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Default Ping Larry Amel fix-er-upper

On Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:17:59 +0000, Larry wrote:

These keels have a 200 gallon water tank in them. If the hole is somewhere
else, wouldn't pumping out the water tank be enough to float it?
Interesting to try....it's in the keel!


Doubtful, that's only 1600 lbs of flotation.