16' Palm Beach

[Knot a yacht]

I have a 16' palm beach w/50hp honda, been off shore 1-3 miles in NC & SC in 1-2 ft seas. what would be the max seas with a 12 deg dead rise?

 

[junior1113]

Re: 16' Palm Beach

depends on wave period angle and wave incline. 4' rollers are nothing where as against a 2' 2 sec in between and high angle and high winds would be rougher. 16' is pushing it in 2-3's but then again those are nice riding boats.