i love the sound of a boat at anchor. the background noise makes me sleep like a baby. yes, some find this sound disturbing. i do not! this not to say some noises don't disturb: halyards against the mast, thump of a buoy against the hull, and a family allowing their children to run up-and-down a dock at midnight laughing and yelling. now ... i was able to sleep in this 'rock and roll' situation - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgkMzAzNWjg maybe i'm a bit 'different' ;-) dave scobie M17 #375 - sweet pea (http://www.m17-375.webs.com) M15 #288 - SCRED (FOR SALE, http://www.freewebs.com/15-named-scred --- On Thu, 5/14/09, Tom Jenkins <tjenk@gte.net> wrote: I agree totally on the "noisy" lapstrakes. When I reached the trades on a Nor'Sea trip to Hawaii, the big following waves rushing under the hull were the most relaxing noise imaginable. My wife heard them over my Sat phone and thought I was going over Niagara in a barrel. Tom Jenkins