Shout out to Carver Captain

NoRegrets · 08-06-2010, 11:38 AM

APS - good points but as the vessel gets bigger different options in the construction and power will effect the resulting wakes.

If the boat has mid-engines they do not come out of the "hole" the same as many cruisers that have V-drives and may not make the same monster wake. V-drives have the engines and transmission near the transom as you pointed out and may have significant bow rise and monster wake at certain speeds. I know of several carvers that are underpowered (my opinion)for their displacement and never get to an efficient cruising attitude. Not enough horsepower may be more damaging than a vessel that has enough horespower to get quickly on plain and minimize the wake.

VtSteve · 08-08-2010, 09:25 AM

Good point NG. Carvers and Silvertons really do produce some pretty large wakes, seemingly at any speed

I've witnessed some Four Winns and Sea Ray cruisers doing in the 25 - 35 mph range that had pretty small wakes, nicely operating on plane. The plowers really churn it up, as do trawlers and semi/full displacement hulls.

ishoot308 · 08-08-2010, 10:19 AM

And I have a little 22' Eastern lobster with a little 115 H.P. outboard that produces a wake at any speed that will rival any of the big cruisers. It has a flat bottom semi-displacement hull that just pushes water out of the way.

It's not the size of the boat or horsepower that determines wake size but the type of hull it has.

VtSteve · 08-08-2010, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ishoot308

And I have a little 22' Eastern lobster with a little 115 H.P. outboard that produces a wake at any speed that will rival any of the big cruisers. It has a flat bottom semi-displacement hull that just pushes water out of the way.

It's not the size of the boat or horsepower that determines wake size but the type of hull it has.

In large part, yes. I think APS was relating that HP needed to push longer, heavier boats is required. As stated, not necessarily. There are many small to mid-size cruisers that are underpowered to to the MFG wanting to meet a certain price point in the marketplace. I've seen a 260 Sea Ray with a 5.0 engine, same as my 22 footer. That boat pushes some water before struggle to get on plane, and stay there. Not to mention, he uses more fuel to do so than an adequately powered boat.

There's a 48' trawler (maybe longer) over here that is captained by a very nice guy. He usually goes no faster than 10 mph out of the harbor. When in open water, the wake is measured in stories, not feet

Seriously large wake. Piloted by a knowing captain.

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08-06-2010, 11:38 AM	#1
NoRegrets Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hudson - NH Posts: 408 Thanks: 233 Thanked 212 Times in 88 Posts	APS - good points but as the vessel gets bigger different options in the construction and power will effect the resulting wakes. If the boat has mid-engines they do not come out of the "hole" the same as many cruisers that have V-drives and may not make the same monster wake. V-drives have the engines and transmission near the transom as you pointed out and may have significant bow rise and monster wake at certain speeds. I know of several carvers that are underpowered (my opinion)for their displacement and never get to an efficient cruising attitude. Not enough horsepower may be more damaging than a vessel that has enough horespower to get quickly on plain and minimize the wake.

08-08-2010, 09:25 AM	#2
VtSteve Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,320 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 230 Thanked 361 Times in 169 Posts	Good point NG. Carvers and Silvertons really do produce some pretty large wakes, seemingly at any speed I've witnessed some Four Winns and Sea Ray cruisers doing in the 25 - 35 mph range that had pretty small wakes, nicely operating on plane. The plowers really churn it up, as do trawlers and semi/full displacement hulls.

08-08-2010, 10:19 AM	#3
ishoot308 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Gilford, NH / Welch Island Posts: 6,233 Thanks: 2,384 Thanked 5,278 Times in 2,051 Posts	And I have a little 22' Eastern lobster with a little 115 H.P. outboard that produces a wake at any speed that will rival any of the big cruisers. It has a flat bottom semi-displacement hull that just pushes water out of the way. It's not the size of the boat or horsepower that determines wake size but the type of hull it has.