A passionate discussion about ship handling and structural dynamics under way

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Originally Posted by JayUtah (Post 10989106) And you're still trying to muddy up those waters, no pun intended. The argument is simple. The claim is that wood cannot bear hundreds of tons in compression. A counter example was given showing a load of thousands of tons borne in compression by wood. The claim has to explain the counter example. I would love to have a passionate discussion with you sometime about ship handling and structural dynamics under way, but this isn't the time or place.

OK

This may be the place. Time may be later, as I gotta go soon. Starting thread anyway.

First, I wish to offer you an honorary membership in The Inter-Galactic Wharf Rat Society. The IGWRS is a small yet proud organization which emerged from some of New England's oldest and finest boatyards, c. 1976

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Quote: by Bubba Thats too easy. Seawater beneath a ship's wooden keel is much softer than Egypt's sandy terrain

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Originally Posted by JayUtah Or is it? You do realize that during construction the entire weight of the ship rests on its keel, which in turn rests on the (very solid) ways?

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by Bubba Are you sure? Now you've got me concerned about the weight above the waterline impacting the keel, after launching.

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Originally Posted by JayUtah View Post And if the example were of a vessel immersed in seawater, that would mean something. The example was HMS Victory. Why did you think the example must fit all ships?

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by Bubba True, and I can see how it could appear I thought that. I must confess I deemed it an acceptable moment to extrapolate and postulate how keels bearing the weight of ships standing in soft seawater suffer less damage than those standing on rocks, blocks, chocks, ways, quays, and desert sands, (etc) Think how that poor lost little freighter felt when she showed up in the desert in Close Encounters of the Third Kind. She probably lost some of her copper paint, or worse. Not to mention her bottom was exposed.

What muddy ?

...and what kinda passionate are we talkin please?

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