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[dlochner]

Need traction to straighten boat. Tugboats useless.

Looks like lots of sand around the canal. Hard to get traction in sand.

 

[jon hansen]

i disagree that tugboats are useless for this rescue. i have used them, many 100's of times. been saved by them when in big trouble. know something about the hydrodynamics of ships in small channels. but hey. just my opinion.

.... and it's free

 

[All U Get]

Shortages of TP and coffee, how can we get this going?

BTW using a tug to pull the bow may wash the sand against the hull. Getting stuck in the ICW one year, the tow boat we called used his prop wash to hydraulically dig under our boat. It created a hole for us, but another mound in the center of the channel. I asked the operator how many boats get stuck in the center of the channel? His reply was you're the fourth boat today.

 

[RoyS]

 

[All U Get]

Just got some information on the bulbous bow, the part you don’t see.

 

[DougM]

Just got some information on the bulbous bow, the part you don’t see.

So are you going to share it, or keep us in suspense?

 

[John T1594]

Someone suggested using Metamucil.

 

[jssailem]

Roy, Looking at the image I deduced:
The 2 guys in the back of the truck are engineers and the guy circled must be a Salesman.

 

[jon hansen]

roy, a propellor works by digging into the water in front of it. the propwash is the byproduct of the prop doing it's work. the propwash has nothing to do with the pulling power of the prop. zero. nada. the tug will be pulling with a hauser some distance from the ship's hull.
your suggestion that the propwash from the distant tug is equal to the force that the prop makes digging into the water is wrong. big time, wrong. not even close, wrong.

i did enjoy the funny photo. thanks for sharing

 

[dlochner]

A short video of the salvage effort.

 

[shemandr]

It's going to take a while with a bucket.
But if they take out the 760,000 tons of sand I hope they make a marina there! Call it the Ever Deep Marina.

 

[shemandr]

It's going to take a while with a bucket.
But if they take out the 760,000 tons of sand I hope they make a marina there! Call it the Ever Deep Marina.

U turns allowed!

 

[All U Get]

I suppose using a teaspoon will work, that bow is really buried.

A short video of the salvage effort.

 

[jon hansen]

 

[Davidasailor26]

Great explanation of the various considerations.

 

[dlochner]

Slowly they are getting there. The stern was reflected last night.

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[kappykaplan]

Slowly they are getting there. The stern was refloated last night.

 

[RoyS]

roy, a propellor works by digging into the water in front of it. the propwash is the byproduct of the prop doing it's work. the propwash has nothing to do with the pulling power of the prop. zero. nada. the tug will be pulling with a hauser some distance from the ship's hull.
your suggestion that the propwash from the distant tug is equal to the force that the prop makes digging into the water is wrong. big time, wrong. not even close, wrong.

That explains why my boat is so slow under power. The prop should be on the bow end and not the stern! Who knew?

 

[Rick486]

That explains why my boat is so slow under power. The prop should be on the bow end and not the stern! Who knew?

Who'd a thunk it?

 

[Michael Davis]

The prop should be on the bow end and not the stern! Who knew?

Make us look more like an aeroplane! Free and on her way now.