Saw a program called 'Extreme Yachts' and guess what they were using for ballast?

orchidman

The design of the boat called for 60,000lb of ballast...........and the builder holds up a bucket of 9mm projectiles encased in resin to show what they used for ballast. :yikes:

Been trying to figure out how many 9mm projectiles it would take to make 60,000lb.................

I guess when you are having a $30m boat built you can afford to use whatever you like.

BigDanS

115 gr, 124 gr or 147 gr?

115 gr = 3,652,172

124 gr = 3,387,096

147 gr = 2,857,142

Give or take a few...

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dld

did he shoot them first, maybe he had a 9mm machine gun:jester:

bisley

More sexy than a water tank, but I'd of went with .45 ACP...it's an American thing, I reckon.

tennmike

Lead has been used for ballast for a long time in boat keels. Using the bullets and resin would make it fit the space better with less unused space, and a tight fit bonded to the hull. I guess he must have had a good deal on the bullets. Round lead balls would have worked as well.

At one time I considered going to FL and salvaging sailboats after hurricanes, and abandoned sailboats. The keels are usually filled with lead to make them self righting. And there's other parts that are worth the time to salvage. Too much paperwork to do to get ownership of an abandoned boat, though, so I decided against it.

toymachine

I'd figure tungsten would be more economical and take up less space, leaving more room to elegantly package other necessary systems.

Bigslug

For much of human history, a boat has been a symbol of exploration, wealth, and virility. . .

To us bullet casters, it's a symbol of something to steal the keel from.

tennmike

Bigslug wrote: »

For much of human history, a boat has been a symbol of exploration, wealth, and virility. . .

To us bullet casters, it's a symbol of something to steal the keel from.

Most definitely! A sailboat keel is one big haul of lead in one chunk. Even back when I was considering working salvaging abandoned sailboats, the lead in the keel would have been a lot of money in one chunk. I went to school and learned to split atoms instead. :tooth:

snake284

dld wrote: »

did he shoot them first, maybe he had a 9mm machine gun:jester:

You mean like an Uzi?

snake284

bisley wrote: »

More sexy than a water tank, but I'd of went with .45 ACP...it's an American thing, I reckon.

HaHaHaHa!!! You just gave my argument for a .270 or even a .30-06 as opposed to a 6.5 or 7mm.:jester: