"Thom Stewart" wrote in message
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OK Edgar,

I'll ask the question. On internal ballast; are you talking about the
weight of the ballast itself or are you talking about the weight of the
water that the "Internal Ballast" caused to be DISPLACED.

They are the same. Add a ton of ballast and you displace a ton of water as
the boat sinks down to a new draft

Also; What are you referring to when you say " Displacement 'tonnage"
What are you weighing? Ballast or displaced water?

Following from my answer above I am talking about the weight of displaced
water which is equally the weight of the boat. I could have left out the
word 'tonnage' which seems to cause confusion.

Displacement Tunnage
(correct spelling) is a Volume measurement.

As to the spelling, well, I am an Englishman despite living now in Norway
and that is how we spell 'tonnage'. In English a 'tun' is a large wine cask
or vat holding 252 (English!) gallons. Not often seen outside the winery
itself

Edgar wrote:
..... In English a 'tun' is a large wine cask
or vat holding 252 (English!) gallons. Not often seen outside the winery
itself



yeah, that's a darn shame too

DSK

Have one of those at home. Tried to sell it in yard
sales several times. It is too big. No one wants it.
Ours is made from very dark green glass. The size
is about right.


"DSK" wrote in message
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Edgar wrote:
..... In English a 'tun' is a large wine cask
or vat holding 252 (English!) gallons. Not often seen outside the winery
itself



yeah, that's a darn shame too

DSK

Bart Senior wrote:

Have one of those at home. Tried to sell it in yard
sales several times. It is too big. No one wants it.
Ours is made from very dark green glass. The size
is about right.


If it was full of wine you could sell it!

Or have a great party.

Also makes a great containment device for unruly kids.

DSK

I just went and looked at it. It is much smaller than I remembered.
Of course when I was little it was seemed much bigger. I'm guessing
it's only 15-20 gallons--it is hard to judge because of the odd shape.

I remember I could not pick it up when I was little and I managed to
pick up it with two fingers just now. I can encircle it with my arms and
clasp one hand with the other. The spout is about knee height with the
top above my knee and the necked down area just below my knee..

I sent you a text message with a picture Doug. It is sitting on a
piano stool next to a piano to give you an idea of the size.

If it was full of wine, it would take a big party to empty it.

"DSK" wrote
Bart Senior wrote:

Have one of those at home. Tried to sell it in yard
sales several times. It is too big. No one wants it.
Ours is made from very dark green glass. The size
is about right.


If it was full of wine you could sell it!

Or have a great party.

Also makes a great containment device for unruly kids.

DSK

Bart Senior wrote:
I sent you a text message with a picture Doug. It is sitting on a
piano stool next to a piano to give you an idea of the size.


Got it, thanks. That does look like a pretty big jug. Of
course, i don't know exactly how big your piano is



If it was full of wine, it would take a big party to empty it.


Yes, but lots of folks would probably come over & help.

DSK