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Panama Canal

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PCMarine

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So last night some friends and I randomly got on the topic of discussing the panama canal.

I'm curious as to A) how long it takes a ship to cross the canal and B) how long it would take a ship to travel around south america instead of crossing through the canal.

Obviously times for B probably depend on the size/weight/power of the boat... but my guess was that to cross the canal took hours, probably around a full day for the canal, and several weeks, if not a month or two, to navigate around south america.

One guy said that he thought modern ships could go around south america in the time it takes a ship to travel the canal 😕

 
Originally posted by: PCMarine
So last night some friends and I randomly got on the topic of discussing the panama canal.

I'm curious as to A) how long it takes a ship to cross the canal and B) how long it would take a ship to travel around south america instead of crossing through the canal.

Obviously times for B probably depend on the size/weight/power of the boat... but my guess was that to cross the canal took hours, probably around a full day for the canal, and several weeks, if not a month or two, to navigate around south america.

One guy said that he thought modern ships could go around south america in the time it takes a ship to travel the canal 😕
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I went through the canal and it took around 12 hours

 
something like half to one day vs. 2 weeks
plus you have to deal with the storms down around cape horn
 
Originally posted by: PCMarine
One guy said that he thought modern ships could go around south america in the time it takes a ship to travel the canal 😕
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What a tard.
 
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: PCMarine
One guy said that he thought modern ships could go around south america in the time it takes a ship to travel the canal 😕
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What a tard.
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Agreed. I say we find that guy and glue his hands in his pockets.
 
Originally posted by: So
Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: PCMarine
One guy said that he thought modern ships could go around south america in the time it takes a ship to travel the canal 😕
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What a tard.
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Agreed. I say we find that guy and glue his hands in his pockets.
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And glue his toes together too. Damn paddle-foot wacko.
 
Originally posted by: PCMarine
One guy said that he thought modern ships could go around south america in the time it takes a ship to travel the canal 😕
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Does he even have any clue how big South America is?
 
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