On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:32:33 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

On Jan 26, 4:43*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:56:07 -0800, "Paul Hovnanian P.E."

wrote:
Tim wrote:

...in three years. I would have been kinda cool if there was a
tracking device on board to follow it.

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/20...-years-after-u...

Open boat and hatches for three years. How did it NOT fill with rain water
and sink?

The video shows a clean spot on the bottom of the hull. Did this thing flip
and float upside down for three years.

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I think it must have positive flotation of some sort built in to the
hull.

Must have been a pretty good boat!

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Possibly but I'd argue that a *really* good boat would not have
capsized its occupants into the surf. That's asking a lot of a small
boat in big breaking waves however. A bottle with a cork in it can
survive quite a long time at sea.

http://www.clubofthewaves.com/surf-photographer/mckenna/laird-hamilton-teahupoo.jpg

http://echeng.com/journal/images/misc/echeng080215_0151769.jpg

http://www.oceanlight.com/stock-photo/salt-creek-surf-photo-14852-359745.jpg

http://users.humboldt.edu/jbader/Webpage/Breaking%20Wave,%20Big%20Island,%20Hawaii.jpg