On Thu, 04 Aug 2005 02:23:30 GMT, "SISC" wrote:

Where could someone go with a good idea about how to prevent a floating but
damaged sinking boat from floundering?

It's "foundering", by the way.

Many European yachts feature this by filling voids with floatation
foam. Others feature watertight compartments and "crash zones", like
in the circumnavigation races.

The builder that comes to mind is ETAP, which is Belgian, I think.
They make several ocean-going, "unsinkable" yachts. Not great on
storage, but will go low and no lower, even if split in half, I am led
to believe.

R.