DJ,
Exactly what is an "Airportable?" Series III?
Cheers,
Todd Vess
Windsor, Colo.
1990 Range Rover
1972 SIII Euro 6 5-door CSW "Effie"
1969 SIIA Euro 6 1-ton Pick-Up "Annie"
1971 Mini "Minnie"
1993 VW EuroVan
> From: Richard Joltes <djoltes@attglobal.net>
> Reply-To: lro@koan.team.net
> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 14:52:33 -0500
> To: lro@koan.team.net
> Subject: Re: [lro] See, it all figures...
>
>
> Oh the shipping is definitely billed by item volume, not
> weight (I had to provide exact dimensions in order to get
> a shipping quote) but any ship has a gross tonnage rating
> that can't be exceeded (mind you, I have no idea if one
> of these ships reaches its rated tonnage with exactly a
> full load of cars). It was impressive to see the diverse
> fleet parked on the wharf at Southhampton--we spoke with
> a married Brit couple who'd just imported(!) a late model
> Chevy Suburban(!) they'd driven across the USA. They
> liked it so much they decided to bring it home. <sigh>
>
> As you say, they may save some fuel by trimming the weight
> somewhat, but if all the auto spaces are full and there's
> additional space elsewhere perhaps they squeeze in some
> other type of cargo to cut costs and increase profit on the
> voyage. Anything to make a few extra quid.
>
> Much agreed on the "full tanks are safer" idea, but I got
> the impression they were more worried about, for instance,
> what might happen if they hit rough seas and a car or two
> broke loose. There are probably insurance requirements
> involved as well. And, of course I'm sure all the dock
> workers "recycle" all that siphoned-off petrol into their
> own cars. ;-).
>
> cheers,
>
> dj
> 1974 SIII Airportable, 'Smudger'
>
> Peter said:
>
>> Ocean shipping is not billed by weight but by cube.
>> The amount of freight a ship can carry is almost
>> always limited by physical size of the cargo, not
>> weight. Draining a few gallons of gas out of every
>> car wouldn't even count as to the number of autos the
>> ship could carry. It's limited by space. Possibly
>> may effect the amount of HP and thus fuel to drive the
>> ship, however. If they save a 100 pounds in fuel,
>> that's 50,000#s less water that has to be displaced
>> and pushed out of the way as the ship moves.
>>
>> There may be something to limiting the amount of
>> gasoline that could spill. Twenty gallons of gas
>> splashed on a deck full of vehicles could be enough to
>> light the entire ship on fire. Of course most fuel
>> leaks are pin hole corrosion that lets the gasoline
>> drip out and evaporate before it can accumulate. A
>> full tank is definitely less of an explosion hazard,
>> however.
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