[Public-list] careening ship

[Gordon Laco]

False Transom... Mmmmm bring it on there is a lot I could spin that into ...








> 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" <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>
> To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all" <public-list at alberg30.org>
> 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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