President of Everglades Talks About Level Flotation

Who are the Doughertys?	Boats over 20' Can Sink!	Level Flotation is Key
They started at Boston Whaler, then founded Edgewater and Everglades. What is their boat-building mission?	There is no USCG flotation requirement over 20'. Placement of foam flotation is critical to level flotation.	For safety, boats must float level, but all boats when swamped can easily roll over, so scuppers are important.

According to lone survivor Nick Schuyler, NFL football
player Marquis Cooper's
21' Everglades swamped then rolled over last month, and
subsequently three men died. That Schuyler was able to sit on the level floating
hull and hold on to the outboard engine's lower unit is credited with saving his
life. 13 months ago BoatTEST.com editor Jeff Hammond spoke with the president of
Everglades, Steve Dougherty, about the very subjects of level flotation, swamping
and scupper size -- all issues that impinged on last month's accident. We urge you
to watch the three important videos above wherein Everglades President Dougherty
gives his views of boat building for safety.



Read BoatTEST.com's 3/4/09 article on the accident --


Read AP article in the USCG's 23-page report on the accident.--