If you think that you are safe in a cuddy with waves breaking over the bow you are sadly mistaken.

Bowrider in rough water. They take waves and take wakes just fine but you need a good 250HP to get up and moving to what I would call an acceptable pace. I see many people in rough waters pull the bow way up and this creates more problems and instability. You are your passengers are likely in for a bumpy ride especially if youre in a small bowrider.

You should always check the weather ahead of time and be an experienced boater before hitting the waves but there are so important safety tips for driving a bowrider in the ocean. It depends on your means but for a new boat you can spend from around 17000 to upward of 150000 on a 30-foot bowrider if thats what you want and if you plan to do any boating in the ocean or the Intracoastal the best bowriders for rough water are the big ones with at least 20 degrees of deadrise which refers to the degree of the V-shape hull angle as your boat moves onto a plane to. Most bowrider models under 26 feet will struggle with the choppy rough waters outside of a smaller lake or body of water.

Sometimes Ill pull into one of the bays and there will be all pontoons. I rarely have water crest over the bow. If you want a bowrider that can cruise the seas consider a larger model for a safer more comfortable ride.

Its hull shape allows it to slice through chop and is more open to trim allowing it to hold the bow down and soften the ride when going into the waves. Many bowrider owners choose to take their boat into the rougher waters of the ocean. Driving in Rough Water.

The latest in the VR series is the Bayliner VR6. Try fitting your bowrider with a dodger a snap-on canvas cover to protect from spray. With the knife type front hull design cutting thru these waves keeps me far more stable.

Our Four Winns 214 funship has handled storms. Another key design aspect is the obstruction of vision. Those two characteristics give you a pretty good idea that the design is.