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== Ballast ==
 
== Ballast ==
 
* [[Scrap Iron]]
 
* [[Scrap Iron]]
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* Concrete
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* Earth
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Scrap iron or lead would make the best ballasts from a physical standpoint, but are expensive.  Concrete and earth are much cheaper.  The trade off is that you need a much greater volume of material to get the same amount of ballast.
  
 
== Flooring ==
 
== Flooring ==
 
* [http://www.bellcomb.com/applications/flooring.asp 20kg/m2 flooring]
 
* [http://www.bellcomb.com/applications/flooring.asp 20kg/m2 flooring]

Revision as of 20:14, 3 August 2008

Structure

Buoyancy

Ballast

Scrap iron or lead would make the best ballasts from a physical standpoint, but are expensive. Concrete and earth are much cheaper. The trade off is that you need a much greater volume of material to get the same amount of ballast.

Flooring