All the Ocean Alexanders I've been aboard have been well built. Twin 5.9 Cummins is a good power pack, although 450hp is pushing the top of it's...
Energy is the main issue for our world, compact and portable energy is the issue to go to other worlds. The hope I have currently lies with CERN....
It doesn't exist because it's not necessary. As do the companies you are talking about, you drive, or hire a crew to drive, the boat up the east...
It's not a yacht, it's a dinner/event charter boat. It's probably one of the old Sir Winstons. It's all about how many people can you serve...
Even if you can build them, how is someone going to wash them much less keep the windows clean? Here again, we have designers with no sea time.
Interesting to see it openned up like that. Quite an unsubstantial plating on that vessel.
33 is getting pretty long in the tooth for aluminium and there are crystallization issues that start happening around 30 which is considered the...
Agreed.
It's a very good start, follow through counts as well. As I said before, I don't particularly hold Bertram in the wrong on this one, but that is...
No as she is not the publisher, but I doubt it will be an issue in this case. I have seen it go wrong at other forums though.
Correct, each module comes with its own certificate of completion, and the "S" in STCW stands for Standardization, so it matters not if you get...
To do so without a citation to the original source would be a legal violation of copyright laws.
I'm not a fan of the 2 stroke Detroits. Most all of them in commercial boats in California were replaced with modern electronic fuel control...
I think you're correct, one faulty hull here or there will not ruin a company. The way they handle it though is another matter. Customer service...
I know the site being referred to, they aren't really competitive, but some of the advertisers may be. That is what happens when forums are...
That's one of the weak points of glass and especially carbon fiber construction, it can hide a multitude of "sins" and the failure mode tends to...
Uhhh... this is the wrong place to ask a lady a question, haven't heard from any except one asking job advice.
On many cruise ships the ships master often also has Pilotage in his regular ports of call and does the dockings.
As a person who has been the repo man, I'd recommend against going for a repo boat. People who can't make their payments can't maintain the boat...
Yeah, it's doable, especially if you're a "hands dirty" mech engineer.
