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Originally Posted by msxyz
Amazing it can stay afloat without capsizing. It must have a very heavy keel!
Any reason to make it so tall and narrow?
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Probably because it was meant/designed to cary as many trucks and cars as possible and the Northumberland strait between P.E.I. and Newbrunswick/Nova Scotia doesn't have rough weather most of the time. The trucks would hold it down, but they would have to be on the side with the prevailing wind. Also it was an icebreaker, the bow was only a few feet abouve the water line as you can see in the photo.
Definitely not a sea worthy vessel, I agree in retrospect. I wonder if I could have toppled the boat when I was a kid for turning the helm so hard, ha ha!!
The old Abegweit was a nicer ship I bet, but it was before my time. Here's a photo:
