Rough water boat

On Sat, 28 Jul 2007 10:01:27 -0400, Matt Colie <mattcolie.TakeThisOut@nospam.net>
wrote:

>Your best bet for what you seek is to go find an old abused (but not
>waterlogged) Boston Whaler or the like. It will be cheaper, better and
>faster in the long run.

Well yes. Get a beater for a first boat. I picked up a 22 ft aluminum
cuddy for two grand, blown head gasket no extra charge. It has a 175
hp sterndrive. A lake boat not intended for serious waves. Semi
serious bass fishing. Spot of water sking perhaps. Maybe a bit large
for a novice to dock in unfavorable conditions, whatever.

Casady
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My experience says a Boston whaler is not a rough water boat. It's a
myth.


Matt Colie wrote:
> Jerry,
> I think you do not have a firm grasp of what you are asking.
>
> To be stitch and glue a boat is small and assembled of sheets of plywood.
>
> To be self bailing requires that the vessel be very effectively closed
> off below the DLWL (Design Load Water Line). To make a SAG boat
> "unsinkable" you would have to used poured in place foam which will
> invite the plywood to rot with any fresh water (like rain). You can do
> sealed tank bottom, but it is not "unsinkable" if the plywood is breached.
>
> Are you looking for SAG because you think is will be inexpensive and
> simple to assemble?
> I have got news for you guy......
>
> Your best bet for what you seek is to go find an old abused (but not
> waterlogged) Boston Whaler or the like. It will be cheaper, better and
> faster in the long run.
>
> Matt Colie
> Lifelong Waterman, Licensed Marine and Small Boat Builder
>
>
> Jerry wrote:
> > Can anyone direct me to where I might find some EASY plans to build a stitch
> > & glue boat that is both unsinkable and can handle rough water without
> > swamping? Something self bailing would be ideal.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jerry
> >
> >
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<doublesb DeleteThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> My experience says a Boston whaler is not a rough water boat. It's a
> myth.

In an ultimate sense, it's going to stay afloat. But it's true that some of
them can fill to the gunwales in a hurry if you drive them hard into a wave.

We had a Nauset (16'-7") from 1963 through 1982. I drove it into short,
steep waves under Ft. Lauderdale's 17th St. Causeway and filled her to the
gunwales once. I bucketed out of that one. Then I drove it into a submarine
wake coming out of the inlet there. Bucketed out again.

Some years later I drove into the short chop entering Barnegat Inlet in NJ.
This was verrry big chop. Then I got caught beam-to trying to get out of
there. The Whaler stayed upright in pretty big, steep waves, even filled
with water, and I bucketed out again.

In all three of those cases we had wind running opposite to tide, so the
chop was very short and steep. I also should point out that all of these
misadventures happened when I was a teenager. <g>

--
Ed Huntress
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