HK wrote:
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.

Harry,
This thread has been very informative for me and probably others. If
you think about it, even you have learned something from the thread.
Originally you thought that a good helmsman would not have any problem
with the cabin getting wet in following seas or otherwise. Now your
position is that while your feet will get wet, it is no big deal, so it
seems that you are better informed today, than when this conversation
was started.

The only open transom boat I have been on that drained quick enough had
a completely open transom along the entire stern. Water would come on
board very easily, and would leave just as quickly, but it definitely
was a very wet boat. If we were boating in the early spring or fall, we
always wore full foul weather gear, including pants and boots, and taped
the pants around the boots with duct tape to keep the water from filling
the boats.

I realize this is not as much fun for you as wishing that the Walmart
Executives would all commit suicide, but this is a boating NG. My guess
is their is a NG specially set up to discuss Walmart.