Model Boat Mayhem

Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: regiment on September 14, 2012, 08:34:14 am

Title: cruise ship went to falmouth
Post by: regiment on September 14, 2012, 08:34:14 am
  went to falmouth tuesday a large cruise ship was at anchor question how much of the ship is under water seems top heavy  to me 
Title: Re: cruise ship went to falmouth
Post by: Capt Jack on September 14, 2012, 08:44:16 am
Depends on size of the cruise ship but about 8metes draft.  Most of the cruise ship use light weight materials topside.
Title: Re: cruise ship went to falmouth
Post by: NFMike on September 14, 2012, 11:16:11 am
  went to falmouth tuesday a large cruise ship was at anchor question how much of the ship is under water seems top heavy  to me 

Yes, they always look wrong to me too. They are built like double decker buses :)
Title: Re: cruise ship went to falmouth
Post by: Neil on September 14, 2012, 11:26:28 am
Most of the cruise ship use light weight materials topside.

Yeh, yeh.............but how much does all the booze in bottles weigh that they carry.........champagne bottles are very thick and weigh a ton {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)
Title: Re: cruise ship went to falmouth
Post by: Rottweiler on September 14, 2012, 12:14:49 pm
It cant have too much draught...thats why the harbour needs to be dredged!
Mick F