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Originally Posted by ollie More to follow, I presume. I heard today that it was the Mohican which caused the large wake. I've seen that boat when I vacationed in that area several years ago. It is BIG!!! Also I heard that they were all sitting on plastic chairs not fastened to the deck. So if the boat made a sharp turn to head into the wake, I can see where centrifigal force could have slid the seats toward one side causing a heck of a weight shift and a roll over.
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Airlubber question:
Does EVERY vessel have ballast? I assume ballast keeps the keel (the ridge underneath the vessel?) more or less at the bottom of the boat's center of gravity?