Just a note of interest. My sailboat uses water for ballast. Before any sails are raised, one must remember to fill the ballast tank. It is a 150 gallan tank made into the very bottom of the hull. I think that would be about 1200 pounds or so. Very necessary on those windy days.
Terry On Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:42:59 -0400 (EDT)you write: > >whew, that's a lot of tension on the springs if it's a car pool. > > > > >On Wed, 29 Apr 2009, Dan Rossi wrote: > >> You got your cubic foot calculation right, and there are 7.481 gallons per >> cubic foot. So, about 6200 gallons. >> >> The 62.4 number that someone mentioned is actually pounds per cubic foot >> of water, not gallons. So, just for fun, your 6200 gallon pool will weigh >> about 387000 pounds, or 193.5 tons. Make damn sure you put it in the >> right spot, first time. *GRIN* >> >> -- >> Blue skies. >> Dan Rossi >> Carnegie Mellon University. >> E-Mail: [email protected] >> Tel: (412) 268-9081 >>
