Chuck Gould wrote:

Gene Kearns wrote:

On 9 Jan 2007 12:48:19 -0800, Chuck Gould penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:


Outboard powerboats tend to sink at the dock due to poor cockpit
designs that trap water....


.... are we talking cut-away transom here or ?



I think they're talking about boats designed so that the scuppers can
become easily clogged. We've had 30" of rain around here in the last
few weeks. If a boat were left unattended out in the weather, and if
the scuppers got clogged with debris from a tree or similar
obstruction, it could sink pretty easily. It's not uncommon to see
dinghies tied alongside a dock that are completely swamped this time of
year. A lot of those swamped dinghies would also be reported as
"outboard power boats", but it's hard to imagine many people making an
insurance claim for a swamped dinghy.


I wish I would have saved the Boatus magazines that had all articals on
sinkings. They had run a series on why boats sink. Each month they
would spotlight a certin style/type of boat - ie io's, inboard and
outboards. And cruisers, open's sportfish, runnabouts. This artical
looks like part of one I saw, maybe the whole thing.

Capt Jack R..