735769 wrote: > > looking lines on the side near the waterline. These are called Plimsoll > lines after the fellow who championed the safety of sailors. The lines are > supposed to prevent overloading and were established as law by the British > in the Nineteenth century. I don't recall what each line means anymore but I > think there were lines for Tropical salt, Tropical fresh, North Atlantic, > Fresh and Pacific. Probably all wrong as my memory is fading. My memory is like yours, i.e. those sound about right and mine is fading as well. I also thought there was a line for North Atlantic winter, on the supposition that the waters are stormier in winter (I suspect it was in an subconscious display of modesty that John Winters overlooked a line that would represent his name :-)). It would be so easy to check in some book or by paddling alongside some freighter. All the lines represent a level to which the commercial vessel can "safely" be loaded. ralph diaz -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ralph Diaz . . . Folding Kayaker newsletter PO Box 0754, New York, NY 10024 Tel: 212-724-5069; E-mail: rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com "Where's your sea kayak?"----"It's in the bag." ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Sep 21 1999 - 06:57:21 PDT
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