From the viedeo I won´t be happy with leaving the staples in the wood and just covering them with the next veneer layer. Furthermore I´d prefer a...
Nothing wrong at all with a good quality wood-epoxy construction. That´s just as durable as it can get. When built by a skilled yard I´d prefer a...
Still have a scar in one of my fingers from starting one of theses nasty beasts... :D
Actually these 25m-SWATH-boats boats are quite a multi-purpose-design. The Latvian Navy for example uses some of them as multi-purpose coast guard...
Just as expected. As innovative as this vessel might be, it´s most certainly a painful experience for the engineers and naval architects as well
Funny! Adult people here complaining about the fact that fuel prices based on a crude oil price around 20$/barrel are not forever? Economy war on...
It's too much money anyway, taking care of what you could do with it, how to invest it, managing your investments etc. would inevideably escalate...
Far too much money for my fantasies. I´d be perfectly happy with a classic style 80ft. boat designed for speed, economy, maximum authonomy (up to...
Thank you, Eric. That´s indeed interesting. Seems like that boat had quite a long active service life.
Hehe, I'll try. Thank You... ...and by The was, habe a nice X-mas!
Any info? The boat was also known as SCOUT IV, LORNA DOONE III and CONSORT III over the years. I was not able to find anything later than the late...
Dear friends of old wooden boats here (and all others as well), I´d like to request some help concerning info on the swedish-built Motoryacht...
If you´re looking for exotic but economic wind-powered propulsion solutions you might consider studying the concept of the Flettner rotor as well.
You were really lucky with the light for taking Fotos.
The M300ti PerCat certainly is a very fine engine. Over here in Europe Perkins has an excellent reputation for building sturdy and durable...
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Well, it´s most probably a polarizing design with many certainly brilliant aspects and a very own kind of aesthetics. Not everybody needs to like...
Reminds me of the legendary story about the Mary Celeste...
Well, in Norway that amount would be sufficient to keep half the adult population completely drunken for 3-4 days, with headache for the rest of...
I guess I haven´t too much to contribute concerning canadian rum in Germany. Here in Flensburg ( Germany´s Rum Capital) are not too many...