Posted by David Bamford on April 05, 2002 at -1:19:52 from 203.10.110.133:
In Reply to: The Soul of a Ship posted by Andy Morley on April 04, 2002 at 07:15:00:
The soul of a ship must surely reside in the fabric of the whole ship,not in any of its component parts. I do think that we need toclarify a few terms as they seem to me to be being incorrectly used. If the keelbolts shear the ballast will fall off [as happened to Tony Bullimore in the Southern Ocean a few years ago]. The keel will still be there. The loss of ballast allows the hull to become inverted. A keelson is a member sometimes used on very large commercial ships [eg. Thames barges, Trawlers, etc]. It is mounted above the floors to assist in keeping the centreline rigid.
Engine bearers are supported by the hull, and in turn support the engine and transfer the thrust generated by the propeller to the hull.
Just like to get things a little straighter.
David.