In article 4da4aef0-c673-4819-b746-33816a77e563
@m73g2000hsh.googlegroups.com, says...
Can't they just fix the cracks? Or strengthen the ships in certain
spots with more metal?

Sometimes that just moves the cracks to the end of the reinforcement.
You can only add so much new metal before you start changing
the displacement and the seakeeping characteristics of the hull.


Mark Borgerson