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24th March 2024, 06:57 AM
#31
Re: Concrete Ships
This is what Vic was saying about the concrete ships being used as a breakwater at POWEL RIVER Powell River-06.jpgPowell River MB Pulp & Paper Mill-02.jpgPowell River-03.jpg
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25th March 2024, 05:17 PM
#32
Re: Concrete Ships
At what point does a steel ship with much corrosion and repaired with many cement boxes become a "concrete ship"
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25th March 2024, 08:27 PM
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Re: Concrete Ships
Ken,
Thankyou for your question,but the vessels in question are made of concrete in the first place.
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26th March 2024, 12:09 AM
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Re: Concrete Ships
#32 or indeed a porcupine ship could be described to use as a description especially in Drydock when all the wooden Stubs were visible sticking out of the shell plating , which preceded the cement box put around this stopper. JS .
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26th March 2024, 05:28 AM
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Re: Concrete Ships
Hi Bob,
Nice to hear from an old hand from my time in Sydney with the Vindi mob. Hope you are keeping well. as long as you don't sail on one of those concrete boats, nice picture..
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15th April 2024, 05:43 PM
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Re: Concrete Ships
I spent almost 25 years in the fibre-glass building of yachts from 22 to 57 feet and as I recall there were amateurs building cement sailboats in their backyards but they never gained a foothold in the industry.
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