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Subject: Re: [worldcruising] Re: Sample Crew List
MorningStar@XXX.XXX
Date: Sun Feb 11 2001 - 19:29:48 EST
Yes,
It's based upon how much cargo capacity a ship of old (currently too?) could
carry.... which makes sense for a commercial cargo ship...
Jim
S/V Morningstar
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gmbeasley@XXX.XXX wrote:
> The documentation list figures are the figures done by some esoteric
> formula which has little or no application in the real world. I
> wouldn't rely on those figures for anything. I think the gross tons
> is figured by figuring out the volume of the ship and how much of
> some weight the ship could hold in that volume. I don't think it has
> anything to do with actual carrying capacity of the boat.
>
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