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Old 02-21-2013, 02:12 PM   #135
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Originally Posted by manyboats View Post
The worst roll of all is in a wide and hard chine boat a-beam to a steep and short sea. Some call it a "snap roll". It's VERY annoying and even dangerous. Lots of fishermen are exposed to this while fishing. That's not why I rarely fish. Too much boating to be done.
Eric

It's not wise to run a-beam to any type of sea that is bothersome for any reason in any style boat. That's another reason mariners came up with the miraculous invention of tacking!
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