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Re:Mexico building rail rival as water shortages drain Panam... by DylanDmitri on Sunday January 14, 2024 @02:47PM (#38993750)
Weight wise it looks feasible. The hard part is getting something capable of transferring hundreds of tons that can also conform to hulls of different shapes.
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Re:Mexico building rail rival as water shortages drain Panam... by seanmcdirmid on Sunday January 14, 2024 @03:51PM (#38994327)
If weight is ok, just put a lock on a rail: so boat enters the lock, two gates close behind it, the lock (and one gate) moves via a rail to the other side, reverse at the other ocean.
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Re:Mexico building rail rival as water shortages drain Panam... by bilsbie on Sunday January 14, 2024 @02:57PM (#38993855)
Maybe suspend the ship from dozens of points.

I’d imagine you could weld hooks all around the hull.

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