A picture of us I can't take credit for this photo, but it was sent from someone on the committee boat. I believe that is Hanuman in the foreground.
A few more shots Here are a few more of the boats.
2013 Bucket There has been some great racing this year at the Bucket. Thursday was a match race amongst 5 J Boats, Valsheda, Ranger, Rainbow,...
There is no need to get too complicated. The generators cannot be paralleled, so the only reason to start the second one is if I need the...
Success So Far So we've now installed two 12KW Heating Units on the generator exhausts (one on each) and they seem to be doing exactly as...
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I made the Loop about 10 years ago and used this book. That being said, I've always found the waterway guides to be VERY helpful and well put...
This seems like the expensive equivalent of spraying Dawn dish soap on a fuel spill?
You may be oversimplifying the problem here. The thruster on a 150' boat is much larger than the thruster on a 63' Hatteras. The large generator...
Apologies if there is confusion. Installed new generators and exhaust scrubbers. Not making enough exhaust temp for scrubbers to function Asked...
Catalyst Injection System Has anyone used this? I have a friend who is the lead fleet mechanic and uses this system in a fleet wide industrial...
Gathering Parts Hopefully we'll have the system shipped to us this week. We have a trip starting tomorrow through the 9th of March, so...
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I've contracted Marmot to design and provide an exhaust heater system that will simultaneously and optimally heat the exhaust and load the...
That's interesting. Perhaps Marmot will chime in on this...
I believe the optimum minimum is 350 degrees C. We are running about 300. These numbers vary depending on load.
Yup...
99kw They're 99KW, and we use between 40 and 70 on a regular basis. Our bowthruster is hydraulic, and the pumps require that size engine to...
We've just finished installing new generators and now the contractor has informed be that our new soot filters won't work because we're not...
Thanks Santa 1966 Ford Bronco for my time off the water.