GL: Tug 44 mud berth

[jonathan olenick]

good point, one would have to bolt together the entire grid to make it rigid,
and even then shifting would be a potential problem. Jon.
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From: Ralph Yost (home)
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Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008
7:01:31 PM
Subject: Re: Tug 44 mud berth

And what if the railroad ties heave
with the freeze, disturbing the support of the boat? Then what?
R.

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Sent: Friday, October 31,
2008 7:54 PM
Subject: GL: Tug 44 mud berth


> It sounds like the only safe
way to keep Tug 44 at her dewatered dock is to
> make a tidal grid. Either
sink railroad ties under the boat arrainged
> athwartships prior to the
dewatering, or tie them under the boat for the boat
> to settle on them as the
water lowers. Then she is resting on the ties
> (minimum of 6) and not in the
mud. She will need to be slightly tilted toward
> A VERY STRONG STABLE 
seawall or dock and be tied securley, or propped on the
> other side. Most aft
tie to be under the end of the keel where the rudder shoe
> attaches. The shoe
itself must be free, likewise the rudder and screw. Jon.
>
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