In a message dated 4/18/01 11:51:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, shawnkayak_at_yahoo.com writes: << Unless it's a really small channel, I fell the motorboats should just stay on plane and keep going. Most of 'em, when they drop off plane, create a much larger wake. Does anyone else feel the same way? >> Power boats throw off their largest wakes when they are off plane, maybe 1/3 to 1/2 throttle. I've owned several boats over the years and would always maintain speed when passing any other vessels. I also got in the habit, when heading directly at another craft, to angle off a few degrees to show them an intended heading. I still do this in my kayak, and find others will angle off a bit also. It's always a hoot when someone in a huge cruiser will drop off plane and then keep their heading to pass you within 50 feet. ohhhh yeaaaah let's surf. A Bronx Paddler.... Steve Schmitz *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Apr 18 2001 - 20:03:05 PDT
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