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Example deadweight calculator. NOTE: THERE IS ALSO AN EMBEDDED DEADWEIGHT WIZARD IN GHS.
    `Example deadweight calculator
    
    proj deadwt
    
    `For this example, make a simple barge hull:
    macro makehull
    clear
    enter pm
    create hull
    ends 20 140
    top 20
    bot 0
    out 20
    comp frake
    ends 0 20
    top 20
    bot 0 @ 20, 15 @ 0
    out 20
    spacing 1
    comp arake
    ends 140 150
    top 20
    bot 0 @ 140, 10 @ 150
    out 20
    spacing 1
    //
    di
    write barge.gf
    quit pm
    /
    .makehull
    
    read barge.gf
    cls
    
    variable w,w0,df,da
    variable (string) q
    
    `Define draft mark locations:
    lbp 20 to 140
    
    `Set light ship:
    draft = 5
    vcg = 10
    solve weight, lcg
    set w0 = {weight}
    
    macro calc
    me
    input "Enter mean fwd draft: ", df
    input "Enter mean aft draft: ", da
    
    draft = {df} @ fp, {da} @ ap
    add "Deadwt" delta
    stat weight
    `ghs
    set w = {weight} minus {w0}
    
    \\  Fwd draft { df:2}  Aft draft { da:2}  Deadweight: {w:2} {WUNIT}
    me
    delete "Deadwt"
    input "Want to run another condition? ",q
    set q = cap {q}
    if {q}="Y" then exit calc
    /
    .calc
    
    
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