My pleasure.... lol.
I'm assuming that unlike the aviation version the ship's recorders don't "ping" ?
Never seen one this side of the pond. I also suspect many of them are on the maritime historic register which may restrict exportation. That said,...
That's some crazy stuff eh? (OK, my people are a little nuts....) Did I answer your question,:p
Here's some action..... [MEDIA] And yes, occasionally they push them hard enough where they collide or flip them.... (mind you these things are...
As an aside, there is also a fanatical following of the old freighters.... In fact there are about 15 or so in a competition where they race a few...
Same thing, but being recreated in the current age..... There is a good following of people in Holland that maintain these little "ships" as a...
There is an equivalent here in the US..... Oysterboats on the Chesapeake, which towards the end were allowed to operate as long as they didn't...
Here's an example.... color retouched but it appears to be an original photo... not sure where the mast went....
HAH, I happen to speak that language. These are "opduwers"..... literally translated "up pushers". In the early 20th century many of the...
I would start digging in these spaces. Get yourself a REALLY bright flashlight and start tracing the exhausts.....
Out of curiosity, what goes bad on them? My guess is bearings. Are they replaceable? Rebuilt turbos are not cheap..... what else wears out?
The same little chemistry game that water plays in an osmotic blister WILL take place in the capillary cavities of ANY penetration of the laminate...
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On my last boat the high water alarm was connected to a $9.95 car horn. VERY loud, and audible over the entire boat, with engine running.
My dad had a "freeze button" on his 42' Sabre..... Zeus pods, bow thruster and GPS all plumbed into one brain..... Probably not the same thing.....
Still doesn't give me the warm and fuzzies.
That would be a -400?
Thank you all. Yes, I am aware of the practice part. Just wondered if with it's relatively small rudders and keel the 53 Hatt could be made to...
OK you pro's..... (wink wink from a guy that drives a 355,000 pound airplane....) Walking the boat sideways..... Say, to Port...... Rudders...
