Personally I'm not convinced the ancients even lacked technology. Assumptions of a common ancestor with apes were proven false by the discovery of...
There are numerous sources for the issues flat-bottomed boats and barges have on the open seas: "Barges are designed to be used on shallow inland...
First of all, the Ark needed to be seaworthy for a year-long trip during massive storm conditions. The Wyoming for all its problems was 450 feet...
I was initially trying to withhold my own beliefs to avoid influencing the responses to see if my suspicions were confirmed but... My personal...
I guess since the discussion is more or less derailed by the Ark controversy, I might as well point out that the debate arises because many...
Admittedly I am in fact looking for info on the seaworthiness of Box-Shaped wooden ark replicas like those owned by Johan Huibers and Aad Peters:...
Well, to be blunt, I am not thinking in terms of steel construction but wood, which I should have made clear from the outset. As such hull...
The issue I am having involves the seaworthiness of a giant box design specifically, without deviations from such a design; no alterations in...
A rectangular box-shaped barge would I believe have a 90 degree rake going straight vertical out of the water. Are you saying that degree of rake...
A barge with cargo inside similar to a ship's hold, with heavier cargo concentrated lower for ballasting. Ocean would be primarily the Atlantic,...
I'm a bit unclear as to what you mean here. Are you saying a 90 degree rake from a box-shaped barge would be workable, or that it should be...
I have been having some heated discussions recently about the ocean stability of barges on the open seas and wanted to get some feedback from the...
