On Jun 24, 2:37*pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:16:38 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch

wrote:
I suspect that open/low transom with a cabin without bridgedeck is a
really bad idea because once you got significant water in the cabin,
you're a goner.

Absolutely right. *

Some sort of sturdy cabin closure is also a good idea, perhaps like
the drop boards in a sailboat companionway, with sliding bolts to hold
them in place. * You might be able to survive a capsize with something
like that.

David Pascoe:

http://www.yachtsurvey.com/sinking.htm

Does not like either scuppers or low/no transoms. He prefers
duplicate battery systems and large multiple bilge pumps.