On Sat, 2 Aug 2008 13:50:50 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:

BTW Should I be worried about denting the bottom or pounding rivets out by
banging over medium size waves at a good clip?
I imagine the boat must be engineered to absorb most of the abuse.
In sailing we just cut into the waves......

Cut into the waves? Most sailboats are daysailors, flatbottom planing
hulls. The 25+MPH scows are a prime example. Scows simply don't cut
waves, they just try to mash them.

Casady