Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: artisan100 on October 02, 2009, 11:31:55 am

Title: Moonpools
Post by: artisan100 on October 02, 2009, 11:31:55 am

Sorry to be dumb, but not having a nautical background I'm puzzled by 'moonpools' in boat specs. Can someone enlighten me please?

Thanks,

Geoff

Title: Re: Moonpools
Post by: dougal99 on October 02, 2009, 11:54:03 am

I got this from google:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_pool


HTH

Doug

Title: Re: Moonpools
Post by: BarryM on October 02, 2009, 11:19:02 pm

Yep, that sums it up.

Barry M

Title: Re: Moonpools
Post by: funtimefrankie on October 03, 2009, 09:30:04 am

Standard fitment on many canal narrowboats...called weed hatches :-))

http://www.boatsafetyscheme.com/downloads/W%20Guide%20Pt%2010.pdf
page 4

Title: Re: Moonpools
Post by: artisan100 on November 07, 2009, 02:03:50 pm

I used to have a canal narrowboat, so my right forearm is intimately acqauinted with the weed-hatch, but never heard it called a moon pool.
Thanks guys.
Geoff

Title: Re: Moonpools
Post by: funtimefrankie on November 07, 2009, 07:17:15 pm

That's 'cos they are called "weed hatches", but the princilpes the same. :-)).....
a hole in the bottom of the boat