Re: Riding High!
finestkind - though I have yet to ride in a 23 - hopefully soon at Anclote, and our 20's have less deadrise, the big thing is the soft landing, and it holds true on the 20's.
I have not found a pound, except when quartering into seas, at say a 30 to 45 degree angle, and then you're taking it on one side of the hull, and the design can't do it's thing.
Head on, or running down a following sea, my Seafari 20' is quite nice up to 2 - 3 foot, though true, in the 3's, and 4's and above, you definitely have to power down.
I hear you about afternoon chop in cc bay, have encountered it often, running back to Sandwich, and it can get lumpy - gives the knees a good workout - it's a whole diferent ball game than 6 - 8 open ocean rollers south of MV. Worst case was 5 - 8 tight chop and confused, between MV and south cape, do-able, but not recommended, again, slowed way down, holding just on plane at about 12 - 13 mph.
The King, was Chances 23 Inboard - came down CCBay last years outing with him, that boat just Crushed the chop we were hitting, I had to slow my Seafari down - we're just too light to do what a 23 can do.
Bill
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