From reading the accepted StackExchange answer, I think the answer to your last questions is that this model might still be too simplified.
In your simplified model of the Earth, you would also need to make the ocean deep enough that the water could travel fast enough to keep up with the Earth's rotation (~22 km).
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From reading the accepted StackExchange answer, I think the answer to your last questions is that this model might still be too simplified.
In your simplified model of the Earth, you would also need to make the ocean deep enough that the water could travel fast enough to keep up with the Earth's rotation (~22 km).