Comments by "Asbestos Muffins" (@AsbestosMuffins) on "The Drydock - Episode 253 (Part 2)" video.

  1. whalebacks had a lot of issues with scaling up the hullform to increase internal space, and couldn't work with mechanical unloaders and the seals didn't always work so they could flood pretty badly since they have like 3 feet of freeboard. they worked great as sealed barges on the great lakes since you can pull them along in any weather
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  2. the biggest issue for whalebacks were that they couldn't be mechanically offloaded, which was what killed them ultimately
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