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The concern about weight only applies when racing or when the designer (Dick Newick) is
aboard. At other times, appropriate quantities of beer are welcome. Jim "Paul R. LaBrie" wrote: Jim, A case of 120z. aluminum beer cans weighs 22lbs. By your values per pound, that would mean a penalty of $50/lb. X 22lbs/case = $1,100.00/case!!! Thus, I think I will do all of my drinking before sailing with you, assuming you don't weigh me first!!! ;-) - Paul Jim Conlin wrote: In some boats, the value of light weight is considerable. For the light multihull i'm building, my ballpark figure for the value of a pound saved is about $50. If the boat were 500# (1/3) heavier, i reckon its value would be diminished by $25K. Admittedly, this is extreme, but teh concept is useful. |
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Beer Onboard
I know this is hard to believe but it is true. Eighteen years ago I was contacted by a Gulf coast cruiser that spent his winters in the Bahamas on board a 37 ft. sailboat. Beer at that time, in the Bahamas, cost $26 a case so he wanted to carry his winter supply onboard 35 cases, apparently he was not a racier. What he wanted me to do was to design him a beer cooler to cool his beer separate from the galley refrigerator. A standard engine driven system for the two boxes would work but he would need to build a second box. He must have believed that beer was like fine wine because what he was really asking for was a cooler onboard to keep all 35 cases of beer cold all the time. The V berth area was cleaned out and a very large cooler was constructed, he even spray foamed inside areas of the hull with insulation. I don't know how his winter with cold beer worked but he was happy with his refrigeration when he left. Yes I know, I told this story before in one of my books. Http://www.kollmann-marine.com Jim Conlin wrote in message ... The concern about weight only applies when racing or when the designer (Dick Newick) is aboard. At other times, appropriate quantities of beer are welcome. Jim "Paul R. LaBrie" wrote: Jim, A case of 120z. aluminum beer cans weighs 22lbs. By your values per pound, that would mean a penalty of $50/lb. X 22lbs/case = $1,100.00/case!!! Thus, I think I will do all of my drinking before sailing with you, assuming you don't weigh me first!!! ;-) - Paul Jim Conlin wrote: In some boats, the value of light weight is considerable. For the light multihull i'm building, my ballpark figure for the value of a pound saved is about $50. If the boat were 500# (1/3) heavier, i reckon its value would be diminished by $25K. Admittedly, this is extreme, but teh concept is useful. |
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Oh yes! Most brewers are really serious about their distributors
storing beer at the right temperature. When the A/B district reps come in one of the first thing they want to see is the warehouse temperature logs. OTOH, your client probably spent $3K to save $100 and probably missed a chance to try Carib and Presidente. Can't say much for Carib but Presidente is a great beer. Richard Kollmann wrote: Beer Onboard I know this is hard to believe but it is true. Eighteen years ago I was contacted by a Gulf coast cruiser that spent his winters in the Bahamas on board a 37 ft. sailboat. Beer at that time, in the Bahamas, cost $26 a case so he wanted to carry his winter supply onboard 35 cases, apparently he was not a racier. What he wanted me to do was to design him a beer cooler to cool his beer separate from the galley refrigerator. A standard engine driven system for the two boxes would work but he would need to build a second box. He must have believed that beer was like fine wine because what he was really asking for was a cooler onboard to keep all 35 cases of beer cold all the time. The V berth area was cleaned out and a very large cooler was constructed, he even spray foamed inside areas of the hull with insulation. I don't know how his winter with cold beer worked but he was happy with his refrigeration when he left. Yes I know, I told this story before in one of my books. Http://www.kollmann-marine.com -- Glenn Ashmore I'm building a 45' cutter in strip/composite. Watch my progress (or lack there of) at: http://www.rutuonline.com Shameless Commercial Division: http://www.spade-anchor-us.com |
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