I fished the western basin for a few yrs in a 16' glass deep v and did just fine. we picked our days and watched the weather. we fished out of coolie canal and fished around west sister island. it was a 9 mile run to the island so we was never more than 5 miles away from land.

if you've been in 4' waves and handled them then most days your going to be ok in the western basin. just pick your days and don't go out in anything over 2 to 3 footers.