Happy New Year! For a brief excerpt about a small boat in dangerous circumstances on the high seas, check this out. ...
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Peter & Polly Vanderw...
pvanderw@...
Jan 1, 2001 4:30 pm
I don't know if y'all remember our brief discussion of Washington's Crossing of the Delaware a little while back. Well, this year the 're- enactors' walked...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman@...
Jan 1, 2001 6:43 pm
... Doesn't speak well of historical knowledge either - he was TRYING FOR TRENTON f'crissakes. ... Well, yeah, but he had more.... motivation. ... Another...
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Dan Freidus
freidus@...
Jan 1, 2001 6:50 pm
Well, I'm virtually certain that I don't know what these things were used for. However, while trying to figure it out one of my thought were that they were...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman@...
Jan 1, 2001 7:37 pm
... Don - Does the ball float? Remember, this is a family list ;-> -Lew "a wink's as good as a nod to a blind bat" Clayman ===== "So I’m ugly. So what? I...
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freedem@...
Jan 1, 2001 8:49 pm
... cling ... the ... A properly built boat is safer in deep water than near the shore, there are two dangers off shore hitting flotsom big enough to damage ...
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James Fuller
jamar@...
Jan 1, 2001 8:59 pm
Does anyone out here have a copy of PKunzip for windows? Not the current one, which takes over your computer, but the version from about a year ago? It is a...
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Stuart Hill
stuart@...
Jan 1, 2001 11:38 pm
... her much ... them. I'll ... won't work. ... it won't. Hello Don, On masthead flotation, my point was that it has most value as the mast hits the water....
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delliott@...
Jan 1, 2001 11:38 pm
Busy today... On dwg # 7, bkd 2 gives the deck beam camber, this crown determines the height for the transom dimension your looking in for,It is the master for...
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Stuart Hill
stuart@...
Jan 1, 2001 11:59 pm
... cling ... the ... The danger of a lea shore is to be reckoned with on a long journey, whether the boat is large or small. There is less danger further out ...
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delliott@...
Jan 2, 2001 12:01 am
Squeak carried Stephen on his journey of 15,000 miles. How many times did Squeak go over? What were the odds of a capsize? What were Stephen's odds of a...
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Don Elliott
delliott@...
Jan 2, 2001 12:11 am
You will have the answer to that question soon. Don--- In ... out...
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Don Elliott
delliott@...
Jan 2, 2001 12:19 am
I hadn't thought about the ball floating, but now that you meation it, yes, it would be good if the ball floats. Got any ideas as to what it is? I wasn't aware...
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Don Elliott
delliott@...
Jan 2, 2001 12:38 am
Stuart, look at my latest post "ODDS ARE", and some that will follow. It will save me repeating myself. Picture if you would a small model of your boat....
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Peter & Polly Vanderw...
pvanderw@...
Jan 2, 2001 1:03 am
... Especially true if the flotation is compressible (like an airbag ). If an airbag is pulled below the surface, it collapses as the air is compressed by the...
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Don Elliott
delliott@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:26 am
Yes, also the cold water will gradually cause the bag to collapse slightly. This can easily be tested with a plastic bag. Of course if he talking about a high...
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Chuck Leinweber
chuck@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:55 am
Group: There has been some discussion on the bolger egroup about the sponsons that Bolger has designed into the Martha Jane. Personally I think they are...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:59 am
... Dang. I was thinking it might be a valve for the footwell, but if you didn't decide about the ball floating/sinking, it obviously is not that. I'm...
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Lew Clayman
lew_clayman@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:06 am
... Ignorant question: at what depth does water pressure become appreciable, and how quickly does it increase? I'm thinking that this is more true (if you...
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Stuart Hill
stuart@...
Jan 2, 2001 9:26 am
... Check this out it was place on this ... Great link - thanks Don. Stuart....
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Stuart Hill
stuart@...
Jan 2, 2001 9:59 am
... follow. I couldn't find any reference to masthead flotation there - did I miss something? ... resting ... I don't think so - see my diagrams on: ...
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Don Elliott
delliott@...
Jan 2, 2001 10:26 am
Lew, you are very close to the answer. It is a valve. It doesn't go in the foot well, if you guessed where it went that would help a lot. The ball is attached...
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DONTHEOBALD@...
Jan 2, 2001 10:26 am
I want to provide good ventilation to my rather large battery box. I'm planning on a blower to move air thru the box at all times. Is the fumes from the...
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Gavin Atkin
gmatkin@...
Jan 2, 2001 10:40 am
... From: "Chuck Leinweber" <chuck@...> To: <boatdesign@egroups.com> ... that Bolger has designed into the Martha Jane. Personally I think...
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Stuart Hill
stuart@...
Jan 2, 2001 11:24 am
If any of you are going to the London Boat Show, it would be great to meet you. I'll be on stand 192A - One Stop Chandlery. Stuart. www.mxexposure.com...
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Don Elliott
delliott@...
Jan 2, 2001 12:15 pm
Squeak could have used a little more flotation material. But really to be fair, would you every think your boat could be completely flooded? You can see it can...
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delliott@...
Jan 2, 2001 12:32 pm
It's heavier than air, battery acid and bilge water make a bad mix. Explosive and creates rot in a wooden boat. You should have two lines (copper tubes), They...
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Stuart Hill
stuart@...
Jan 2, 2001 1:19 pm
I've just put photos of my anti-capsize flotation on my website: http://www.majorit.net/maxexposure/anticapsize.htm Sorry about the quality, but you can see...
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Don Elliott
delliott@...
Jan 2, 2001 2:11 pm
Make sure you have the grain in the wood for the deck beams running the right way. See sketch: http://www.tomah.com/delliott/deckbeam.jpg If you don't they'll...
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Don and Dianne
don_dihodges@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:11 pm
Stuart, When is the London Boat Show? - I will be there week of Jan. 8-15... Don Hodges www.ecoastlife.com Your Emerald Coast Cyber-Vacation Small-Boat...
