[Public-list] careening ship

[Gordon Laco]

Ok ok - all teasing aside, maybe it could work.

But I am reminded of a gesture a Hungarian friend used to use when I was
coming at a problem in a manner whose complications outweighed the benefits
of the route...

He used to say "well it could work but it would be this" at which point he
would scratch his right ear by reaching his left arm over and around his
head..."instead of this" at which point he would quickly give his right ear
a scratch with his right hand.

Gord (I guess I am still teasing) #426 Surprise









> Roger,
> Not too worry.  It you made the effort to pad and support the hull for some
> distance, let's say eighteen feet along the side she is resting on, then you
> might get away with your leaning on her side idea.  The difficult item would
> be to calculate the compression of the cushioning/support material to
> eliminate any point loading.  I might also remove the mast first.
> 
> The time/money spent on the padding and calculations might be partially offset
> by the increased ease of doing the bottom job.
> 
> You are up for it, go ahead and do the
> calculations...........................hey how about having a truck dump some
> loads of sand next to the boat.  Then make a template to sculpt the sand to
> match the hull shape and slowly lay her over into the sand pile?  First cover
> the sand with Tyvek sheeting or polyester sheeting to prevent minor scratches
> from the sand pile.
> 
> If the crane is available for some time then make a net out of nylon straps,
> remove the mast and have the crane operator lay her over into the net and
> lower to just above the ground.
> 
> Hummmmmmmmmmm.  Maybe you could get some of that invisible paint that Poppy
> the Sailorman used against Bruno.  That way once you painted the bottom you
> would never have to do it again.
> 
> Michael
> 
> Roger L Kingsland <rkingsland101 at ksba.com> wrote:
> Thanks everyone for the feedback. Looks like another high potential idea
> bites the dust. I am gelling my thoughts on a false transom that folds down
> to become a swim platform/dingy dock. You guys are gonna love it! George,
> I will look into the swimming pool idea further and untie the dingy; I was
> wondering where that thing had got off to.
> 
> Roger
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George Dinwiddie"
> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all"
> 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Public-list] careening ship
> 
> 
>> 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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