[bucky]

Right on George!

Boy Bucky, you made me spew ice tea on the monitor. That was a good one!

charts seemed too easy

 

[bucky]

“Which of the following has the most buoyancy when totally submerged in sea water: (a) a wooden sphere 4 inches in diameter, (2) a spherical rubber balloon 4 inches in diameter filled with sea water, or (3) a brass sphere 4 inches in diameter?"

lets see the ballon will shrink due to pressure losing displacment.

the wood will absorb water again losing displacement

so its the brass sphere... that is until ya get it so deep that it implodes

just skinnnning cats here

 

[Fishers of Men]

lets see the ballon will shrink due to pressure losing displacment.

the wood will absorb water again losing displacement

so its the brass sphere... that is until ya get it so deep that it implodes

just skinnnning cats here

That one was answered in # 332
Answer: "Archimedes said that a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the displaced fluid. Since the weight of the displaced sea water in this problem is the same in each case (each sphere has a diameter of 4 inches), they are equally buoyant."

We are working on # 338 and #339 now.

 

[bucky]

That one was answered in # 332
Answer: "Archimedes said that a body immersed in a fluid is buoyed up by a force equal to the weight of the displaced fluid. Since the weight of the displaced sea water in this problem is the same in each case (each sphere has a diameter of 4 inches), they are equally buoyant."

We are working on # 338 and #339 now.

my point is that they wouldnt be equally buoyant.

pressure would compress the air with in the rubber ballon. this would cause the ballon to shrink. when it shrinks it would lose volume thus losing buoyancy.

etc.

but i suppose we can just let archie have his day

 

[fugarwi7]

Okay then:

“What do the following navigational chart symbols depict?"

Chart one is an opening bridge symbol
Chart two is a lock symbol

 

[Fishers of Men]

It does say totally submerged, but if that is only the 4", you are still under 1 atmosphere of pressure (14.7# at sea level) therefore I would say it would be the same. Now if it was down 33' into a second atmosphere (29.4#) of pressure it would shrink, even if it was down 3' would shrink some because of the weight of the water. At the surface, they would be equal, BUT it did say totally submerged. So, all that just to say I tend to agree with what you said!

 

[Gju42486]

when coming abaft of a vessel's beam- when is it considered an overtaking situation?

welll?????

 

[fugarwi7]

when coming abaft of a vessel's beam- when is it considered an overtaking situation?

A vessel shall be deemed to be overtaking when coming up with a another vessel from a direction more than 22.5 degrees abaft her beam, that is, in such a position with reference to the vessel she is overtaking, that at night she would be able to see only the sternlight of that vessel but neither of her sidelights.

Be patient George...life is too short to get too excited, unless you're fishing!!

 

[Gju42486]

A vessel shall be deemed to be overtaking when coming up with a another vessel from a direction more than 22.5 degrees abaft her beam, that is, in such a position with reference to the vessel she is overtaking, that at night she would be able to see only the sternlight of that vessel but neither of her sidelights.

Be patient George...life is too short to get too excited, unless you're fishing!!

you da man fug---life is to short now man, no matter what im doing, im getting olllllld fast

 

[Fishers of Men]

"Mileage indicators on charts of the Mississippi River show distances along the path of greatest surface velocity and deepest flow. This path is called the channel _______."

UH OH>>George HE HEEE HEEE...

 

[Gju42486]

"Mileage indicators on charts of the Mississippi River show distances along the path of greatest surface velocity and deepest flow. This path is called the channel _______."

UH OH>>George HE HEEE HEEE...

what dont think i know it? Well i think your right- ill take a guess though........talawag or something along those line?

if im even remotely close to this answer i quit because i sooooooo pulled it out of my arse. I remember hearing it on one of those useless trivia shows or what not

 

[fugarwi7]

Don't quit George...your posts are too funny ...since you are so close with your answer, you gotta stick around! I am sure Fisher's will edit your answer and take a jab at you.

And about getting oooollllldddd...you are still a youngsta...plenty of years left in that body!

 

[Fishers of Men]

YOU cant quit, if you do, I'll have to end the thread. What fun would that be?

I Gave it to you:
Answer: Thalweg

Really I figured you would use some inside "pull" and call a buddy at New Orleans CG station to find out!

 

[Fishers of Men]

I have to go to the dentist now so I will leave you with this research one:

"In the poem,Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, what two lines would lead you to conclude that the three might have seen RED buoys off the port side of their wooden shoe as they began their journey?"

 

[reel]

will have to think awhile but here is poem:

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (Dutch Lullaby)
by Eugene Field (1850-1895)

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night
Sailed off in a wooden shoe---
Sailed on a river of crystal light,
Into a sea of dew.
"Where are you going, and what do you wish?"
The old moon asked the three.
"We have come to fish for the herring fish
That live in this beautiful sea;
Nets of silver and gold have we!"
Said Wynken,
Blynken,
And Nod.

The old moon laughed and sang a song,
As they rocked in the wooden shoe,
And the wind that sped them all night long
Ruffled the waves of dew.
The little stars were the herring fish
That lived in that beautiful sea---
"Now cast your nets wherever you wish---
Never afeard are we";
So cried the stars to the fishermen three:
Wynken,
Blynken,
And Nod.

All night long their nets they threw
To the stars in the twinkling foam---
Then down from the skies came the wooden shoe,
Bringing the fishermen home;
'T was all so pretty a sail it seemed
As if it could not be,
And some folks thought 't was a dream they 'd dreamed
Of sailing that beautiful sea---
But I shall name you the fishermen three:
Wynken,
Blynken,
And Nod.

Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes,
And Nod is a little head,
And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies
Is a wee one's trundle-bed.
So shut your eyes while mother sings
Of wonderful sights that be,
And you shall see the beautiful things
As you rock in the misty sea,
Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three:
Wynken,
Blynken,
And Nod.

 

[reel]

If they sailed from the river to the sea, there would be red and green marker buoys at the entrance.
...

 

[Fishers of Men]

If they sailed from the river to the sea, there would be red and green marker buoys at the entrance.
...

Excellent Reel, and thanks for posting the poem.

Answer: "Sailed on a river of crystal light
Into a sea of dew."
Using the concept of "Red Right Returning", they were going toward the sea, and therefore the red markers would have been on their left, or port, side.

I thought that would be an interesting one.

 

[Fishers of Men]

“The U. S. Virgin Islands has a term in their statutes to describe Personal Watercraft that is unique among state and U. S. Territorial laws. What term is used there to describe PWC's?"

 

[fugarwi7]

“The U. S. Virgin Islands has a term in their statutes to describe Personal Watercraft that is unique among state and U. S. Territorial laws. What term is used there to describe PWC's?"

Thrillcraft, ie, jet skis, hovercraft and small boats under 13'

On a side, I believe the term is also used in the Hawaiian Islands.

 

[Fishers of Men]

Okay, wow, I'm having a hard time finding a stumper here!

Lets try this:
“Most mariners know about Buys Ballot law and Murphy's law, but what is Coles law?"