Fleming? How about a Fleming and ask for big tanks? they might get that sort of range.
Is anyone going to the show? I thought there may have been some new bits and pieces to have a look for, Is any one else going to the show?
Isn't www.modin-design a commercial URL in a signature? or am I being pedantic?
So is there anything interesting I should take a look at whilst there???
Squid propulsion These would seem a workable option for a submersed vehicle, but for any surface vessel the roll forces may make them unviable as...
Yes I do, this looked at cuttlefish drives for ROV's There is another paper with drawings I've seen again for ROv's Here is one version...
Landing pads I have always thought that an extending aft catamaran section could be used as a pad, and then with a suitable crane it could be...
Balanced rigs There was a guy doing smaller rigs, I think his business was actually called balanced rigs. It was back in 2003 that carbospars...
Maybe there is more than one dog! ;-) Not wanting to upset the forums non commercialism, but we will get a one sided view, as builders who come...
Exactly That's what I'm seeing from builders. I agree they are fantastic systems and the manouvreability is a great incentive to new owners,...
what I see from builders I get the strong impression that some are backing away from IPS slightly and at least two major builders are not...
why not quads? Complexity and cost, two engines are needed for manouvering but you don't need four so the only reason to have four is bacause IPS...
That confused me for a whil! merging the post!! I understand now I've seen the dates of the posts! Thanks Tom, it looks quite a big lump!
Thanks for the replies...but I'm aware of what they are and how they work and have seen demo's at the dock side, but I was hoping someone here...
Gyro stabilisers? Has anyone here any good or bad experiences with the gyro stabilisers? what makes were they and what if anything was the...
Interesting Especially for yachts but also for auxilary or wing engines.
Towed or shaft I'd go with towed, having used one for over 10,000nm in one year, to get a working set up for your shaft its going to cost...
New bits Hi Nycap, It is an interesting area and it's nice to see technolgy coming from commercial craft into leisure boats, diesel electric...
Other engines I was not trying to promote any other drives, but I do work with boat builders who prefer to specify other engines for some of...
Early days? Trying to decide now is like trying to choose Betamax or VHS, they are complex systems that will have teething troubles. Sky hook on...
