[AT] Scrap iron

[jfgrant]

Probably sank!
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From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 9:19 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Scrap iron


> There used to be a concrete hulled sail boat around these parts.  I don't 
> know what ever happened to it.  I haven't seen it in a number of years. 
> The hull was about 30 feet long if I remember right.
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Guy Fay" <fayguyma at execpc.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 8:11 PM
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>> Actually, a lot of civil engineering schools sponsor concrete canoe race 
>> teams- UW Madison holds the championship this year. They make some pretty 
>> exotic mixes, the stuff will float. The trick is to get the strength in 
>> there. Vermiculite is a common ingrediant.
>> GUy
>>
>> Gene Waugh wrote:
>>
>>>Mike,
>>>
>>>This won't help anything, but just as a point of interest... ALUMINUM is 
>>>heavier than concrete, but it's harder to fit tightly in a drum without a 
>>>lot of heat.
>>>
>>>George Willer
>>>-----------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>Man, George, I sure just learned something!  I see that aluminum is about
>>>164 lbs/cu ft, and concrete is 90 - 125 lbs / cu ft.  Who woulda thunk 
>>>it!!
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Gene
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