Coast Guard catching some heat
If you get the Washington Post, read no further. If not, here's an
interesting article on the new ships being built for the Coast Guard and
some of the problems involved.http://tinyurl.com/2qwesa
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John
Jan 27
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| If you buy a toilet seat from Boeing and it is custom crafted for a
plane that you only buy a hundtred of, they will cost $600. Same deal when you buy tools from Raytheon instead of Sears. Sears
tools are not RADAR friendy tho |
gfretwell
Jan 28
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| I didn't say the pay the lowest for the goods and services. |
Bert
Jan 28
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| Have you ever seen the specifications that those toilet seats and
hammers have to meet? |
Animal05
Jan 28
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| Sound like that might be similar to some of the problems experienced
by the earlist Liberty ships during WWII. Their "stress cracking" was
probably slightly different- the light build schedule and cold water
stress on the cheap grade of steel resulted in a lot of them simply
snapping across the beam and sinking faster than anybody could even
think about abandoning ship. They solved the Liberty ship problem by welding reinforcing strips to
the gunwales just below the sheer line. Let's hope there's a
"retrofit" available to the USCG. ====== Weird. After 9/11, we were at a moment in history when the CG had the
closest thing available to a blank check to get the best thing available,
and then this happens. |
JoeSpareBedroom
Jan 29
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| Sound like that might be similar to some of the problems experienced=20
by the earlist Liberty ships during WWII. Their "stress cracking" was=20
probably slightly different- the light build schedule and cold water=20
stress on the cheap grade of steel resulted in a lot of them simply=20
snapping across the beam and sinking faster than anybody could even=20
think about abandoning ship. They solved the Liberty ship problem by welding reinforcing strips to=20
the gunwales just below the sheer line. Let's hope there's a=20
"retrofit" available to the USCG. |
Chuck
Jan 27
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| I haven't seen anything yet to indicate the 'fixes' are going to be easy or
cheap, or completely possible for that matter. I hope so, but it seems like
the CG may have shot itself in the foot on this one, assuming that
contractors were going to do what's best for the government and not
themselves.
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John
Jan 27
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| When did that ever happen, John??? |
Tim
Jan 27
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| Proudly 'Made In USA'.
JR
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JR
Jan 27
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| The "fix" was to RIVET (not weld) doubler plates along the hull..... a
practice which was continued well into the sixties.
With the reduced scantlings used on many ships, stress cracking is still a
problem .... though this is not always the reason for it. otn |
otnmbrd
Jan 27
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| Hey! My son-in-law works for Raytheon. They would never do anything like
that. :>)
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John
Jan 27
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| The government usually get stuff from the lowest bidder. |
Bert
Jan 27
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| Really? you mean like those $600 toilet seats and $200 hammers?
JR Bert Robbins wrote:
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JR
Jan 28
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