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Modified V/V hulls scarce in southeast - plenty up north?
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<blockquote data-quote="captdan" data-source="post: 170066" data-attributes="member: 4209"><p>Ive never been up to lake Michigan, or on any of the great lakes for that matter, but can fully attest to picking your days.... one of my favorite boats I owned was a 1436 ft aluminum riveted jon boat with a brand new 15hp johnson. I used to beat the hell outta that thing, and felt comfortable taking her out to the reefs on good days.... I was out one day, trolling around and bumped into a school of mahi. we were into the school for a good 45 minutes and didnt notice the thunderstorm building up between us and the mainland.... What were slick calm seas turned into 6 ft rollers and a heavy chop on top of that....the lightning dropping all around us didnt help much either.... The only thing I could do to keep from flipping over was to keep it full throttle and "fly over the tops of the waves. I lost a rivet or 3 but made it back to the spoil islands... lesson learned: Watch your weather, pick your days, and bring a fresh pair of underwear in the dry bag....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="captdan, post: 170066, member: 4209"] Ive never been up to lake Michigan, or on any of the great lakes for that matter, but can fully attest to picking your days.... one of my favorite boats I owned was a 1436 ft aluminum riveted jon boat with a brand new 15hp johnson. I used to beat the hell outta that thing, and felt comfortable taking her out to the reefs on good days.... I was out one day, trolling around and bumped into a school of mahi. we were into the school for a good 45 minutes and didnt notice the thunderstorm building up between us and the mainland.... What were slick calm seas turned into 6 ft rollers and a heavy chop on top of that....the lightning dropping all around us didnt help much either.... The only thing I could do to keep from flipping over was to keep it full throttle and "fly over the tops of the waves. I lost a rivet or 3 but made it back to the spoil islands... lesson learned: Watch your weather, pick your days, and bring a fresh pair of underwear in the dry bag.... [/QUOTE]
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