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Descant · 09-16-2019, 09:52 PM

I'm not sure what a big boat is. In the 50's my family owned a 30' cruiser. A big boat for the day. Now, a 25' (common) deep vee will throw a bigger wake, never mind what a 20' wake boat will do. Categorizing is usually not a fair statement.
You want "self-driving"? Get rid of your ego and let your wife, or other passenger, take the helm. This macho thing that the man has to drive is just plain ridiculous. I hope when you have a heart attack, your wife or other passenger, can drive to the nearest dock and call for help on the VHF. If that isn't the case on your boat, I suggest you are not a qualified captain. Safety of crew and passengers first, Captain goes down with the ship.

09-16-2019, 09:52 PM	#4
Descant Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Merrimack and Welch Island Posts: 4,030 Thanks: 1,208 Thanked 1,509 Times in 982 Posts	Big boat? I'm not sure what a big boat is. In the 50's my family owned a 30' cruiser. A big boat for the day. Now, a 25' (common) deep vee will throw a bigger wake, never mind what a 20' wake boat will do. Categorizing is usually not a fair statement. You want "self-driving"? Get rid of your ego and let your wife, or other passenger, take the helm. This macho thing that the man has to drive is just plain ridiculous. I hope when you have a heart attack, your wife or other passenger, can drive to the nearest dock and call for help on the VHF. If that isn't the case on your boat, I suggest you are not a qualified captain. Safety of crew and passengers first, Captain goes down with the ship.