On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:39:30 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

Are all your thruhulls and cooling system hoses easily accessed?

Most but not all.

I'll probably end up with a bare hull boat with no thruhulls.
Ala Carolina Skiff.

The biggest risk to open boats is swamping and capsize. That can
happen right at the dock in storm conditions.