On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:57:30 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:47:46 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

How does the Parker keep water from in doors. Once any significant amount of water down floods the cabin, the boat is usually a goner. You just can't get it out fast enough and the loss of stability/risk of capsize is severe.

Taking water over the bow is usually caused by encountering a high,
steep wave where the bow can not rise quickly enough. Water over the
transom can be caused by a breaking wave from astern. It happens on
offshore sailboats all the time. It can put a *lot* of water in the
cockpit in no time at all. The other big issue with water over the
transom is "accidental" anchoring from the stern, frequently caused by
snagging a crab trap or similar. The guys from St Pete Beach whogoing
into the cabin?

Don't know about Parker but as you mentioned the answer is some sort
of significant bridge deck combined with decent cab capsized last
winter were trying to pull an anchor out from the stern, another big
no-no.

I keep waiting for an explanation as to why Parker developed and sells
the 'transom cutout dam' to keep the water from coming in through the
stern. Wouldn't the damn dam also keep the water from going OUT the
stern?
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John H