Boat in a pool

[waldito]

Thought I would share with the crew what me and my buddies schemed up to entertain our selves at the end of this summer. We didn't have to worry about a designated driver for this boating dance party!

[waldito]

craning The 24-7 into the pool

[Mrsamman]

Don't know what to say, too much time or too much money. Looks cool though.

[smooth as glass]

When is that party?

[justgary]

It looks like you may need a box anchor. The line to the fence is a trip hazard.

[t a]

Haha I've always told the wife if we put a pool in we should do a beach/ramp and store the boat in it when not using it. Never thought I'd actually see a boat in a pool tho. Awesome!

[Bozboat]

ok, one of you engineers please explain this like I am five:

Q: Does the weight of the boat when placed in the pool put any more pressure on the sides or bottom of the pool?

[GreenMan]

ok, one of you engineers please explain this like I am five:

Q: Does the weight of the boat when placed in the pool put any more pressure on the sides or bottom of the pool?

A: No. Assuming the pool was already brimming it is already seeing maximum head of water. Lets say the boat weighs 2 tonnes. When it goes in the pool it displaces 2 tonnes of water (2 cubic metres). The original 2 tonnes is replaced by a different 2 tonnes.

The load on the walls is set by the depth or 'head' of water. If the pool height remains the same, it doesn't matter if the pool is 1 metre in diameter or ten kilometres in diameter - the load on the walls and bottom stays the same.

Same for a dam wall. The load on the wall is set by the height of the water bearing on it. Doesn't matter if the dam is a tiny thing or goes back into valleys etc and covers a 10000 acres - the load on the wall is the same due to head of water at the wall remaining the same.

Maybe I explained that like a five year old...

[waldito]

When is that party

Last night!

[waldito]

It looks like you may need a box anchor. The line to the fence is a trip hazard.

That was only the temporary rigging! tripping hazards were all eliminated before the party

[waldito]

Don't know what to say, too much time or too much money. Looks cool though.

eyelets to tie boat too $3, Craning to put boat in pool $150, case of beer $25, Cops showing up to the party and wanting to take pictures because it looked like the funnest party they had seen in a long time.......Priceless

[wakebrdr94]

reminds of a pointless video when that crew was young and did the same thing

[Koop]

Definitely bigger than the MODEL boats I was expecting to see in the pool! Well done and why not.... Bet it was a good night?

[WakingMeHappy]

Uhm.....ok.....?

[oldjeep]

That is definitely something, haven't decided what yet

[Setter 1]

I hope that's not a SALTWATER pool! Just kidding. Cool pictures!

[RTS]

I'm sure chlorine could not be good for anything on that boat. If you started it up while it was in the pool, which wouldn't surprise me in the least, I'd get it to the lake and flush everything out.

Other than than...looks like fun, I guess.

[PhishJY]

Awesome.

[WheelerWake]

In this case, unless water overflowed out of the pool when the boat was put in, the sides and the bottom did see an increase in pressure. This is because the water level increased. This is actually what the term displacement means, how much "water volume" a boat "displaces".

You could measure the change in depth in the pool and calculate the displacement (weight) of the boat.

[GreenMan]

In this case, unless water overflowed out of the pool when the boat was put in, the sides and the bottom did see an increase in pressure. This is because the water level increased. This is actually what the term displacement means, how much "water volume" a boat "displaces".

You could measure the change in depth in the pool and calculate the displacement (weight) of the boat.

Yes and, of course, is no different than if the pool was just topped up with more water instead of a boat...

Edited September 7, 2014 by GreenMan

[nyryan2001]

Love it. Did you run the engine ?

[waldito]

Love it. Did you run the engine ?

No. killed the night switch so no one could start it!

[REW]

That looks wonderful,

[kaddman]

I always wanted to do this thanks for sharing

[Pnwrider]

You win! I really expected to see an rc boat in the pool or something along those lines.