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Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:13 pm to mister_sportzz
18-20' on a 240' crew boat in a tropical storm. While sleeping your back would raise off the bed
6' in a 19' bay boat. At max throttle I could only go 7 mph because I couldn't make it up the waves.
6' in a 19' bay boat. At max throttle I could only go 7 mph because I couldn't make it up the waves.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:23 pm to mister_sportzz
10-12s on the North Drop. 64 Viking.
Pretty damn crazy
Pretty damn crazy
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:24 pm to Redfin
Been in a few over the yrs
Worst in a small boat was 8-10’s in a 25’ wellcraft had a slooooowwww ride in from ST – got caught out there when a TS developed overtop of us
Been in 10-12s w/ Tomeny on the Southerner (65’) – not too bad just gotta hang on
Came in from 70mi offshore on a crewboat in 12-16s and a big front – if cap’n had a throttled back a bit it would have been OK but he did not so wedge yourself in the transport area ……….
Been in 25’ seas in a major front 100 mi offshore – the 600’ derrick barrage I was on moved bout 4”- the crewboats were beat to death
Some of the scariest rides are in standing waves at the mouth of a river/power plant outfall etc – it might only be a couple of hundred yards but whoever is driving better now their shiite
Worst in a small boat was 8-10’s in a 25’ wellcraft had a slooooowwww ride in from ST – got caught out there when a TS developed overtop of us
Been in 10-12s w/ Tomeny on the Southerner (65’) – not too bad just gotta hang on
Came in from 70mi offshore on a crewboat in 12-16s and a big front – if cap’n had a throttled back a bit it would have been OK but he did not so wedge yourself in the transport area ……….
Been in 25’ seas in a major front 100 mi offshore – the 600’ derrick barrage I was on moved bout 4”- the crewboats were beat to death
Some of the scariest rides are in standing waves at the mouth of a river/power plant outfall etc – it might only be a couple of hundred yards but whoever is driving better now their shiite
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:28 pm to OntarioTiger
14-16s in a 120ft crew boat, not fun.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:31 pm to GREENHEAD22
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14-16s in a 120ft crew boat, not fun
Yep done the same thing. I think I Barfed 6 times in 6 hours, it was one of the most miserable time offshore.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:32 pm to danslsu
Some very interesting stories ... thank you for your responses to my post.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:38 pm to OptionRight
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8'ers with some rogue "oh shite" walls of water that would roll over the top of the bow and wash us to the back as we held on to various things
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center console was a "little loose" when we got back to the dock
ditto that out of fresh water bayou chasing ling in a 21 cc except we found a crack in the cc when we finally made it back to the landing.
and yes, its a good way to convert an athiest
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:46 pm to OntarioTiger
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Some of the scariest rides are in standing waves at the mouth of a river/power plant outfall etc – it might only be a couple of hundred yards but whoever is driving better now their shiite
Man you aren't kidding. I've got caught in those a couple of times in Venice.
Fished some big seas in Atlantic, but wasn't scared like the stuff I rode out on GOM when she was like a washing machine. 8-10s with 4-6 side seas in a cat not fun.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:47 pm to mister_sportzz
The post made me think about offshore, but I've been in the 17' express in lake verret when the weather got bad and seeing the muddy bottom of verret in between waves got the pucker factor going....Only 3-4's but angry 3-4's and running out of water while the lightening is standing your hair up on ends striking around you! SUCKED!
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:48 pm to Capt ST
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Capt ST
Come on dude. With all the shite talking you do on here that's the best you can do?? I thought you had this one in the bag.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:50 pm to Trout Bandit
I'm assuming we are to automatically deduct 2-3 ft off of all wave heights posted. 6-8 = 4-5. 8-10= 5-7. 
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:53 pm to Capt ST
8-10's in a 38 yellowfin
15+/- in a 90' schooner north atlantic. The helm was ok but if you rried to go up front it would throw you like popcorn. There were two crew members that had to go up in the rigging to untangle some lines and it didn't even phase them. I wasn't scared because I was young, it wsa like an adventure ride, but I probably wouldnt care for it much today.
15+/- in a 90' schooner north atlantic. The helm was ok but if you rried to go up front it would throw you like popcorn. There were two crew members that had to go up in the rigging to untangle some lines and it didn't even phase them. I wasn't scared because I was young, it wsa like an adventure ride, but I probably wouldnt care for it much today.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:53 pm to OptionRight
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lake verret when the weather got bad and seeing the muddy bottom of verret
i've heard of this before. F THAT!
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:56 pm to OptionRight
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....Only 3-4's but angry 3-4's and running out of water
this is what happened to me when I sank my flatboat in Delacroix.
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is standing your hair up on ends striking around you! SUCKED!
scaredest I have ever been was similar to that
Posted on 10/4/13 at 1:58 pm to mister_sportzz
The two worst scenarios I've been in couldn't be any more different from each other.
One was an offshore trip in a 24' CC. 6-8 footers coming back in. They were from all directions and really close together. Old man I was with wasn't worried. I was. Probably the greatest looking Grand Isle has ever appeared to anyone when we got back.
The other time was in a 16' Carolina Skiff in 3-4' hammers in lake Maurepas during a thunderstorm. While trying to get back to Blind River in a hurry, about every other wave you'd hear the prop come out the water. Saw stumps passing by the boat between waves. All our gear was sliding from the front all te way to the back of the boat every wave. I didn't care how much heat we lost or how it got torn up. I wasn't letting go of the console to grab it.
One was an offshore trip in a 24' CC. 6-8 footers coming back in. They were from all directions and really close together. Old man I was with wasn't worried. I was. Probably the greatest looking Grand Isle has ever appeared to anyone when we got back.
The other time was in a 16' Carolina Skiff in 3-4' hammers in lake Maurepas during a thunderstorm. While trying to get back to Blind River in a hurry, about every other wave you'd hear the prop come out the water. Saw stumps passing by the boat between waves. All our gear was sliding from the front all te way to the back of the boat every wave. I didn't care how much heat we lost or how it got torn up. I wasn't letting go of the console to grab it.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 2:03 pm to AHouseDivided
Not real sure, but I'm guessing 8-10' in a 28' Bayliner. This didn't last long, we found the closest protected bay to hide. Swells were over the top of the boat.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 2:09 pm to mister_sportzz
How many people actually know the difference on wave size? Most people who claim 2-4s are actually in 1-2s. Most people over estimate wave size greatly.
With that said I've been in 4-6s with an occasional "holy shite hang on".
With that said I've been in 4-6s with an occasional "holy shite hang on".
Posted on 10/4/13 at 2:11 pm to JOJO Hammer
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JOJO Hammer
i'm doing an automatic deduction.
Posted on 10/4/13 at 2:13 pm to hardhead
People will probably laugh but the biggest stacked waves I have experienced were in a Contender 31T headed into the Destin Pass with a strong south wind and an out going tide. Very scary...don't know wave height...probably 6s with an occasional 8', but stacked and a lot of current. The boat had twin F300s and the current was pushing so hard that it seemed we were using a trolling motor to propel the boat.
Looked similar to this I suppose...
LINK
Looked similar to this I suppose...
LINK
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