Siemens has developed an electric motor for light aircrafts up to 2000 kg max. takeoff weight, with 260 KW power and a weight of only 50 kg. Means...
Hi Karo, His house is not remote at all. It is just one of those Zero Energy houses, as we call them. Below the line, his chalet deliveres more...
Looks almost like one more of those: [ATTACH]
Karo, I agree with you on all points. The variable pitch props are the most practicable, most efficient and best handling (non podded) system for...
Being still a big friend of the 2 Volt forg lifter type batteries for yachting purposes (still the most reliable and longest lasting batteries in...
That is (in the eyes of my boys) the fun behind powerboating: Speed !!! [MEDIA] A Pershing 92 at above 40 Kts.
Gibdan, this great and permanent coverage of in- and outgoing mega yachts makes all of us YF spotters look like fumblers :). Thank You very much...
Hi NYCAP, If you ask google to translate the word surveyor into German, it says Sachverständiger. Which means, a mind with special knowledge. If...
Sorry if misunderstood. I was not talking about attending specific courses for gaining any licence or certificate. I was just talking about...
I would say it in a bit more friendly way :), It is a long, long way from an admin worker in a yacht broker office to an qualified marine...
Assuming your boat is not a Mega Yacht, I would go for one of those. Best stuff on the market both in Europe and the US. This equipment will...
As you said OB, it is a matter of personal taste. The Riva boats really stick out of the Ferretti fleet. But the Riva boats are not the lightest...
International commercial shipping is pretty complicated nowadays. Who is the owner, who is the operator, is the ship under charter with or...
Do not be alarmed to much. The ship was not captured by the regular Iranean Navy, it was brought up by the Iranean Revolutionary Guards. This...
Generally spoken, any HF emitting device is a hazard. It just depends on the power output of the device and on your distance and your relative...
Riva are great quality boats with great performance but one has to like the design of their current models, especially their bigger once. During...
We had our matrix with pros and cons for different propulsion systems and trains evaluated by some specialists and asked for some more advice on...
Good sence of humour "Kaf". But thanks to Mr. Gaspard Gustave de Coriolis, water on the northern (the upper part !) half of the globe is going the...
I will give it one more try, just for the peace of mind in my family :). Taking a given boat like the Pershing 92, equipped with two MTU engines...
As KIWI correctly anticipated, I was refering to full SOLAS yachts with more than 36 passengers, which are called passenger ships by the rules....
