Posted by Magnus on April 21, 2010 at 01:13:49 user Magnus.
In Reply to: Re: Turks Yard Auction posted by Tom Napier on April 20, 2010 at 15:01:14:
Well, most wooden items float, but when completely waterlogged they don't necessarily bob up to the surface. Remove lead ballast from a wooden boat under water, it will probably linger around the same spot.
The film Swallow has no lead, but we will absolutely HAVE to give her buoyancy equipment of some sort, else we will be risking people's lives, as well as risking losing the boat. Even without today's level of Health and Satefy assesments, you would be duffers to risk this.
I know the S&A had no lifejackets etc, but in those days we also allowed people to drive cars when completely drunk, and without seatbelts. We can still enjoy vintage cars responsibly.
Dinghies CAN capsize, and if they do, they need to have extra buoyancy in order to support the weight of 2 or more humans sitting on the hull too.
We will be very careful how we add any new equipment to Swallow, and of course it will be removable for display purposes, so she can look authentic then.