Rough bay conditions for our 2006 1720CC Keywest boat

My son and I had little choice but to travel in this weather. We stayed in a rental bay house and the next tenents arrived. We traveled about 10 miles in this to get to the boat ramp in Barnegat light to load our boat. It got worst when we passed the Barnegat light inlet, we had a blast!

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• barnegat bay
• rough water
• small craft advisory
• boating
• fishing
• new jersey

[fishaholic2012]

trim your motor all the way down so it keeps the bow down....that makes for a smoother ride, your bow is the narrowest part of the boat so the more of it you have in the water the smoother your ride will be because it will cut through the waves better...i have a 18 foot cuddy cab thats only 2 tons and when i trim my motor down i can easily go 25-30 knots right through 5-6 foot chops and i don't get the pounding because the bow cuts right through the waves...

[lukomatic]

@fishaholic2012 Thanks for the advise, will try

[johnson200gw]

is that a johnson i hear?

[lukomatic]

No, its a 60 hp Merc. Thanks for watching!

[sangolt88]

My ass always hurt after rides lie that lol I like silent and flat sea better

[lukomatic]

I know what you mean. It is kinda fun sometimes to ride the waves!!

[Bsuth72]

get some dolphin fins on the back of that thing keeps the nose down for a better ride!

[bucki58]

Listen guys.....trim your motor up so it just barely touches the water and gas up the motor to about 90% in conditions like this. This will cause the bow to even out, your stern to equalize and your rudder to track proper. Run your bildge pump at maximum capacity when your deck is getting showered as such to increase land speed.

[fishaholic2012]

@fishaholic2012 another tip is to keep your bow up when your in a following sea because it will act like a rudder and make it harder to control the boat as your coming down the back side of the wave....i've experimented many times and seen the difference. have a good season =)

[fishaholic2012]

listen guys i'm giving you advice from what works with my boat. my boat is 18' long and 8 feet wide with a very sharp bow flare and a deep v. it weighs close to 4,000 lbs because it has a very thick hull and when i'm going against the waves, i trim all the way down because my boat cuts right through the stuff. even the 4-5 foot waves i only experience a loss in speed mainly because the boat is so heavy. You have to try what works best for the boat you have and find the "sweet spot" of the boat.

[kidthing1119]

@lukomatic Dont listen to Fishaholic. keep the bow up, it will create more cutting motions depending on the style and V of your boat. the further the bow down, the rougher/wetter ride.

[Boatboy6]

3 footers? look into a classic seacraft, itll save your back

[pscileppi]

Trimming the engine in (bow down) works as long as you're not in the really rough stuff.

If you have to get through the really rough stuff, trim the engine out (far) and go slowly. Your bow will be elevated and you will end up climbing up each swell and sliding down the other side of the wave, you'll be hitting the trough with your hull, not your bow. I had to do this while listening as larger boats called for help.

[fishaholic2012]

@lukomatic You're welcome! Good luck!

[fishaholic2012]

@fishaholic2012 the only effect i get is the boat slows down a few knots when ever i hit a wave but other then that it goes right through anything...and also pack all your stuff in the front of the boat in rough conditions and try to put as much weight in the front as possible, trust me it will work...happy boating =)