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A lot of the experiences seen above...date from the 50s and 60s.
Half a century later, there are some unaccountably massive wakes seen on the lake—and they're not from the ship Mt. Washington.
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Originally Posted by secondcurve
APS: This is my thought exactly. I'm not sure it makes sense today with the number and size of boats on Winnipesaukee.
Any other opinions?
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Excepting pontoon boats, it appears that any powerboat over 24-feet can be made to create a wake that is "massive". Most of those skippers are unaware of their foaming / curling wakes, and the damage they leave behind.
Loan me one, and I'll load it and rim it
improperly, "create" a three-foot wake: then demonstrate the complete soaking of a dock, the visible erosion of shoreline—and,
as "a plus"—the overturning of a small boat.
An aerial view of the Mt. Washington's wake shows gentle swells: see the excellent graphic composed by
Rattlesnake Guy here.
Many times, I've been afloat in Mt. Washington's swells—
sometimes, 
my boat's not moving (!)
Anyway, they're barely noticeable.
