Thanks for the Pointers BB. If I want displacement then I need vertices- I grabbed the box as I wanted depth to the water and didn't consider it was a low res prop. It looks about 18 inches across so it will take some subdividing.

The bit I'm not happy about is the dead straight line across the semi-submerged section (pic 3)- I'm sure it'll look better with a rippled edge. I would've guessed ripples were anything up to 2 inches. One for the sailors as to when a ripple becomes a swell, then becomes a wave.

I was leaving the question as to how to change the wave angle to another time as I can't see how to change it.

Thanks again BB

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