T&T: How to pass at speed.

[Frank Burrows]

Dwight:

My boat has an awful wake and I try to put a reasonable distance between 
myself and the boat I am passing. If I can't get a reasonable distance away 
and have to pass closely then I will slow down. The Intracoastal is great 
because the boat you are passing will slow down to idle, most of the time 
and you can just glide by. The Chesapeake is more of a challenge because 
the boaters don't understand and will maintain speed regardless.

You are correct in that the worst thing you can do is pass them off plane 
at 1700 rpm. I guess there are no hard and fast rules. Just apply common 
sense.


Frank Burrows     Destiny   1979  43'  Viking MY
      Piney Narrows     Chesapeake Bay



>I have a 37 Canoe Cove with twin 250HP Detroits. The boat is capable of
>properly being on the plane @23Kn.
>
>My question: my wake when planing is less than any speed above hull speed.
>So what can I do when passing boats on the "high seas", ie open water.