Shell was getting ready to deploy a rig up there a year or so ago, but it got washed ashore in a storm. Salvage crews await weather as Shell's...
I was not really trying to bring up the old 'global warming' arguments, but rather: Anoxic events ...and a possible drilling accident...
There are some interesting postings being added onto this same conversation subject over here: Boat Design Forumsunder-attack-27446-12.html Brian
the TRUSTERS are developed, ....but I don't get the impression that the continuous duty propulsion units are fully developed.
Just for comparison I looked up my favorite canal boat expecting to see a good difference in beams between these vessels. I was surprised that Roi...
Great research there Marmot, ...hope to find time to review it more thoroughly soon. Right now I have some automotive problems :mad:
I must plead minimal knowledge on the subject of reverse-osmosis machinery, but I will attempt some observations. First off I find this quote...
First off Marmot, thanks for that posting...interesting history. I think you are correct, its not an all-new technology. I don't see where Kamen...
I'm reading thru the June issue of Popular Science which contains a number of interesting short articles on the potable WATER shortages that exist...
I was seriously looking at living aboard a vessel again myself,...but that got nixed by my Thai wife who is afraid of being on the water...next to...
A friend recently sent me this interesting little history of the Internet. Thought some younger members might find it interesting. History and...
Multiplast Marine & ExclusivE 76 Catamaran Just wondering if you ever had any contact with this French designer/builder, Gilles Oliver of...
That is a LOT of boat for that kind of money. ...and twin Gardner engines of a reasonable size to give great fuel economy. Just imagine what it...
Hydroptere DCNS: Story Of A Dream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36PRnNBuN9I
Great story behind L'Hydroptere https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP_9rFbvY_Q
I think I have had quite a bit more experience than you may understand,....and yes I do have a vested interest, having promoted multihulls for a...
Not only a rough ride, but I think I remember some discussions of abandonment if things got any worst.
...two little excerpts... a) When a ship or boat leans over to one side, from the action of waves, or from the centrifugal force of a turn, or...
MY Atalanta Amsterdam This vessel's image was recently posted over on another subject thread...
Sorry if I offend anyone, but I think that awning looks a bit 'tacky'. I think you could take a look thru a number of designs that have been done...
