guido@twitch.UUCP ( G.Bertocci) (07/16/85)
My Flying Dutchman has no bailers, yet it is fully self
bailing, even at a standstill.
It simply has a full double bottom such that after a capsize,
the bottom of the cockpit is higher than the outside water level.
As a result, the entire transom is cut out so that the water simply
runs out. The boat is empty after a capsize in about 20-30 seconds.
The main advantage is not after capsizing, but during heavy air
where you have continuous spray into the FD. The speed of the
self bailing is such that one sails with about 20-40 pounds
less water in the boat than a conventional design with bailers.
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Guido Bertocci
AT&T Bell Labs
Holmdel, NJ
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