The fact of the matter is they do not know what they
want. They don't even bother to check the measurements.
They just make suggestions as to how to proceed with
the measurements and pretty much take what they are
given.

S.Simon


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On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 19:48:50 -0500, "Simple Simon" wrote:



Nope, you are wrong. Say the 'deck' has two feet of camber. How does
one ignore this two feet when measuring depth since depth is measured
in the center athwartship?

The 'tun' wording is a direct quote from the book. I certainly feel
Hiscock is a more credible source than ANYONE here - no offense
intended to present company, of course.

You once more confuse apples and oranges. Tonnage for documentation
purposes has little to do with displacement. It is a measure of volume.


And what you "think" should be included or not included means nothing
whatsoever. The Coast Guard is not going to debate this with you. They don't
care if you have decks with a positive, or negative camber, or anything else.
They state very clearly what THEY want. Give them what they want, or be wrong.

BB