That looks easy Feadship Galactica
Life should not be so easy over there. You are just building a boat for yourself and then go sailing? There must be some bureaucrats involved. No...
Gyro stabilisation The boat shows a difference in reaction to steering inputs and in turning capability (angular speed). Means, with the gyro in...
Quote of the famous Sir Winston Churchill The famous late Mr. Churchill, well known for his high affinity to spirituous beverages and his lack of...
Gyros in general and in a boat The prinicipal behind gyros and their use for stabilisation and spacial orientation is quite old and well proven....
Costa Concordia The tragedy of Costa Concordia has caused another life. A professional diver (spanish) died during preparation work for the...
Costs of tenders Yes, I know. I just wanted to explain that the term expensive might be relative :D. And I agree, fishing with rod and fishhook...
Costs of tender If this includes the outboard engine, it seems quite reasonable compared to a 15 ft Williams 445 diesel RIB with a price tag (in...
Electric throttle Take that one, it is for sale and it will never fail on you, promise. It worked flawless during its former life for more than...
Beaching But the above mentioned video was made at Aliağa, Turkey. Not as big as the srapyard in India but at least as dirty. This turkish family...
Little Diesel engine If you really like the smell, bang and clang, this would be your engine. 140 lbs total system weight, enough power for the...
Game fishing Hi folks, attached 2 pictures, how blue (actually grey) water game fishing looks in my neck of the woods, Germany. A bunch of...
Bio diesel This discussion is running in circles and reappears over and over again. We had started a pilot project on Bio diesel by converting...
China I could not agree more with Viceroy. But dealing with China or dealing in China or even building a joint venture with companies in China is...
Steam turbines Yes, you are correct but they use the heat almost completely. Aft turbos with generators, heat exchangers to produce steam for...
Steam turbines One time in my life, I have been in an engine room with multiple running steam turbines. On a German Navy DDG Class Missile...
Aerodynamics This complicated subject makes comming back my nightmares from university in the night before an exam, when the last things in my...
Visibility I am sure the design of this vessel will fulfill all requirements for its classification but as far as visibility from the wheelhouse...
Speed limit on stabilizers Retractable stabilizers extend backwards towards a mechanical stop and held open by the flow of water. The faster the...
KIWI your a correct, they take some internal volume for their pockets. And you got me on these Quantum stabilizers. I saw them, when I walked...
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