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Ytmsn wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 12:36 pm Those must be some big wakes on your Lake!

It isn't just the size - it is a combination of period, amplitude, and angle of incidence. Every wake doesn't do it. But if the boat has just been forced down at the stern, by a combination of the bow rising, and a trough, then a higher than average wake comes in at an angle with a shorter period.... I'll put up a video somewhere, and add some measurements to a pic.

DCLfan wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 1:51 pm

Ytmsn wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 12:36 pm Those must be some big wakes on your Lake!

It isn't just the size - it is a combination of period, amplitude, and angle of incidence. Every wake doesn't do it. But if the boat has just been forced down at the stern, by a combination of the bow rising, and a trough, then a higher than average wake comes in at an angle with a shorter period.... I'll put up a video somewhere, and add some measurements to a pic.

Could you build a hoist or a install a lift? I am guessing no as the floating docks come out each fall

ajcampen wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 2:18 pm Could you build a hoist or a install a lift? I am guessing no as the floating docks come out each fall

Yes, the docks come out in the fall; the lake does freeze over a bit in most years, sometimes enough to hike, ice fish, and snowmobile. There are a few on the lifts on the lake of various types, but there isn't one in my future.

I need a tiny breakwater.

DCLfan wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 4:48 pm

ajcampen wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 2:18 pm Could you build a hoist or a install a lift? I am guessing no as the floating docks come out each fall

Yes, the docks come out in the fall; the lake does freeze over a bit in most years, sometimes enough to hike, ice fish, and snowmobile. There are a few on the lifts on the lake of various types, but there isn't one in my future.

I need a tiny breakwater.

Ok time to park stern in then. Solution found!

+1

I was thinking a lift too but I forgot about the docks coming out in winter. Backing stern in would be the ticket then!

Ytmsn wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:21 pm +1

I was thinking a lift too but I forgot about the docks coming out in winter. Backing stern in would be the ticket then!

Docks and lifts go in and out all the time. Not sure why it can't be done there? Other than Money?
I would reconfigure the dock so it's easier for you to back into the dock.

Big Block Power wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:30 pm

Ytmsn wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 9:21 pm +1

I was thinking a lift too but I forgot about the docks coming out in winter. Backing stern in would be the ticket then!

Docks and lifts go in and out all the time. Not sure why it can't be done there? Other than Money?
I would reconfigure the dock so it's easier for you to back into the dock.

Like BB said, docks and lifts go in and out all the time. Our shoreline is littered with lifts and they all come out in fall.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

I’ll look into the lift, but in our case, the dock is disassembled and stored on the shore, on a hillside with trees. We have someone come and do it, adding the lift increases cost and risk to that operation. The “reconfigure the dock to make it easier to back in” suggestion from BB may be more cost effective. I’ll look into that this weekend. I’ve also got a plan for a way to count auto-bilge starts, to see if the problem is just dealing with a wet mooring cover, or if there is some actual ingress over time. No one wants to depend on that pump to keep all the wires dry long term.

A slide down plug as discussed earlier might also be a choice, though stern-in has other advantages.