Roughest conditions ever experienced in your V ?

bgreene · #1 01-12-2012, 05:07 PM

Do tell !

I've only had my V21 this season, but last month just north of the Highlands, NJ in the ocean I took a " rogue wave set" on the bow while trolling. Waves were only 2'-4' steep, short chop, but this set was more in the 5' + . A decent portion of the lip came over the bow, up and over the windshield, and onto me. Nice December ocean water, air temp in the 30's. Good thing I had my waterproof gear on, so not wet to the skin.

The back end of the V isn't really made to shed water quickly......not low like the old Mako's but hopefully, I won't get myself into a situation where a breaker clears the bow and fills the deck area !!

smokeonthewater · #2 01-12-2012, 05:58 PM

that's a good reason to seal the deck and make sure that it the deck DOES fill it won't make it to the bilge.... I'm going to enlarge my scuppers quite a bit to 1 1/4' or 1 1/2"

bgreene · #3 01-12-2012, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smokeonthewater

that's a good reason to seal the deck and make sure that it the deck DOES fill it won't make it to the bilge.... I'm going to enlarge my scuppers quite a bit to 1 1/4' or 1 1/2"

I simply caulked the hatch covering the fuel tank, and just opened it for winter storage air flow. Happy to see it's bone dry in there .

For the bilge hatch....... I don't mind that one not being completely sealed. It's a bilge - with bilge pump so I figure that's fine.

The deck drain holes are factory sized.......not big for sure but I'd have no idea how to enlarge properly.

Of course, the V isn't meant as a real hard core fishing rig......... although we can fish it hard.

Just interested in stories about waves...........

THEFERMANATOR · #4 01-12-2012, 07:22 PM

Ask MJ what happens when a rogue wave comes across the bow and swamps the boat.

bgreene · #5 01-12-2012, 08:41 PM

Who's MJ ? Michael Jackson ?

A. He's no longer living
B. I didn't know he had a Wellcraft

smokeonthewater · #6 01-12-2012, 09:18 PM

MacoJoe

Destroyer · #7 01-12-2012, 11:25 PM

I used to have a 25' John Allmand. Good heavy boat... kinda thin in the beam for it's size, but sturdy... I was coming in from a trip downshore to the Shrewsbury rocks ... going up false hook channel when I ran into a storm just as the tide was changing. Another boat and I were about 100 feet apart as we started to go through the rip right at the tip of Sandy Hook. We would disappear from view of each other as we rose and fell on the waves.. easily 5-8 feet high. Scary as all sh!t.

I like the idea of enlarging the drain scuppers. Since I'm going to start work on my 21's soft deck shortly I think I'll do that in the process......and some type of backflow preventer will most definently be installed in them also.