JimH wrote:
"rom" wrote in message newsb7wi.4699$%t4.692@trnddc03...
"Now let's examine ........


Can you spell "obsessed"?


This is a boating group, doesn't it make sense to discuss real boating
issues?

Gene Kearns wrote:


Ditto the low transom stuff. Obviously, it isn't the Parker brand
because they are made next to and for the NC coastal waters.

Gene,

Even Parker Boats believe a full transom is the preferred transom. On
their FAQ web page under the quesiton:
What is the purpose of the outboard bracket?


They respond : the full transom is appealing because it provides a
barrier from following seas.

Gene Kearns wrote:
On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:32:18 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Gene Kearns wrote:
if y
Ditto the low transom stuff. Obviously, it isn't the Parker brand
because they are made next to and for the NC coastal waters.
Gene,

Even Parker Boats believe a full transom is the preferred transom. On
their FAQ web page under the quesiton:
What is the purpose of the outboard bracket?


They respond : the full transom is appealing because it provides a
barrier from following seas.

I don't doubt that.... a barrier to following seas to keep your feet
dry. A low transom doen't sink a boat unless other design flaws are
present.

A cut-away transom wouldn't be my choice and wasn't when I was looking
for a boat. I passed up a number of boats (Gradys and otherwise)
specifically because they had low transoms. However, I never felt that
a low transom was cause for sinking.... as long as the boat is
engineered to drain.


If you boated inland on little lakes, of course, you'd think otherwise,
especially if you had nothing to add to a newsgroup other than what you
could cut and paste, usually out of context, from the internet.

HK wrote:
Gene Kearns wrote:
On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:32:18 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:

Gene Kearns wrote:
if y
Ditto the low transom stuff. Obviously, it isn't the Parker brand
because they are made next to and for the NC coastal waters.
Gene,

Even Parker Boats believe a full transom is the preferred transom.
On their FAQ web page under the quesiton:
What is the purpose of the outboard bracket?


They respond : the full transom is appealing because it provides a
barrier from following seas.

I don't doubt that.... a barrier to following seas to keep your feet
dry. A low transom doen't sink a boat unless other design flaws are
present.

A cut-away transom wouldn't be my choice and wasn't when I was looking
for a boat. I passed up a number of boats (Gradys and otherwise)
specifically because they had low transoms. However, I never felt that
a low transom was cause for sinking.... as long as the boat is
engineered to drain.


If you boated inland on little lakes, of course, you'd think otherwise,
especially if you had nothing to add to a newsgroup other than what you
could cut and paste, usually out of context, from the internet.

Harry,
This thread has been very informative for me and probably others. If
you think about it, even you have learned something from the thread.
Originally you thought that a good helmsman would not have any problem
with the cabin getting wet in following seas or otherwise. Now your
position is that while your feet will get wet, it is no big deal, so it
seems that you are better informed today, than when this conversation
was started.

The only open transom boat I have been on that drained quick enough had
a completely open transom along the entire stern. Water would come on
board very easily, and would leave just as quickly, but it definitely
was a very wet boat. If we were boating in the early spring or fall, we
always wore full foul weather gear, including pants and boots, and taped
the pants around the boots with duct tape to keep the water from filling
the boats.

I realize this is not as much fun for you as wishing that the Walmart
Executives would all commit suicide, but this is a boating NG. My guess
is their is a NG specially set up to discuss Walmart.

On Aug 13, 8:03 pm, "rom" wrote:
"Now let's examine the studies findings on vessels that sank while underway.
The single most critical reason boats are flooded on open water has to do
with transom height. Thirteen of the 15 boats in this category were
outboard-powered and the engine cutouts were often only inches above the
water. The motor wells in some cases were too low, too shallow, and too slow
to drain. The lack of freeboard aft allowed seas to board, "pooping" the
boat as water came over the stern. Slow draining wells caused the boat to
sit lower on her lines due to the weight of the water, further compounding
the problem of low transom height. Another contributing factor is typically
weight distribution. The addition of trolling motors, large coolers, and
bait wells, among other things, decrease buoyancy aft and trim the vessel
down by the stern, in turn decreasing freeboard aft."

Excerpted from "Why do boats sink" by Ocean Marine Services Marine
Surveyors.

http://www.oceanmarineservices.com/w...boats_sink.htm

Why not simply say: "Because they can..."

Or even, :because they should..."
JR

Tim wrote:




Why not simply say: "Because they can..."



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rom wrote:
"Now let's examine the studies findings on vessels that sank while underway.
The single most critical reason boats are flooded on open water has to do
with transom height. Thirteen of the 15 boats in this category were
outboard-powered and the engine cutouts were often only inches above the
water. The motor wells in some cases were too low, too shallow, and too slow
to drain. The lack of freeboard aft allowed seas to board, "pooping" the
boat as water came over the stern. Slow draining wells caused the boat to
sit lower on her lines due to the weight of the water, further compounding
the problem of low transom height. Another contributing factor is typically
weight distribution. The addition of trolling motors, large coolers, and
bait wells, among other things, decrease buoyancy aft and trim the vessel
down by the stern, in turn decreasing freeboard aft."

Excerpted from "Why do boats sink" by Ocean Marine Services Marine
Surveyors.

http://www.oceanmarineservices.com/w...boats_sink.htm



Boat/US included that article in their Seaworthy Magazine: "Why Boats
Sink (And How to Keep Them Afloat"
http://www.boatus.com/seaworthy/sinking/

This is a brochure they mail to all those they insure, as a way to
decrease claims.