On Jan 2, 4:54*pm, Justin C wrote:
In article , Joe wrote:
On Dec 31, 12:18*pm, Justin C wrote:
In article , Joe wrote:
http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?wcd=149551

Glad to hear it, and wish good luck and safe sailing to all involved.

I've read another reply you posted to the thread, about your encounters
with drug gangs and other undesirables. Wouldn't it be better to buy
your coffee elsewhere (I may have missed that you are)? How are you
going to be certain that your coffee isn't tampered with at the place of
origin (stuff smuggled in the container)?

Customs puts a seal on the container. All third world countrys have
problems.

But the problems become yours when the container is inspected on
arrival.

There is no problem. You know what was loaded and as long as the seal
remains un-tampered with then there are no suprises. A couple of pad
locks and a trip right to a secure shipping port to await loading.
Every coffee port in the world is surrounded with secure containers
waiting to be loaded.



I'm guessing that the container isn't going to be completely full of
coffee, front-to-back and top-to-bottom, 'cos that's a lot of weight
that isn't very low down. I'd be very interested to see the design of
the boat. Several design challenges are of interest - where do you put
the container?

*In the hull as low as possiable..At the end of this video you can see
the design, the container is to scale. The plan is to have lot's of
ballast (battery banks included).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrOAhKl3cZw

Interesting stuff. I look forward to seeing photos of the vessel.

Me too.

Joe

* *Justin.

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Justin C, by the sea.