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Originally Posted by TomC
i find it unfathomable that a non-overloaded 24' Cobalt could be sunk by any swells on Winni...
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Most boats can be swamped, its all a matter of degree to what is required. Bowriders are the most susceptible to taking on a wave of water and I personally know of folks who have taken serious water into their bowrider on Winnipesaukee.
During a rough water situation, if a boat takes on a wave - whatever the cause - it immediately becomes MUCH more susceptible to taking on another. Once the second wave comes in, its very likely the end result will be the boat going under (at least to the point where flotation - if any - will stop it) unless the boat can somehow be removed from the situation immediately. Considering that a new wave will come every 7-20 seconds, ordinary bilge pumps(even high capacity ones) and deck scuppers would take far too long to clear the possibly hundreds of gallons each wave can dump into the boat. Plus, the water in the boat will move all around. If it runs to a low corner, it may not take that much at all to start the boat rapidly taking on water at that low spot.
Ken