Quote:
Originally Posted by Calif.Ted
Stabilizer failure involved perhaps ? One account describes the boat as rolling until one side "dipped" under.
|
A casual observer may not notice when a boat is sitting low, however there could still be enough
water in the bilges and lower spaces to start
shipping from side to side as the boat rolls slightly. This would grossly exaggerate the rolling and further the
shipping of water. As more water floods in, this continues to get worse. Dipping the gunnel certainly wouldn't help until the boat eventually fails to recover.