04-13-2024, 11:12 AM
My boat is also a 16' tinny. It's a Tracker Classic XL. Really, it's a modified jon boat hull. Not much bow V. Great boat for many things, but big waves is NOT one of them.
Control is almost impossible at slow speeds and a strong crosswind. Maneuvering around a dock or trying to get on the trailer can be a booger. I actually got it between the trailer bunks twice but then the wind blew the bow hard left and I had to quickly back out again. Finally got it in place by approaching at almost ramming speed. Not for the faint of heart.
As I sometimes say, I was at the limit of my liabilities. LOL!
Control is almost impossible at slow speeds and a strong crosswind. Maneuvering around a dock or trying to get on the trailer can be a booger. I actually got it between the trailer bunks twice but then the wind blew the bow hard left and I had to quickly back out again. Finally got it in place by approaching at almost ramming speed. Not for the faint of heart.
As I sometimes say, I was at the limit of my liabilities. LOL!