Jim wrote:

Remember those great old Makos with the transom cut out two inches
above the waterline?

And waddabout those yankee lobsta boats with no transom. Take a slide on
the deck of those babys and you could end up in the wake.
Jim



Indeed, there are lots of commercial fishing boats with totally open
transoms and not much freeboard at the stern. I guess the designers of
those boats should have paid more attention to rec.boat's well-known
naval architect and drylander, Reggie Retardo.