On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:49:38 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 16 Aug 2007 21:03:36 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

LOL, Harry you sure seem to be hung up on this transom thing.

You noticed that also. Methinks he is a mite sensitive perhaps.

You might think that. I tend to think that Harry just enjoys kicking
ass. Pretty funny seeing him tossing around a ten-man tag team
by his lonesome.

Do not confuse name calling and dancing around an important issue with
"kicking butt".

Harry's boating with Cleopatra: Right in d' Nile.

Whenever you see clouds of smoke there's fire somewhere.

Oh, I'm learning a bit about transom cutouts, following seas, ocean
drift fishing, crab pot entanglement, etc. That's good, but I've read
about many sinkings in countless accident reports.
Transom cutouts were never raised as the root cause of any accident
to the best of my recollection.
But some here decided to climb into the ring with Harry, wearing
transom cutout jock straps.
All I see is Harry tossing them over the ropes. Too funny.
Now I'm open-minded about it. When I first saw how close to the water
that Parker cutout is, it raised my inexperienced eyebrows.
I have almost swamped low transom boats when backing in lakes, but
have zilch experience with small boats in "heavy" seas.
I thought Harry's answers about it were well-reasoned, and Tom didn't
see it as a safety issue either. My impression is that Tom and Harry
have extensive experience with and knowledge about this type of boat,
and the waters it's suitable for.
You posted a link to where some kids got in trouble and sank grand
dad's boat. I didn't see anything in that article about the transom,
the real cause of the sinking, or what model boat it was. From the
story, the kid might have just failed to put in the drain plug.
I did see that the kid attempted to get it moving to self-bail.
Just guessing here, but from what Harry has said deep transom cutouts
may have made that attempt successful if the boat had one.
So who's blowing smoke?
Did the boat-sinking you posted a link to have anything to do with a
deep transom cutout?
Me, I'm just a curious spectator. Pass the popcorn.

--Vic