All this talk of flat fore sections and after sections reminds me of the ultimate flat bottom boat experience.
In the Navy I was stationed on an old LST (the kind with the doors and ramp in the bow). These LST's had a totally flat bottom for landing on shallow beaches. In big seas (10-15+) we would "stump". That is, the ship would fall across the trough of a wave and slam into the front of the next oncoming wave. The entire ship would shake and flex. If one were below on the 300 foot long tank deck, they would see the ship bend in the middle then spring back. The tank deck had a continuous run of angle iron running the full length of the tank deck. If you sighted down the angle you would see the angle flex 1-2 feet with each stump. My berth was in the superstructure some 4 decks above the waterline. As the ship flexed like a leaf spring, the superstructure would oscillate fore and aft a foot or so. Made for interesting times and little sleep. I don't recall going with the waves. If we did, I suspect we didn't surf. :) Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA
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