On Feb 21, 11:00 am, "Bob" wrote:
On Feb 21, 10:21 am, Alan Gomes wrote:

An Islander 28 is not a "lake boat."

After looking a the picture of the cockpit I would call it a lake
boat. Why.... a huge cockpit with the door big enough to pass an
elephant below.... add the boards go right to the floor of the
cockpit. So what happens when the cockpit fills with water cause all
you got is two 3/4 inch cockpit drains......

Simple Solutions:
1. Glass in the lowest companionway board.
2. remove the transom (like you had an outboard there). Water comes
in, water goes out. No chance of a clogged drain. Maybe put a board in
to stop most of a following wave. I saw one (Crown 28 I think) that
had a board in the "hole" rigged to drop down into a swim-grid. Sweet!

druid - had a wave come over the top of his Venture 22 and it didn't
sink