Roger Long wrote:
.... Here's a first
draft of something I may come back to later. A discussion along the same
lines got started here quite a while ago and dissolved into the usual flame
war. I brought it up over at the high class bar where I hang out now and
another RBC refugee complained that I never finished my explanation here and
was I going to leave them hanging over there as well? It's winter and there
are only so many hours a day I can work on my boat so I whipped this up:

http://www.rogerlongboats.com/Stability.htm

Sorry, Virginia, buoyancy is imaginary.

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Roger Long



I enjoyed that piece. You probably make too much of your
"buoyancy is imaginary" thesis, but you use the same criteria for
buoyancy as everyone else, so what harm is that?
I enjoyed the railing against the Coastguard.
That's what it is to be American, after all.
A healthy disrespect for the folks who try to keep us safe(?)

:-)

Regards

BrianW

"Brian Whatcott" wrote

I enjoyed the railing against the Coastguard.
That's what it is to be American, after all.
A healthy disrespect for the folks who try to keep us safe(?)


Don't confuse the inspections branch of the CG with the people who go out in
boats and aircraft to keep us safe. The latter deserve enormous respect.
For that matter, it isn't the fault of the people now in the inspections
branch that they are stuck enforcing regulations poorly written decades ago.

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Roger Long

"Brian Whatcott" wrote in message
...
Roger Long wrote:
.... Here's a first
draft of something I may come back to later. A discussion along the same
lines got started here quite a while ago and dissolved into the usual
flame war. I brought it up over at the high class bar where I hang out
now and another RBC refugee complained that I never finished my
explanation here and was I going to leave them hanging over there as
well? It's winter and there are only so many hours a day I can work on
my boat so I whipped this up:

http://www.rogerlongboats.com/Stability.htm

Sorry, Virginia, buoyancy is imaginary.

--
Roger Long

I enjoyed that piece. You probably make too much of your
"buoyancy is imaginary" thesis, but you use the same criteria for buoyancy
as everyone else, so what harm is that?
I enjoyed the railing against the Coastguard.
That's what it is to be American, after all.
A healthy disrespect for the folks who try to keep us safe(?)

:-)

Regards

BrianW


Whatever floats your boat, right?

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com