a new boat, but I an not up on differences between the years to tell (can't afford to even dream about it). All I know is that it threw out a huge wake and pissed me off! Here in Michigan, Lake St. Clair is known for A-holes cutting in front of you at crazy speeds. Last year a go-faster going 80+ came within 40 feet of us. It didn't really throw out a wake as the only part of the boat that was in the water were the out drives, but it scared the crap out of me!
 
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