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eTiMaGo · 09-09-2007, 02:09 AM

aye aye cap'n!

What I meant is, there is no actual unit of buoyancy, is there?

SailDesign · 09-09-2007, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

What I meant is, there is no actual unit of buoyancy, is there?

I just checked every book I have (too many) and cannot find a reference to actual units beyond a measure for "reserve buoyancy" - the amount of buoyancy gained when a boat pokes its nose into a wave that it cannot rise quickly enough to ride over. Reserve buoyancy was quoted in cubic feet of displacement (effectively, pounds) or as a percentage of the whole boat's mass.
So, yeah, you're right.

Maybe I should steal the idea an copyright a "Michelin Man" as the unit for buoyancy...

09-09-2007, 02:09 AM	#1
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	aye aye cap'n! What I meant is, there is no actual unit of buoyancy, is there? __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

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