On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 20:54:25 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

Albemarles are okay boats, but woefully heavy and they roll a lot. Also,
most of the smaller ones have that awful compromise, an I/O.

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Rolling is the compromise you accept when you get a boat with a lot of
deadrise. Weight and deadrise are what get you through rough water
without pounding however. My old Bertram 33 had a wonderful ride,
even on the open ocean, but it would roll your eyes out at anchor if
you got caught sidways to the swell. I built a pair of west-coast
type flopper stoppers for it and they helped quite a lot.