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<blockquote data-quote="Go Fish" data-source="post: 239361" data-attributes="member: 6062"><p>I grew up in Michigan and sailed with my parents on lake Huron for about 15 years. The Great Lakes are no joke. The storms build fast and the waves get BIG in a hurry. I have had the diamond from my *** experience several times...in a really well equiped 30' sailboat. Now I play offshore of Massachusetts in a 22 foot center console and use all of the stuff I learned on the big lakes to keep me and my crew safe.</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately the dudes in that story aren't the first to be stupid enough to think a bass boat is appropriate for what is equivalent to offshore ocean conditions.</p><p></p><p>If you fish big water you need to have your boat set up for it...and know that a tethered stern is the kiss of death in a big sea.</p><p></p><p>They were missing: </p><p></p><p>A proper floating ditch bag mounted in an accessable location above deck that includes signaling equipment, handheld VHF and an EPIRB or PLB.</p><p></p><p>Redundant bilge pumps on independant circuits </p><p></p><p>A DSC capable fix mounted VHF </p><p></p><p>And, of course, enough sense to get the hell out when the getting was good. </p><p></p><p>IMHO 3-4 foot seas is too big for the typical 16-20 foot freshwater boat. I'm turing tail and making a mad dash for shore in a 22 foot deep V set up for offshore travel when it looks like it will build beyond 4 feet.</p><p></p><p>They are lucky they "bumped" into a somebody willing to help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Go Fish, post: 239361, member: 6062"] I grew up in Michigan and sailed with my parents on lake Huron for about 15 years. The Great Lakes are no joke. The storms build fast and the waves get BIG in a hurry. I have had the diamond from my *** experience several times...in a really well equiped 30' sailboat. Now I play offshore of Massachusetts in a 22 foot center console and use all of the stuff I learned on the big lakes to keep me and my crew safe. Unfortunately the dudes in that story aren't the first to be stupid enough to think a bass boat is appropriate for what is equivalent to offshore ocean conditions. If you fish big water you need to have your boat set up for it...and know that a tethered stern is the kiss of death in a big sea. They were missing: A proper floating ditch bag mounted in an accessable location above deck that includes signaling equipment, handheld VHF and an EPIRB or PLB. Redundant bilge pumps on independant circuits A DSC capable fix mounted VHF And, of course, enough sense to get the hell out when the getting was good. IMHO 3-4 foot seas is too big for the typical 16-20 foot freshwater boat. I'm turing tail and making a mad dash for shore in a 22 foot deep V set up for offshore travel when it looks like it will build beyond 4 feet. They are lucky they "bumped" into a somebody willing to help. [/QUOTE]
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