On Fri, 05 Mar 2004 19:13:35 -0800, alfie wrote:

Where are you really going ? We've been NZ-Aust Tasman Sea to
Korea-Japan- Aleutians-Alaska Bering Sea and never felt this
particular need?



Part of it is spousal relations....while I can't imagine stumbling
into a situation that would roll a 47 foot boat, everyone who has
rolled a boat says that stuff floating about the interior is a big
problem in dealing with it. My biggest concern is actually tanks and
batteries.