Re:tight ships have less to gain (Score 1)

The SS Wally has reached non-sustainable proportions and as Captain Sam attempts to stuff more cargo into holds, the pressure behind each inevitable leak grows. After years of stuffing dollars into the once trickling, then spewing holes, Captain will eventually realize that the capacity of the vessel has a limit, and that such limit has for some time been exceeded. Even if all holes are plugged with the the most technologically advanced fillers, new leaks will sprout as the core structure decays. Will he realize that a new keel needs to be laid before the craft succumbs? Should this keel be of even larger proportion or should it actually be several smaller keels of a more maintainable design? I don't really care.