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On 17 Jun 2004 23:55:15 GMT, (Bobsprit) scribbled thusly: That means hatches were probably dogged. Hatches are always sealed when a sailing boat is underway. Oh boy...um......BWAHAHAHAHAHA! RB So you pride yourself on your safety measures yet leave hatches open while sailing? Silly boy, it'll bite you one day. This depends a lot on the boat. Claiming that one rule applies to all boats and all situations doesn't indicate much experience on your part. On the other hand, I think everyone gets bit by this one at least once. On my boat the forward hatches are at severe risk of being flooded because its possible for a wake to wash up on the foredeck - not often, but enough that the hatches must be dogged when underway. The saloon hatches, however, have only seen water once - and that was diving through an 8 foot square wave caused by 25 knots of wind against a 5 knot current at the exit of a canal. This was a very predictable event, for which we had plenty of notice. (It still scared the crap out of my wife when she saw the ocean over here head!) Also, I have two aft hatches facing aft. I can't imaging a case where they would be flooded. One of them, in the shower, hasn't been sealed in all the time I've had the boat. BTW, here's a Tartan 37 - note the forward hatch wide open, and the aft hatch seems to be open facing aft. http://www.mindspring.com/~sailing_fool/280G.JPG |
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