Yes, at least when they switch off the radar :D
Other builders with semi-displacement hulls (fast round-bilge) as described by Nilo are Mulder Shipyard and Cyrus Yachts. But of course any...
:) The first thing that popped into my mind when I read that is the Vasa, a beautiful ship that I visited in a museum in Stockholm. It matches...
Good review! I saw the boat at the Monaco Yacht Show, and indeed, she's a jaw-dropper. The hook in the hull bottom is to minimise resistance...
For seagoing vessels, most class societies (at least those belonging to IACS) have harmonised their rules. So the rules are basically the same....
Hi DavidG, if the yacht is truly a private yacht, and not intended to be chartered (commercial use), it is not mandatory to comply with MCA or...
there goes my guess: Evergreen. Doesn't have a fin keel nor a rig. Second guess: Alfa Romeo?
Helipad dimensions Hi Stan, is that published anywhere? Last time I checked on the new appendix to the MCA code, it was more along the lines...
+ As said, your speed may be higher, because you can fit bigger and slower-turning propellers (with bigger reduction ratio gearbox) with the same...
COGES - Combined gas turbine and steam turbine Hi Ju52, your idea is not so far-fetched. Gas-turbine driven electric propulusion has been done...
chain of events Plugging holes in the hull is something for the military. It's not normally done in commercial ships. I don't know the details...
I don't know if it's been featured here already, but I do know that a few forum-members were waiting for this kind of thing: The EPS Azimuthing,...
off-the-shelf or taylor-made? IMHO, it's not so much a matter of composite versus aluminium, or even of workmanship. The main issue is choosing...
Hi Tarek, Nilo even made a beautiful "little" detour on his trip from Holland, along the coasts of Sweden and Norway. Have a look at...
Hi Balboa, I have seen another possible installation where the cooling water from the ME's or gensets is led through a jacket around the boiler...
Hi Thorwald, for sound encloseres, you could check: www.marquip.nl and www.deruyterdieseltechniek.nl De Ruyter also composes "custom"...
For me, there is a size distinction. I would say boats go up to 100 m or so. Longer than that and they become ships. I don't know if there's an...
automated docking Automated docking is in the pipeline. I read somewhere Volvo is working on this (with their IPS system). But I am not too much...
Carl, it's not a waste of words. I enjoy just as much reading about revolutionary concepts as just-delivered real boats. These designs push the...
Rick, it seems to me you'll need two 10-man life rafts. Make sure they can float free and deploy automatically with a hydrostatic release. Good...
