"Don White" wrote in message
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"Don White" wrote in message
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"Richard Casady" wrote in message
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On Fri, 3 Apr 2009 19:37:33 -0600, "SteveB"
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What's the difference between a boat and a ship?

Mostly size.

Traditionally boats are carried on the deck of a ship, or at least are
small enough to do so. 100 feet is a boat: 200+ is a ship. These
semisubmersibles that can carry a full sized ship, the Cole comes to
mind, blur the original distinction. Also traditionally, the crews of
US subs call their ships " boats ".The fact that the Electric Boat
Company built so many subs may have something to do with it, I don't
really know.

Casady

Here'a one of the 'lemon' subs we bought from the British getting a free
ride again.
After it's fire off the coast of Britain, it was carried to Halifax a
few years ago.
Now it has hitched a $2 + million ride from Halifax to the west coast.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Metro/1114504.html


Maybe if your schools were better and the people could read, you would be
able to fix boats in the "Maritime Provinces".

Shows how much you know Kalif Swill..... er Bill.
We have a first rate shipyard here but for political reasons the contract
to maintain our subs was given to a west coast shipyard.
The local company has a lawsuit pending.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/novascotia/...ving-subs.html


Maybe it was educational reasons. Or the Crown Corp. employees are a
hindrance.