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A swamped boat can be hard to control, it can react much differently than a boat with no water sloshing around the deck. First, always wear your PFD's , as you have discovered a 13 foot boat can feel very small, even a whaler. I would also practice pulling the plug in calm water, so you get a feel for how much water will come in during calm conditions. It may be advisable to add a bilge pump, to remove the water faster than using the scuppers alone.