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Old 07-15-2012, 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by cdavisdb View Post
Hmmm. . . close 5 ft chop, say 5 second period, 23-25 knots. I don't think I could take it at 25 knots in my Seafari. 18 knots would work for sure. 20 standing up and not for many miles. 23 maybe, but that's a stretch, would take someone with tougher kidneys than me.

Definition of "short" is a little tricky. Short 5 footers in the Gulf Stream are 5-5.5 second period waves. Make that 4 seconds or less and I would not want to be there. Make it 6 and its almost a piece of cake.

what you're saying is,you really can't run those speeds in a short steep chop,like i described,right ?
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