I have been around boats for awhile but am new to owning a boat. I have a 21' open bow ultimate with a 350 i/o Volvo Penta. If the water is relatively calm the boat rides pretty good. Anytime another boat is around and there is some bigger wake or the water gets choppy from currents/wind the boat can get rough. I have learned to slow down through this stuff and it's a much smoother ride. I am curious as I see other boats the same size and the same exact design as my boat plowing through some of this stuff and not looking like they are slapping as hard as my boat. I have tried playing with different trim locations but still have to slow down to keep the boat from slapping. My question, do some people just plow through it and let the boat slap the water so hard? Is there anything I can do to the boat (other than buy a larger boat) to improve the ride on busier weekends when the lake gets choppy? Thanks in advance.