...a friend just today sent me an email loaded with large photos of this village. Here is one website I found for it:...
Piston Boxes for Retractable Rim Drive BTW, the tops of those 'piston boxes' that housed the rim drive units were above the load waterline of the...
I thought my concept incorporated a minimum use of space, ....particularly if you viewed it from a profile view: [IMG] [IMG] ....of course that...
BTW I just received an answer from OceanYachtSystems that their units were:, " Hydraulic in deployment, rotation and propulsion."
This was another subject thread that was locked from further discussion?...
Trimaran superyachts Galaxy and Galaxy of Happiness delivered [MEDIA] ( I saw references to these boats in press releases on this forum, but the...
Thanks for that info. They don't address any details as to how the power gets transferred from the engine to the propeller unit. This might be...
As you say there are some custom units out there, its just tough to find out about them in any detail as they are so 'one-off' The reason I found...
You've got some valid points there. I once saw a discussion about a famous old designers work, wherein they were saying something to the effect...
So you have some basic idea of what you are doing I would suggest an informal sailing class and a couple of experiences on very small boats. Is...
Many sailors would like to have a 'retractable propulsion system' to eliminate that excessive drag of conventional 'fixed' prop/shaft systems....
[ATTACH] Vetus rim drive thruster can now be run continuously without fears of overheating...
Oops, looks like that link is no longer viable (just reviewing this subject thread)
I just tried to post to this discussion and it didn't go thru. I'll try again, and then edit this if it goes thru
How a Champagne-Laden Steamship Ended Up in a Kansas Cornfield...
This photo was recently posted on another forum discussion of the foiling cats of the America's Cup. What an interesting contrast between the...
Let me save you from having to do the math and tell you that’s an average speed of 32.7 knots
While most of us in the United States were enjoying a long July 4th weekend, out on the water there was a new record being set. French sailor...
Another interesting story about an enemy combatant that chose an alternative course. I had forgotten about this story, but just happened on it...
