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line ; angle of heel 4 degreesnearly.—Ans. 19. A rectangular lighter, 120 feet long, iO ft. beam, and 12- ft. deep, floats upon an even keel at a draft of 3 feet.There is a water-tight bulkhead 8 ft. from the forwardend, and this compartment is holed and fills with water.;What do you estimate the… … Fig. 102. We will first find what the draft would be if the lighter was- trimmed to still float upon an even keel. Original displacement = 120 X 40 X 3 = 14,400, dividing by the new area of water line^ J r-. 120 X 40 X -J „ , new draft = 2 9 = Q-ai feet. 112 X 40 We may now consider the lighter to…
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