--- In [email protected], Mike Casswell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As I have mentioned before, Jemima D has had her old and failing > fibreglass cabin replaced with a new steel one. > > The big question is how do I determine whether the boat is safe in > this respect. Is there an equivalent of the double decker bus test, > whereby it is deemed OK if it rights itself from a specific angle of > displacement?
Take a look at <http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources/dft_masafety_027351.pdf> and <http://www.maib.gov.uk/cms_resources/Swan_.pdf> for a couple of accident reports where a lack of stability was the primary cause of the accident. In the case of Swan the addition of steel canopy on a light boat led to it becoming "tender", and the ballast that was added subsequently led to a reduction in freeboard. David Mack
