[Public-list] careening ship

[Gordon Laco]

George is right - 

Untold damage was done to H.M.S. Thucydides in 1778 when she was careened on
the shingle at Torbay.  Capt. Smithers was ashore visiting he mistresses and
left oversight of the operation in the hands of a negligent junior officer.
The actual careening took place at a meal time and it is rumoured that 561
mess kids and 743 mugs overset.  The ensuing mayhem resulted in a sloppy
mess that was discussed for decades around galley stoves the world over.

Gord #426 Surprise









> Yes, I would worry about point loading on the hull.  Holding the weight
> of the boat on the keel, is one thing.  Holding it on a relatively small
> portion of the upper hull, is quite another.
> 
> I would suggest dropping the boat in a swimming pool and heeling her over.
> 
> - George
> 
> P.S. I presume the mast is down and the dinghy is not tied to the stern.
> 
> 
> Gordon Laco wrote:
>> Oh Roger you have a designer's knack of looking at things from new angles!
>> 
>> I guess what you suggest might be a sensible thing but I would recommend
>> that you bear in mind that while the hulls of our boats are quite strong
>> they are relatively soft.  The side of the boat that she is resting upon
>> will push in; and of course come back out again (presumably to her old
>> shape) when she is lifted again.  To my mind you might be encouraging the
>> creation of deep cracks in the somewhat brittle gel coat.
>> 
>> However - that opinion is based solely on gut feeling - maybe it's a great
>> idea... Anyone else?


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