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Running into true 1'-3' ocean chop noticed 20' Aquasport pounding hard till slowed and dropped back behind.

I was running approx. 3,200 rpm with tabs down and we were not pounding.

Meaning...... as I've noted, trim tabs get the bow hull cutting through rather than slapping down.

Head into tight white capped seas 4' and above and it gets much nastier.

BG - you need to calibrate your sea height. There's no way you're running into tight 4ft waves in a v20. My v20 windshield landed in my lap when I tried to make forward headway across stellwagen in those conditions. To this day I feel lucky I didn't become shark bait.

Shrimp......you misread, or misinturpreted again.

I'm saying 1-3 ok, above that much nastier..........much nastier defined as " much nastier."


Simple.

Been in 5 to 7's in mine shrimpin'. The boat did fine, took some water over the bow, wouldn't have wanted to be in a center console. Biggest issue was staying on my feet, slipped once.

I've spent much of my life at sea, so I know my wave heights. Saw 40's once in Alaska!

Read that during the " Perfect Storm " a bouy off well of Cape Cod recorded a 100' wave.

That was a rogue, and possibly somewhere around the vicinity of the eye .

Definitely not V weather.......

Andrea Gale, God rest their souls.

Sister ship to the Andrea Gale....

F/V Hannah Boden off loading Swordfish in New Bedford

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d4...0-08124341.jpg

Wow, very cool...

We still have a few Sword boats that fish out of New Bedford.
The last one to buy provisions was a boat called Whitewater.
Long trip to the fishing grounds. Usually a 30 day trip. 5 days of steaming there and then 5 days back all to chase the swords on the break of the gulf stream.
Crazy!!

Both the Hanna Bowden and the Andrea Gail were built here at a local shipyard. Eastern ship building.

Phat,
That's cool!
Building cost are pretty high around here. I think lots of the fishing boats are built in Louisiana.
Fairhaven shipyard here built two Scalloper last year. Seems the build cost is getting close. The scallop fishery is big $$$ around here. New Bedford has held the #1 fish port (for $$$ per catch) for a number of years.

We had a few shipyards here, but they went in and out of different chapters and ended up with one, Eastern. In september, they were awarded a 10.5 BILLION dollar contract for 24 new coast guard cutters. Louisiana builds a lot of fishing and oil field boats. I think they start teaching welding in the third grade over there.

i saw that, about eastern getting that contract. bit smaller than the cutters we build but made me think... might put in an application and move over that way. if the pay is right, might be worth considering. looks like they starting up early 2018

So far I haven't been caught in bad seas, I guess I'm a little lucky and very very careful with the weather maybe to much sometimes, but I'm sure if I find get caught my v will get us back safe

NEVER can be "too" careful. The sea is our mistress, but like every lover if you take her for granted she can and will destroy you with no remorse. The only creed to live by when out on the ocean is "Semper Vigilans". (Always Vigilant)

Was out in the canyon the other day in my v20 the waves were 100 feet plus , took one over the bow ( no big deal ) just opened another beer and headed in

I guess I should have read my previous post lol

Idling into some 3 to 4' waves will put an occasional wave over the bow of my V. It is the interval that is a killer. 30' swells at 60 second intervals is doable in a jon boat.

When I took my V21 out to the Flemish Cap, seas were about 10' long period swell with a 3-5' chop on top.....very fishable, especially since loaded down with 200 extra gallons of fuel.

The biggest problem was getting a 500lb swordfish situated onboard without getting harpooned.

My ole girl hates a following sea.....that's all I gotta say

That says it all don't it

We do it here on Lake Erie, Cant go much faster than 12-14mph and its a very very wet and bumpy ride but its definitely doable.

Very short period honest 4' steep whitecap /chop is rough seas for these boats.........no question.

Hey bgreene when you were out at the Flemish cap did you see me? I was there too I was the guy waving at you Maybe you didn't see me you were to busy fighting that swordfish But I seen you , had to come in early my ice machine broke Only took me 18 hours It was snotty out

Step - thought I saw another V boat at the Flemish Cap, but waves were so high I lost sight.
I was doing a solo trip, and busy hauling swordfish . Thought I was imagining but now I know it was real.

While you were busy talking about it . . . there were members on the site doing it :)

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/...icture_008.jpg

And pullin with a yota to boot.

:sun:

You landed that thing in a "V" ? How the hell did you get it in the boat? I must be naive?:head:

Gotta tell the story that goes with the pic.....

Beautiful fish. Great catch. Shame to kill it though.