Gene Kearns wrote:
On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:32:18 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Gene Kearns wrote:
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Ditto the low transom stuff. Obviously, it isn't the Parker brand
because they are made next to and for the NC coastal waters.
Gene,

Even Parker Boats believe a full transom is the preferred transom. On
their FAQ web page under the quesiton:
What is the purpose of the outboard bracket?


They respond : the full transom is appealing because it provides a
barrier from following seas.

I don't doubt that.... a barrier to following seas to keep your feet
dry. A low transom doen't sink a boat unless other design flaws are
present.

A cut-away transom wouldn't be my choice and wasn't when I was looking
for a boat. I passed up a number of boats (Gradys and otherwise)
specifically because they had low transoms. However, I never felt that
a low transom was cause for sinking.... as long as the boat is
engineered to drain.


If you boated inland on little lakes, of course, you'd think otherwise,
especially if you had nothing to add to a newsgroup other than what you
could cut and paste, usually out of context, from the internet.