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Richard Casady

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:07:19 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 17:53:13 GMT, (Richard
Casady) wrote:

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:45:23 -0400, wrote:

You need to be able to get the water out FAST. The cockpit deck needs
to be just above the waterline, with a lot of square footage of direct
drainage that does not involve tubes or hoses. A water filled cockpit
needs to drain in seconds, not minutes. The boat should also be
self-righting.

Only thing wrong with self righting is that half the weight of the
boat ends up as ballast.

Only thing wrong with not self righting is you drown.

Most boats are powered, and give or take a few rescue/life boats none
are self righting. Most boats are small enough to be legally required
to be.unsinkable. On the other hand, if they are self righting, of
course, they float like anvils if flooded, in which case you drown.

Casady