RE: Twinax Terminals as Boat Anchors (was Change management systems)

[Jerry Adams <Jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, there is some air, but empirical testing (my boss actually used one on his boat at Elephant Butte) indicated that buoyancy was negligible.  I.e., that puppy sank like a rock.  On the other hand, as you pointed out, it seemed harder to get it back on the boat since, once we got it to the surface, the water that had seeped in added to the weight we had to haul onboard.

I don't know if he kept using it, but it was a nice "dry" run.  Other tests may be warranted. .-)

Jerry C. Adams
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Klement
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 12:17 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Twinax Terminals as Boat Anchors (was Change management systems)

Yes, but even though they are made of steel, they're still filled with 
air.  You have to push them down until they fill up with water...

Of course, if you take the guts out of them and fill them up with 
cement, then they work really well as boat anchors -- provided that you 
can lift them.

On 3/15/2010 7:43 AM, Jerry Adams wrote:
> Well, leave it to Scott to do a thorough and flawless analysis of the
> problem.  That should conclusively put to death the idea of using
> twinax terminals as boat anchors.  I will, though, ask what model and
> make of terminal was used for the analysis.  For example, as I
> pointed out earlier, the original 5250 was encased in steel, not
> plastic used by the later models.  So sinking was not so much of a
> problem.  However, the long term degradation of the process (rust,
> odor, etc.) would, no doubt, still be a factor regarding continued
> use of the monitor for this purpose.