Testing, Varification, Deployment The Navy has stated in testimony before a Congressional subcommittee that it has passive listening systems that...
Killing Off Our Sea Life No problem, all participation is invited. That's what forums are all about. We're not talking marine transmission...
Size Range & Diesel Electric Drive With the style rig I show here I do not think a vessel less than 40-45 feet qualifies. I agree there. I...
Ship Propulsion & Energy Supply/Management And Sean, just to say that I'm not always so negative on subjects, but want to present some positive...
Crude Oil Prices & Politics Sorry you feel that way. I do have have some strong opinions on this fuel and energy situation, and some VERY strong...
Sean, I would suggest you do a little more studying of the subject. I think you will find the new ACTIVE sonars are FAR MORE destructive than...
Gas Price Pushes $7/gallon As Gas Nears $7 a Gallon, More Britons Take the Bus By Kevin Sullivan Washington Post Foreign Service Friday,...
back in this posting I made reference to a "Texas Size Kill Zone" excerpt....We are currently at a real risk of this not happening!!…..we are...
Fishing & Fuel Just thought I would resurrect this old subject thread considering our current fuel outlook for this coming summer.
Questions About a JetPac Claim I don’t know that I fully understand this claim, or its insinuation. It seems to me that in many of the PWC the...
Torque Power I rather doubt this is true. One big indicator of the torque capabilities of the prime engine source itself would be to look at the...
Power for the Jet Pump & Multi-staging Power for the Jet Pump & Multi-staging So just like so many other applications, the torque curves of...
I made a mistake there. That sould have been posting #58 rather than #57
Launching MALTESE FALCON LAUNCHED The Dijkstra-designed Maltese Falcon was launched on Friday April 14th. The three 188-foot tall masts will be...
Model of Bladerunner I ran across this website of a model boat builder who happened to have a model of the ICE Bladerunner...
Jet Pump Technologies (continued) ....guess I will have to continue this discussion in this new posting... As I said before it does appear...
Rolls-Royce, Rim Drive Does appear as though there is a LOT of interest in this technology Rolls-Royce introduces Rim Drive thruster...
I thought it might be worthwhile to post some text portions of their website here since they are relatively brief, and too often in the past I...
Power Trimaran Circumnavigation Record Attempt Press release from Earthrace, the extraordinary power trimaran built in New Zealand to set a speed...
Price Increases & Chavez's new OPEC Thought it might be appropriate to bring up this old subject thread again seeing as our fuel prices are...