Roughest conditions ever experienced in your V ?

[THEFERMANATOR]

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

[bgreene]

Who's MJ ? Michael Jackson ?

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

[smokeonthewater]

MacoJoe

[Destroyer]

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.

[THEFERMANATOR]

It wasn't pretty.

http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...ead.php?t=2832

[smokeonthewater]

funny, worst boating experience of my life was nearly 20 years ago with my dad in his john allmand 23' ticonderoga on lake erie. 14 hrs crossing through 3 T storms at night barely keeping it running just over idle with fuel issues. 6+++ foot waves..... waves coming over the bow AND the stern quite a few times

43 mile crossing... first trouble at mile 5 then cleared up and by mile 10 trouble was back and about that time here came the storms

It was actually pretty wide for it's length.... prolly same width as the 25

when we finally made land we were about 60 miles off course due to fighting waves and being unable to maintain a heading.

[bgreene]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

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 yards 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.. 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.

That area sure can change quickly.....came around in big seas once in a 31' Contender and was glad to have all that boat under us.

By the way - I like your life motto.

[spareparts]

In my V, sad to say I 526 to I26 to Hwy52 to Hwy176.

In a 23 SeaCraft at The Georgetown Hole one March, 5-8 with the tips of the deployed outriggers touching the waves at the same time when we went in the trough. Had to hold my hand over my beer at trolling speed to keep the salt water out of it, after 30 min, we decided the burgers and beer at the Trawler on Shem Creek sounded better.

"I'd rather be here on the dock, wishing I was out there on the water, than out there on the water, wishing I was here on the dock" one of my drunk fishing buddies

[ssiredfish]

I enlarged the drains in the back of mine. I got some big ol' thru hulls and traced the I.D. onto the transome and used my Dremmel tool with a 60gt sanding drum. Cuts through it like butter!!!! Use a respirator because it is a dusty business that will leave you looking li' Tony Montana!!!!!! I haven't been able to get the water to come up past the back chunnel since.

As for worst conditions in a V......

Comin back through the bar channel limpin at 600rpms with lightning poppin all over, shivering in July in pouring rain, water at my ankles at the helm and screamin "Just sink the m-f'r!!!!". Took me 3hrs in that crap to go 2.5mi and got back to find out if I ever wanted to take the boat out again I'd have to buy a new engine........I only had 20hrs on it

[msbhammer]

This is an old thread, but I did the same thing. I installed larger scuppers as well.