[dginge]

Very well put

Originally Posted by DonV

Here's my humble call. You don't need them if you are going into, with or in most cases sideways with the waves, that being said if it's blowing and you are quartering into the waves you will get wet, very wet......with or without spray rails in any 23' sized boat on the market. If there was proof, 100% proof, spray rails would stop water coming over the sides of the boat I would have them. Shoot I've been on the fly bridge of 50'+ boats and got soaking wet, being at water level makes it exactly what it is, a small boat at the mercy of lot of water.