GL: Tug 44 mud berth

[Rick Redfern]

>From what I have been able to discern, I'm guessing that Fred 
had this idea. Frankly, I have been doing other things than responding
to this frivolous thought. Okay, I checked in today and it's amazing to
me that no one has brought up what happens to ice when and water when
it freezes. In its liquid state at 34 degrees it has its smallest density.. 
Between 34 and and 32 it actually goes up a little and it ten goes down
in density. It's at this point when it breaks the glass container. As it gets colder
it again goes down in density. Then the the thawing process stars in the spring
and it again goes through the 32 to 34 degree expansion bit again. Doesn't
anyone remember what happened to the boats that tried to find the Northwest
passage many years ago? I don;t care whether it was in mud or water, it was disaster.

Remember your chemistry class.

Regards,

Rick redfern
--- On Fri, 10/31/08, jonathan olenick <jdolenickmd at yahoo.com> wrote:

> From: jonathan olenick <jdolenickmd at yahoo.com>
> Subject: GL: Tug 44 mud berth
> To: "great loop list" <great-loop at lists.samurai.com>
> Date: Friday, October 31, 2008, 5:54 PM
> 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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