The first boat I owned was a 16' Crestliner with a 30HP Johnson. I went all over the lake in her and the only time I ran into an issue was when I was going through the Eagle Island channel and a huge Carver went by me leaving a 4 foot wake! I was very tempted to fire a distress flare onto his fantail!
The 16 footer gave us a bumpy and wet ride during windy conditions. My next boat was the slightly bigger sister to my first one, an 18' Crestliner. I actually still own that one from 1986! It gives us a dryer ride but still a little bumpy because it is a light boat.
My family also has a 21' Cobalt, a heavy boat that handles the waves very well with gunwales high enough to keep you pretty dry under normal conditions.
So as has been said by Wildwoodfam, get a chart and go exploring, it's a big beautiful lake!
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