JimH wrote:
"HK" wrote in message
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Got out for a while this afternoon, and in terms of visibility, I cannot
report another day as good.

The air was absolutely crystal-clear and while I usually can see parts of
the "western" Eastern Shore from this side, today was a lot different,
because we could see more of it than ever, and for a much longer area,
north to south.

Even though the winds were out of the northeast, they were light and so
was the chop.

Wow!

You did not sink due to that low transom? ;-)

Glad to hear you had a good day.




You know, it's too bad there probably isn't a Parker dealer near you,
because if there was, you would have a good laugh. Parker makes and has
made boats with the same sort of notched transom for years now, and
virtually all of them are used as salt water fishing boats. There are
18, 21, 23 and 25-footers with the same design transom, and of course,
in the 23, 25, and 28-foot models, you can also get yourself a Parker
with a "full" transom and a bracket. This, though, is one of Parker's
most popular salt water fishing boats:

http://www.parkerboats.net/pages/boa....jsp?boatid=19

Here's the 23-footer:

http://www.parkerboats.net/pages/boa...l.jsp?boatid=8


Oh...forgot...Parker offers a "splashguard" for the model hull I have.
Most buyers do not opt for it or, if they do, have it removed. :}

A number of other very successful boat manufacturers offer boats in the
same size ranges with notched transoms.

When I lived in Florida, I used to wander offshore 20 miles or so in
18-20 foot boats with notched transoms, "euro" transoms, and, in the
case of a 17-foot Boston Whaler a low straight-across transom in a boat
that didn't even have a self-bailing cockpit. Waves crashing over the
stern were never an issue, nor were they an issue at any time in my
boating lifetime. Taking a greenie over the bow was a concern. The low
transom helps get rid of water that might come for a visit that way.

This seems to be "an issue" among some of the posters here, mostly the
ones with little or no ocean experience. Funniest of all are those who
complain about getting their feet wet. In an open fishing boat. Perhaps
they ought to stick to bitty bodies of water or their bathtubs.