My mistake. Iron is nearly eight times denser than water, as Submarine Tom indicates, so the calculation is not 80# but more like 150#.
I think White and Submarine are on to it. Once the boat sinks, it weighs 900 lbs LESS the weight of the volume of water the submerged materials...
I have a small keel boat, a Gloucester 16, that all up weighs 900 lbs. I think we all agree that little boats due to thinness of hull and low...
Hi Messabout, That's just the kind of talk I want to hear. Re the Newport 17, I had an option to buy one, so I gave the boat some thought and...
Gonzo, Then a wide flat stern on this, or any, sailboat is purely for form stability to help it sail flat, right? I'm thinking of a Mobjack, which...
More or less my own surmise, though I think the N17 has more grace, and I wondered if there could be a sailing advantage, such as stiffness,...
Dinghy monohulls vary more than any other type of sailboat. The Newport 17 (and app the McGregor 26) has an unusual sailboat hull form. The chines...
