Lunch with Tom Perkins Rather interesting little article that has just appeared in the May 2013 issue of ShowBoats magazine. "From Sailing...
DynaRig Vessel(s) Dear HTM09, I believe if you visit this subject thread (extensive), you will find a LOT of discussions concerning the...
Just recently a gentleman has added some discussion that deals with rim-drive over on this other subject thread:...
Rim Drive Propulsion Dear Karo, I've not had time to review all of your recent postings on this subject, but two items have caught my eye. (and...
New Publication For those interested, a freshly new magazine on these matters is on the market: "Electric & Hybrid Marine Technology...
Don't Throw out the Baby with the Bath Water This diesel-electric subject thread has certainly raised some lively and controversial...
LCS Ship Motion,..problem? I'd like to explore this observation a bit more. There is no doubt that multihulls have a more 'exaggerated motion'...
Wasn't that what I was suggesting with this posting over in the diesel-electric subject thread?....a hybrid. Basically I was taking in to account...
The 'system' in total that SkySail has sought to fully develop for large ship application is indeed expensive. Of course it includes a total ship...
'Idiling Kite' Did you happen to view this video link I presented in a previous posting? I'm thinking that what you might have viewed was an...
SkySail Assisted POWERYacht Dear HTM09 I've read a number of your postings, and I'd like to make a particular suggestion to you for your...
Link to SkySail Yacht PDF Now that link is not good as it only links you to the first page, and not the illustrations on the second page. So...
Letter to the Editor (Nigel Calder author) I read that article with great interest as well, but I think I need to reread it several times over,...
Sorry many could not access this article. Seems as though ProBoat has made it a bit more difficult to download their articles. But here was one...
Thanks for getting the thread back onto subject. I'm sorry I got it distracted...it was just that big gun. MY CALISTO is a beauty :cool:
Goliate Tigerfish When your name is Goliath, you'd better be one humongous, ferocious creature, and the Goliath tigerfish (Hydrocynus goliath)...
Just found myself mentioned on this Youtube presentation :cool: [MEDIA]
Some folks don't take into account the big budgets of the individual States that are funded by the gas taxes. Many State governments would be...
Start a tariff WAR?...and guess where that might escalate to?? I've worked over in SE Asia, and in the energy market. I'm nervous about future...
Blast Fishing Could they have done more damage then all of that 'explosives fishing' done by the local populations over the past 50 years....