Welcome Chitbob...I've been close to your neck of the woods off Mexico Beach and Cape San Blas in FL in some fairly rough stuff w/no probs...like me, what you wannna look out for is the high-roller sneakin' up behind you w/the low transom and floodin' the hull from the stern :o
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/gallery/...bum06&id=L
I'm in the process of makin' a splash-wall to go in front of the splash-well...not gonna look like this one, but will have simular design...you might wanna consider somethin' like this, assumin' yours is outboard... :)...
Another hazzard to watch out for around Dauphin I. is the ''wild Stinky Hooker''...known to lurk around those waters, catchin' anything that swims, he's one of the more ''creative'' members of this board...if spotted, approach w/caution... ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D