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Originally Posted by VtSteve
I've been out on a 24 plus Cobalt BR in some pretty choppy stuff. Much more comfortable than most newer boats I've ridden in. But my preference is closed bow.
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I have also been out in a 24 foot Cobalt bowrider (a 240) in some chop. It handled it quite well, but I still prefer the closed bow, just in case...
I have taken water over the bow of my 25 foot cuddy a few times. Twice on Winni from chop, once on Winni from a multi-boat standing wake, once at the mouth of the Merrimack River, and a few times in wind driven chop on Sebago. At no time did water enter the (self bailing) cockpit, and I never felt unsafe.
I took a wake over the bow of my old 21 foot bowrider once, just sitting still waiting for a dock space to open up in Wolfeboro. The offending operator/wake maker was really rude and nailed the throttles on a big cruiser about 10 feet after leaving the dock. We took on about 50 gallons of water.