V ride

bgreene · #1 06-17-2016, 07:24 AM

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.

bigshrimpin · #2 06-17-2016, 12:59 PM

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.

bgreene · #3 06-17-2016, 08:32 PM

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

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

Simple.

garbubba · #4 07-17-2016, 07:30 AM

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!

bgreene · #5 08-14-2016, 08:02 PM

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.

inaforty · #6 12-13-2016, 04:04 PM

Sister ship to the Andrea Gale....

F/V Hannah Boden off loading Swordfish in New Bedford

jamesbalog · #7 06-17-2017, 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigshrimpin

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.

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.

bgreene · #8 07-06-2017, 07:49 PM

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

steplift20 · #9 07-06-2017, 08:55 PM

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

bgreene · #10 07-07-2017, 06:57 AM

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.