I thought we needed a engine concepts thread. Recently a gentleman posted a thread on a conventional piston engine he had developed for marine...
The questions I see coming up... They are all inertia based... 1."What makes your engine special and why should I put one in my boat?"...
Kmb1945 Well in the USA to obtain financing from third parties other than a single private investor angel or to promote the financing even as to...
Sailor Greg: The reason the barges got posted is for your cruising from a European perspective and particularly a Dutch perspective you have...
kmb1949: Looks like an interesting project. That is your biggest advantage right now. The concept of a small marine diesel specially made for...
Water lubed is the modern solution to oil filled. But in general the yachting community is not as fast to update as the shipping industry. Why...
I think the real benefits have to do with noise, vibration, sealing and maybe a longer life for the shaft cutlass bearings. Have never been a fan...
This thread is interesting to me because it is a challenge to consider. First price million dollars and under; second a planned live aboard; its...
Here is the yachts web page great... boat under a million dollars.... fully refit. The Motor Yacht Sprezzatura. Xanthus Shipping Limited.
SPREZZATURA Boat for sale Now this is a fine boat... and fully refit. These built in this time period most always have rather thick hull...
My point on the 1.67 gallons US per mile nautical (old Phart) is that is extremely good for a boat of 30m. Usually one would expect 3 gallons US...
In Europe these are quite popular. They can do lots of travel coasting too. This is an example... good french boat sale site in english....
Checking and see no one posted much overnight. HTMO9 I visited the Catana yard maybe about four years ago. But I had not the time for a trial...
Old Phart: Thanks... I did mean less than two gallons per mile travel... but its easy to misstate... the other way around !!! But 1.67 gallons US...
1983 Lloyds BEST BUY WORLDWIDE Power Boat For Sale - www.************** An article... on the yacht Sentimental Journey. Notice built in 1983...
I have not followed their business situation but have seen their boats. As I have not sailed a cat I have little comment on the rig. I think the...
Here is another video of a cat in the Atlantic in heavy weather... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64zg0lZTDl0
Speaking of Catana.... as you see France is a hotbed of multihull activity. Catana.... I am really impressed by them... here is their technology...
And... So very true Brian... Well it is a small world... long long time ago I was briefly aboard this boat... Marmot as I remember it was...
This is a great deal... the engines are very economical and reasonable to repair... Sentimental Journey Yacht for Sale - Lloyds Ships Luxury...