I m not sure how the glass windows could have shattered just from the rolling. It s not like they were hit head on by a rogue wave….
Btw, most weather stations within 25/30nm of Bayesian reported brief gusts of between 35and 45kts confirming, no surprise, the waterspout was part...
Yes, Irma in 2018. Clever or lucky, not sure :). Left miami at midnight and arrived at Hatchet bay Eleuthera at noon 36 hours before it hit sofl....
We had a close call with lightning on Monday and about 10/15 minutes later I hear a loud short while in the ER. Followed by another on a couple...
If only i had a dollar for everytime I heard “the storm came out of nowhere” or “this was not in the forecast” or this “hurricane suddenly turned...
Cue the climate change activism. So sick of everything being blamed on climate change!!! whoever wrote this, claims sea water temp in the...
every boat I ve run has hydraulic pumps on the mains to run the stabs underway. The only time we use the gen driven pump is for the zero speed....
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A couple of minutes seems awfully quick for a boat that size to disappear no matter how many doors or hatches were open. Is it possible gens were...
That and possibly watertight side doors left open or at least unsecured while the crew was securing the boat as the storm hit. Crew or...
indeed hydraulic thrusters are much better and can run longer but as mentioned need good pumps. Only downside is that have to fire up the mains...
Converting a BT to hydraulic isn’t a small job as you need to run hoses all the way forward. Your hydraulic pumps will have to be strong enough...
Unless you re 30 years old, steps are knee killers. I used to run a boat where the galley and aft deck were two steps up from the sunken salon....
Amp draw is minimal. Maybe 2 or 3 amps. but if you need to run one of the mains to get hydraulic, cooling will be provided by the main. At...
Yep.butvtjen if she dragged how could she have been knocked down by winds on the beam. Unless ais kept broadcasting for a few minutes while down...
That’s what we have. I actually replaced and relocated the pump last year. When the gen PTO engages it also starts the march pump. the stab...
Second barge and crane arriving. They ve had to pump mud from under and around the hull as it a been settling deeper into the muck...
I haven’t finish the installation but I got a set of Trac from Advantage Marine Service in FTL (local ABT Trac dealer). Fully rebuilt for a...
Can’t open the msn link. Is it the same video as this one ? [MEDIA]
Well apparently the hull came to rest on its side so there could be hidden damage. I wonder if during the knock down, some of the machinery...
