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"Harryk" wrote in message ...

I_am_Tosk wrote:
In ,
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On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:44:04 -0400, wrote:

Boat capsized, no ballast in tanks, "handles like a canoe."

Lousy sailboat, lousy powerboat.
There you go, passing judgment on something you know little or nothing
about. Shame on you, Harry.
There are some serious issues with the boat in question, especially
when overloaded, and especially when operated with no ballast. I've
had quite a bit of sailing experience and would not even consider
taking more than 4 or 5 people on a boat like that. The manufacturer
needs to do a lot more to raise safety awareness but they are intent
on selling the boat to the inexperienced who really want to believe
that it can do anything.

It is amazing how the "safety standards" are skewed for the big
manufacturers. I see plates on boats allowing 7-10 passengers but if I
built the same boat in the backyard and did the calculations, I wouldn't
be allowed to plate it for more than 4-5...

What manufactured boats allowing 7-10 passengers could you duplicate in
your back yard building?

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Maybe a scow or barge?? ;-)

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