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jaxashby tells the world how the issue is that he gets things exactly backwards.

(JAXAshby) wrote in message ...
nice cut and paste mod vader IV. too bad you didn't address the issue.

go stand in the corner. no sharp objects for you.

(modvador)
Date: 9/27/2004 12:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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(JAXAshby) wrote in message
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the accelleration needed is 1/2 g

1/2 G (note the capitization) means a 11,000# strain on a 22,000 # boat.

Capital G is the universal gravitational constant. Lowercase g is the
gravitational accelleration constant, the constant describing the
force which accellerates a mass towards the Earth's center as measured
at the Earth's surface. g is not constant everywhere on Earth because
Earth is spinning and because Earth is not a perfect sphere.

When one discusses forces on a body, one may compare these forces to
the force due to gravity, because gravity is familiar. A 2 lb mass
experiences a 2 lbf downward force from gravitational attraction on
Earth, thus a 1/2 g force (note lower case) would equate to 1 lbf. It
would not be possible to know what a 1/2 G force would be without
knowing the mass of the planet and the distance from the center, which
is why g is typically used instead of G since g already has that
information factored in.

you
got 11,000# chain/chocks/anchor on your boat.
btw, yo-yo, the G-loads can be one hell of a lot higher than 1/2.

The issue is indeed over the forces and whether the anchoring is
designed to withstand them and/or to minimize them.

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