Jim, you're turning into an outright liar now. Its been pointed out to you that
the "second wall" only covers a portion of the below water surface, probably
less than half, and this does not include the vulnerable chines. Frankly, many
boats have integral tanks of some sort - unless they cover most of the surface
they do not provide the safety factor you're claiming.

BTW, if your ballast tank is punctured, the water would partially drain, leaving
the boat dangerously unstable. Since far more people drown from falling off
capsized boats than from sinking boats (by a huge margin, like 30 to 1), its not
clear you can call this a safety factor at all.



"Jim Cate" wrote in message
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Scott, whether or not you call it double hulled, IT DOES INCLUDE A
SECOND wall above its lowermost hull that SERVES THE PURPOSE of keeping
water out of the cabin if the lower hull is compromised. And although
the second wall doesn't extend over all the hull, IT DOES extend over
the lowermost portion thereof, and it does extend for around 2/3rd. the
length of the boat. - If it walks like a duck, and talks like a duck,
and serves the same purpose as a second hull......it doesn't make much
difference whether you call it a double hull or not.

Jim