Barnegat Inlet 22' Boat

[Capt. Debbie]

Good lesson there in boat handling Gerry!

You have to power out of that to stay in control the slosh of the excess water to prevent capsizing. And stay like that.

That's all that works, aside from just dumb luck. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT.

Bow riders also have crap freeboard at the bow. And are heavier in the bow, meaning it responds SLOWER to meet steeper waves... stuff the bow.. perhaps pitch pole. Bad seakeeping boats in heavy water..

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

Good question Duff.... If it's like most Sea Rays that are designed for cruising, the deck scuppers usually drain into the bilge. And this particular boat being a bow rider and having an open bow is cause for some additional concern... If you take one over the bow, the bilge pump could have a difficult time dealing with all that water.

Had this happen to me once... We had a cresting wave break right on our bow on Romer Shoal.. Pretty stupid but that's another story in itself... Our boat was a cuddy but the force of the wave blew in the eisgn glass above the windshield and we had a foot and a half of water in the cockpit.

Luckily we had a self bailing cock pit and once we got the boat under power and the stern squatting, everything drained out of the scuppers.