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Old 07-23-2008, 10:26 PM   #5
Marin
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RE: Slapping noise from waves on hull.

Actually a GB is a very wet boat. There's not a lot of flare to the bow so when quartering or heading into waves on a windy day the hull knocks the waves high into the air and the wind blows it all on board. In the short, steep wind waves we get on the inside waters of the PNW, even in a ten knot wind we have the windshield wipers going all the time.

Every person will have their own preferences. As long as we know we are securely attached to a heavy-duty mooring buoy we like it when it gets rough. We sleep much better on the boat when it's moving around and there's wind and water noise than we do when everything is dead calm and silent. But if we're anchored and the wind and waves kick up we tend to worry about staying put. But we've spent weekends on the boat in our home slip when winter storms are passing through with sustained winds of 35-40 mph and occasional gusts to 70-plus, and it's great.
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