To: Bean Counter
Amazing how beat up it looks in the first picture (dry-dock at another time) - is this typical?
To: Fitzcarraldo
Amazing how beat up it looks in the first picture (dry-dock at another time) - is this typical? Visit a local shipyard or winter storage area and see how they clean the bottoms after an extended time in the water.
14 posted on
01/28/2005 9:45:43 AM PST by
WildTurkey
(When will CBS Retract and Apologize?)
To: Fitzcarraldo
It's just dirt and muck that builds up on the hull. Occasionally, they'll do a hull cleaning pierside, and obviously you have to drydock to paint.
24 posted on
01/28/2005 10:15:07 AM PST by
Doohickey
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