Julian:

Since I couldn't reply to your e-mail, I posted a response to this in
the original thread, "To Many Pumps"...

Jim

"Julian" wrote in message ...
"Jim Woodward" wrote in message m...
SNIP (Or why Fintry has
pressurized seawater available in volume from any of three sea chests
-- I love the conservatism of the Royal Navy, but that's another
story).
Jim,

I've been mulling over the merits of sea chests recently. Could you please
tell me a little more about Fintry's sea chests. In particular, where are the
openings in the hull, how large are the openings, and is there any clever
shaping to the hull openings to minimise drag and/or increase water flow
into them? I'm also interested to hear about any other aspects of the sea
chest arangement that you think might be of interest.

I think my design philosophy probably exhibits much of the "conservatism
of the Royal Navy" so I'd love to know in more detail what they did.

Thanks in advance,

Julian.