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Bob -

2' can be huge.

I have had serious time in 13', 15' and 17' models.

In 2007 or so I trailered down to Eliot, ME and met up with Brian from Dover, NH to go to a gathering on the Merrimack River around Newburyport.

I was solo on my 1991 Outrage 17. Brian was solo on his 1989 Outrage 20.

The forecast was bad but Brian and I were a go. Whats a little weather? It turned out to be really bad. We battled constant rain, 20 mph and 3-5' waves all the way down and back.

Brian was just bombing along at 26-28mph while I was getting the crap kicked out of me. I changed tacks, speed etc to find a better line and reduce the pounding and catching of air. Brian, was just riding on top and throwing water like no ones business.

Bottom line, Brian's boat would span the waves while my boat was too short and would pound, buck and stuff.

I recall the 30 mile trip took almost 3 hrs down and 2 hrs back (tail wind). To this day, we both still laugh at how crazy the trip was.

There is a significant difference between 16 and 18, 17 and 19/20.