Awww, come on guys. A "little Chrome" never hurts! I was responsible for this house of mirrors as the build engineer. 2nd engineers job was to...
M.Y. "Unforgettable" was captained by an ex Norwegian Merchant Master with many yrs of commercial Azipod experience. Not only could he not control...
This incident on Safira isn't an isolated failure of Schottel's SRP / Rudder Propeller Azipod Drives on yachts. A 42 meter Royal Denship named...
So its electrically switched from the helms. Sterling Marine Hydraulics in Lauderdale is a good outfit and its owner Dale has 30 yrs plus of...
What is this PTO running? steering, thruster, stabilizers, davit etc. Does it have an electric clutch or solenoids for on & off / engage...
The remains of Lohengrin once the scaffolding and floats were removed. Aluminum is combustible and burns looking at what's left of the house &...
Yes, I viewed your previous post that was incomplete as far as MTU factory "W" service schedules are concerned. Google is your friend for the...
MTU "W" service schedules start at 2000 hrs. Customer oil changes and such are @ the recommended hrs. prior. MTU factory milestone service...
MTU "W"service schedules start @ 2000 hrs. or W-2 , 4000 hrs. or W-4, 6000 hrs. W-6 The vessel and MTU should have records of the W-2 service...
There's some newly launched yacht builds in the 65-80 meter around 1200-1500 tons where the bridge is equipped with ECDIS only and pretty much all...
Leave it to the automotive section to fix our marine problems. Duplicolor and VHT both have a rattle can line of "very high temp" silica-ceramic...
Exactly. Google "Pre-val". I mistakenly called it Pre-valve. Its two parts are basically a charged rattle can that you screw a glass bottle to...
Cat has White . Water cooled or jacketed DD manifolds yes, otherwise its barbecue grill paint for manifolds.
Yes, ALL of the rental slips in the Las Olas Isles have pump out stations. That's how all of these city ordinances were enacted due to the...
Certain vessels are required to carry paper charts as backups for their electronic charts. I believe the rule is over 500 tons & commercially...
Exactly, Admiralty charts still in paper, many other countries actively surveying and producing excellent worldwide nautical charts in paper and...
That will be an interesting situation if Navtex is discontinued in the USA only as its a SOLAS requirement on all vessels over a certain tonnage...
Apparently, a 108 ft Christensen berthed next to Lohengrin was damaged and both vessels are a total constructive loss. As of 11;30 am this morning...
The 49.1 meter Trinity caught fire last night in Ft. Lauderdale. She was in the process of being painted and was in a scaffolded shrink wrap paint...
It will come in quarts and gallons. Use a "Pre-valve " for spraying. I don't recommend attempting to brush coat an engine. Pre valves are very...
