On Mon, 20 Aug 2007 00:55:35 -0000, "
wrote:

Why put up with a boat that has a designed-in flaw of being more stable
upside-down than rightside-up?

All big ships are that way. None of them ever came back from a
capsize. I take that back, some submarines are big ships, and they are
self righting. Of course, they prefer to be submerged under extreme
conditions. WWII German subs used to get totally submerged by waves,
when on the surface. Lookouts had to hold their breath for a good
thirty seconds. The diesels continued to run, and ears would hurt.

Casady