Out of curiosity, when you do one of these designs, does the form follow the function or does function come later? In other words, is the size and...
My opinion: We will never run out of oil, but we have already run out of cheap oil. It is unlikely that any new oil discovery can meet the...
Half way up the right hand side of the picture is the attachment point of the strut to the hull. I'm not quite sure what to call this strut, but...
I should have looked closer at exactly what model it was. My guess is: 80's vintage 70 foot Hatteras motor yacht. But beyond that, I'm not sure....
They seemed to just be holes, no lights or glass. This was taken at a yard, so I suppose it is possible that something was in the process of being...
I believe they were similar, if not identical, on both sides. Mmm. I was surprised to see so many of them all collected together. Perhaps there's...
Wandering the yard yesterday, I noticed these holes above the props on a large Hatteras motor yacht. A similar Hatt next to it did not have these...
Excellent article. My open questions: - Was there a reasonably low "high water alarm" to maximize the crew's ability to diagnose and remedy the...
Terribly sorry about that! It was 600nm, not 60nm! By the way, we used an additional roughly 350usg on the generators during that time. Not...
Agreed. This boat and this one carry your ideas further. However, it must be said that living space suffers as a result. I recently spent a...
Agreed -- too many people look to brokers and sellers for answers. However, I see nothing wrong with looking to them for input. But answers come...
I always enjoy Peter's responses, which are a mix of theory, fact, and conjecture. The 90+ page brochure/booklet for the Cape Horn series makes...
Either way, it's a fair amount of energy to end up as heat instead of thrust. -- Dan
Your location says you are in the Seattle area. I believe there are three in that area: Two 63's and a 55. I did extensive research on the 63...
I'm sure Nordhavns, which are good solid boats, have more automatic bilge pump capacity than just a couple of pumps. I have over 20,000 GPH...
Just to report back to the group that the approach ultimately taken was essentially that reported above by hamall9. Holes were drilled, Nidacore...
Having a separate day tank ensures that "made on the boat" fuel problems that stop the main engine won't stop the backup engine. Still, it would...
It seems to me that the tank feeding the main engine(s) could easily have bad fuel in it for a variety of reasons, while the backup engine's tanks...
One caveat here, at least the way I see it: It is possible to run the genset (or wing) from a separate day tank, significantly increasing the...
I'm a complete novice, but have thought about this quite a bit. Let me talk about the system I have, but then suggest an alternative for...
