A flatboat hull 9m wide by 15m long by 3.6m high has a draft in seawater (s.g.=1.03) of 2.4m. Its center of gravity is 2.7m above the bottom. Determine the initial metacentric height (MG in upright position). Determine the righting or overturning moment (whether the flatboat is stable or unstable) when it tilts until one side is just at the point of submergence.

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A flatboat hull 9m wide by 15m long by 3.6m high has a draft in seawater (s.g.=1.03) of 2.4m. Its center of gravity is 2.7m above the bottom. Determine the initial metacentric height (MG in upright position). 

Determine the righting or overturning moment (whether the flatboat is stable or unstable) when it tilts until one side is just at the point of submergence. 

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9 m
15 m
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3.6 m
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