Thanks for the comments Bruce
Thanks for the comments Bruce
'This extra flotation is down low, exactly where you don't want it"
-I had thought about adding 150lbs of lead or sand into the keel
compartments directly in front of and behind the lead plug. What do
you think?
In the Long Micro, the 532 pounds of 'down low' lead ballast is
'negated' by 150 lbs of 'down low' air buoyancy, and made less
effective.
-I believe it would not be completely negated just -150lbs.
The flooded keel can be seen as being as water ballast in the Micro designs.
-Aha I see! I would need to add 150lbs of ballast to compensate for
the added floatation and 150lbs for the effect of the water
ballast.This becomes quite allot
of weight to ad perhaps I will take out the epoxy plugs I used to seal the keel.
'This extra flotation is down low, exactly where you don't want it"
-I had thought about adding 150lbs of lead or sand into the keel
compartments directly in front of and behind the lead plug. What do
you think?
In the Long Micro, the 532 pounds of 'down low' lead ballast is
'negated' by 150 lbs of 'down low' air buoyancy, and made less
effective.
-I believe it would not be completely negated just -150lbs.
The flooded keel can be seen as being as water ballast in the Micro designs.
-Aha I see! I would need to add 150lbs of ballast to compensate for
the added floatation and 150lbs for the effect of the water
ballast.This becomes quite allot
of weight to ad perhaps I will take out the epoxy plugs I used to seal the keel.