Talk:Builder's Old Measurement

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[edit] Creation of New Article

I have created this new article from my references and notes over several years while researching a sailing ship model. I have tried my best to be accurate and to respect what has already been written in Tonnage.

I am relatively new at doing this.I would appreciate any comments, whether as to the style, accuracy or adherence to Wilipedia's quidelines. I have not yet figured out how to make the references behave according to the guidelines. Feel free to fix that, or let me know how.Tvbanfield 02:47, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

I formatted the citations. There is a textual formula following the In 1678 . . . phrase which you may want to reformat to make it consistent with the others. Kablammo 16:29, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

Thank you, I've reformatted the formula as you recommended.Tvbanfield 22:25, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] How is length measured?

I have often tried to calculate displacement and/or tonnage of old sailing ships while researching model ships or while trying to determine if a stated displacement or tonnage is correctly stated. It rarely works very well. One of the reasons is not using the correct "Length." In some sources the stated length is the overall length, counting the extentions such as the bow sprit and spanker boom. The length correctly should be the waterline length since the BOM formula is based on the weight of water the ship displaces. However, the length at the waterline is rarely stated. I am well into the research of this question and plan to add a paragraph explaining length measurement. I invite comments on this discussion page.Tvbanfield 22:25, 23 April 2007 (UTC)Tvbanfield 15:41, 25 April 2007 (UTC)