"Gogarty" wrote in message
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In article ,
says...
You can also use this method to calculate how much to raise the boot
top for
a certain load or increase in weight.
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Our boot top is way higher than the molded-in design boot top. Another
factor
is water in the boat, bilge water and the adsorbed water in the hull.
There
can be a big difference between a boat after six months on the hard
and the
same boat in the slip at season's end.
Those crummy GRP boats absorb water. Then they end up getting blisters.
Joe's got the right idea. His boat is made from steel. Steel does not
absorb water.
I think they need to start making boats out of carbon fiber and exotic
resins that repel water. It would be stronger than steel and lighter
than aluminum. But, I guess it's a wee bit too expensive at this stage
of the game.
Wilbur Hubbard