[PUP] PPM Stability

[Truelove39 at aol.com]

Tad  -
 
Of  course you're correct. I should have qualified my statement. 
 
Awhile  ago, we were thrown on our beam ends running an inlet which I should 
not  have attempted. Had there been enough water, we well may have rolled. A  
sobering experience. I  have read most of the stories of various boats 
tripping their  keels, rolling on the face of a wave and/or pitch-poling and I am 
aware  that no boat is immune. As Ross points out, those of us who venture out on 
 the high seas spend a lot of time making sure we avoid conditions such  as 
30' seas and being prepared with the proper gear to prevent a broach if  we do 
encounter them. 
 
Regards,
 
John
"Seahorse"
 
 
>  Also I'll mention that any boat, no matter the size, shape, or  ballast
configuration, can be rolled over given the right size and shape of  wave.
Capsize tests in tanks have shown that any yacht can be rolled 180  degrees
by a wave equal in height to 55 percent of her LOA. So a 30' wave  taken beam
on could roll the Skookum  53.


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