On 12 Sep 2007, at 12:18, Phil Rushton wrote in reply to Trevor
Burridge:
>> 1 Ltr = 1 Kilo
>>
>> 1000 Ltrs = 1 Cu Mtr = 1 metric tonne
>>
>> Try working that out in :-
>>
>> Pints-Galls-Lbs-Cu Yds-Tons
>>
>> Roy S
>>
>> Stands back and waits for flak
>
> Well somebody has to be pedantic since you put out the challenge :-)
> You didn't stipulate litres of *water*.
>
>
To get back on topic, it certainly makes estimating boat weight from
displacement a whole lot easier - work out the volume occupied by the
below waterline bit of the boat and convert to tonnes. Sanity displaces
17.4 tonnes, so every time she enters a lock, 17,400 litres of water
have to leave. Explains why the offside gate tends to swing open when
entering a downhill broad lock!
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All the best
Bruce
"Houses are but badly built boats so firmly aground you cannot think of
moving them" Arthur Ransome, 'Racundra's First Cruise'
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