[travler]

if my memory serves me well it was just outside ketchkan and he now has a northern marine

travler

[NYCAP123]

Would that particular one have happenned to be named after an Animal?

If you refer to a bird, yup.

[mapism]

Originally Posted by Jasra

the purpose of my post was to praise the azimuthing hydraulic drive the cape horns offered as an option, so that in addition to good safety and construction standards the drive system added a simple "get home" system by fitting hydraulic pumps to the gensets which would step up if the main engine went down.
Does the community know of any other steel hull semi series build in the 55 to 65 foot range which offers this option and do you think the advantages are worth the initial cost?

Mmmm.... which Cape Horn are you talking about exactly?
I'm pretty sure that, at least in some of them, the get home didn't work as you describe.

[JWY]

Originally Posted by mapism

Mmmm.... which Cape Horn are you talking about exactly?
I'm pretty sure that, at least in some of them, the get home didn't work as you describe.

The Z-drive systems were installed primarily for "tugboat" maneuverability and to eliminate potential transmission and shaft problems and were not designed to be a get-home system. Three of the five CHs that were built with Z-drives also had get home engines (Volvo 57 hp saildrives) with folding prop.

Judy Waldman
JW Yachts