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[Stephen]

no, it would be leaning over on it's keel then

thats what i thought

[CorvallisBMW]

It's definitely possible for a boat covered in ice to sink. Confirmed by my roommate who has an M.S. in fluid and thermo engineering. But IF AND ONLY IF the water begins to leak in to the boat. If the boat were completely water-tight, then it would float no matter how much ice was on it. But that much ice is bound to make the boat sit lower in the water. If it begins to fill with water, the weight of the steel and aluminum boat will overpower the buoyancy force of the ice and the whole thing will sink.

[E30SPDFRK]

no, it would be leaning over on it's keel then

Semi-planing hulls like the one that yacht has do not have big enough keels to lean over onto, plus the water isn't deep enough to make the boat lean.

The sailboat draws more, so it is leaning.

[atomic]

The boat is sitting on the bottom. See the sailboat keeled over next to it?

GOOD POINT!!!






















BUT...

What about all the boats in the background? They appear to be floating...



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[Stephen]

It's definitely possible for a boat covered in ice to sink. Confirmed by my roommate who has an M.S. in fluid and thermo engineering

i suppose, but it seemes also possible that it wouldnt

[E30SPDFRK]

They are farther off land in deeper water. They are also much smaller boats than the ice one.

The sailboats in the background are listing as well, just not to as great an extent.

[george graves]

It is ice, it will float regardless of its weight.

Don't confuse density and buoyancy with weight.

No it doesn't. Ice bergs float with 90% of their mass below the water. Put 200,000 tons of steel on that and you get a giant lump sinking to the bottom of the ocean.

Yes, exactly. That's why you can push an ice cube to the bottem of your glass.

no, it would be leaning over on it's keel then

It is.

Boats are not "floaty things" - I suggest renting "Titanic" for further research (pulse you get to see Kate Winslet boobies)

[george graves]

[boobies]

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[Jand3rson]

boobies are floaty things. the fake ones, anyway.

[kronus]

Boats are not "floaty things"

Would be a great sig quote. Even though it's true, it just sounds amusing.

[Stephen]

Would be a great sig quote. Even though it's true, it just sounds amusing.

agreed

[tofubento]

I was refering to the weight of the ice, lowering the boat enough in the water to take on water and then sink.

[femme325is]

pictures

[EN318isPDX]

pictures

ROFL thats a good one

[Teaguer]

Thats not a factory lug wrench.

Factory lugwrench can't handle Brocks uber dish . ;)