O C Diver
Guru
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2010
- Messages
- 13,270
- Location
- Fort Myers, Florida
- Vessel Name
- End Of The Line
- Vessel Make
- Trinka 10 Dinghy
Right...but the boat did just fine despite that, yes?
Yea sure, the boat did fine in some big swells. While I'm not going to claim to be an expert, those aren't steep wind driven waves, closer to swells. There is a decided absence of white water. It looks to me like they're going in a large inlet with a significant out going tide opposing wind or storm surge swells. If you watch the video several times you will realize that had the pilot slowed down, the boat would have had an easy time of it and the video would be quite boring. Frankly, I have surfed bigger seas than that in Hatteras inlet, NC.
If they want to show stability and self righting, turn it broadside and take it out of gear. Those waves wouldn't be steep enough to roll it, but they would give you a much better idea it's righting moment. Finally, self righting on flat water doesn't impress me. Let's see it roll over in 10' seas and see how quickly it rights. See if the windows stay in place or the cabin stays attached to the hull when a 10' wave breaks against the cabin side.
Ted