Day, Thomas Fleming, 1861-1927 · New York and London, The Rudder Publishing · leaf 73
order to bailquickly the floor must be at least ten mches above theload water line. Here again freeboard comes in. Again,the placing of the scuppers in the forward end of thecockpit and their outboard openings under the bilge isdecidedly wrong. In the first place it keeps the water atall times in… … A Seagoing Boat 7i constantly driving the water up and into the boat. Theplace for the scuppers is aft with the openings underthe stern. Here there is constant suction so long as theboat is moving ahead, no matter to which side or howfar she heels. Again, if the floor is sloped aft, whateverwater…
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