Re: What happens if P15 gets flooded?

hlg@pacbell.net
Sun, 3 Oct 1999 08:58:17 -0700


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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>I can not understand how boat can float so high? As far I understand the
>boat is not even full of water (in the photo). Look at the photo. It
>would be "easy" to put more water into cockpit and after that cockpit
>floor would be so low that drain holes will not work (because they would
>be under waterline).
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>Have I understand everything right?
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>Your comments would be very wellcome!
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>Regards,
>Oskari

The drain holes will still work underwater if there is enough flotation in
the boat. Imagine a wooden bucket with a hole in the bottom. If you
submerge the bucket so that it is full of water, then release it, but don't
let it tip over, it will rise up and water will escape through the hole in
the bottom until the bucket reaches equilibrium (the point at which the
bucket displaces its own weight of water).

Harry