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David Scheidt David Scheidt is offline
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Chuck Gould wrote:
:On Mar 6, 9:39?am, Harry Krause wrote:

:
: http://img409.imageshack.us/my.php?i...43e174duw8.jpg
:
: "See, as you push the water deeper under water it get's less dense and
: becomes buoyant. Fortunately, water is still heavier than air, otherwise
: all the buoyant water from the bottom of the ocean would float right up
: out of the water instead of sinking in the air."- Hide quoted text -
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: - Show quoted text -

:Well there you go, Harry. As I recall, you often criticize boats for
:lack of flotation. Perhaps you posted that link to suggest that
:MacGregors are "unsinkable"?

:Even if the photo is legit, it certainly doesn't qualify as a
:collector's item. There are thousands of photos in circulation showing
:virtually every sort of popularly sold boat in distress. I got a good
:shot one day of a Hatteras on fire, but I don't use that as a basis to
ronounce all Hatteras (Hatteri?) "fire traps".

It's a real photo. It's a factory photo; they drilled a hole in the
bottom. It's on their website:

http://www.macgregor26.com/safety/safety.htm