How does the stiffy Shaw wing perform in rough water conditions? Lowcountry wind against tide can cause some real sloppy water, and I would greatly appreciate a little feedback on how they perform in moderate/heavy chop. All I have been able to find in my research is that their website says, “not for use on offshore boats”.
It works the same in rough water as smooth.
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It should be out of the water when you’re on plane. So it would have no effect on how your boat runs in chop. Or in calm conditions either for that matter.
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Try giving them a call and explain what conditions you are concerned about and your boat. “Rough water” is relative to each person and each boat handles it differently.
But to give you an idea, this week I found a lake that was stacked with fish and I decided to stay out much longer than normal with winds hitting 15 to 20 knots. I had a dead south into an inlet that gets very snotty - very little spacing between waves of 2.5’. No exaggeration, it was not fun. My 16’ boat did just fine. No issues with the ShawWing - but of course I was trimmed up to keep the bow high and I was jacked up on the plate.
But as @Brandon said, the plate runs above the water. I think their comment about not designed for offshore boat means specifically larger HP engines without a jack plate where the plate would run under the water.
Works great in nasty inshore conditions. Love mine on my skiff and been on many big bay boats with them.
Not designed for the violent forces sloshing a heavy offshore boat around in big seas, dunking it in/out of the water.
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There’s no reason to call them, they’ll tell you what we tell you, it works fine. The water leaviing your hull is way different than what’s in front of it. If it weren’t you would have different props for rough water and calmer water which makes no sense. The reason they’re not for offshore boats is because they typically don’t have jackplates and a compression plate would be no use on a big offshore boat.
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Thanks for the replies. For some reason I was worried about bow steer, crazy torque or a general odd feeling at the wheel in rough water. Seems like a non issue though. I don’t see any skiffs my way with Shaw wings or a tran plate to get local input. All I see are little whale tales on tenders. I’m going to install one on my 12 degree deadrise skiff and will report back with my findings. Hoping to get more range out of my jackplate and less blowout in aggressive turns. (Already have a Baumann prop)
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It will help for sure, perfect paired with the Baumann.