The S.S Baychimo was a 230' cargo vessel that managed for nearly 40 years without a crew. Granted that was floating as a derelict in the arctic...
Yeah, the kid in the background talks about it being their father's vessel, implying that it's the owner shooting the video, and titling it...
When I hear "multi-million" I tend to think it's more than two million, that boat looks like it was closer to $1M than $2M to me. Am I just a bad...
The one problem with push to release doors and drawers is that you can open them accidentally leaning against them in some chop. Having a button...
An envelope. However, if you watch part 2 he talks about throttling back a knot or so to get 4 hours out of it. Edit: To be more specific about...
[MEDIA] Here is a video of a Diesel to electric sail conversion. He has about 15kw of power and a 200 Ah bank of 8 6v in series for 48 v. If he...
There are boats that just sail when the wind is good and sit when it isn't. They can get by with a generous battery bank (hundreds of pounds not...
Hey now, I did say: I do agree that going way beyond anything you've ever built before is a bit questionable, but at the same time there has to...
I don't know if there are any large enough for his application but there are electric drives and thrusters that don't have any kind of seal on any...
That sounds terrible, how did you end up with those on your boat? Anyways, make sure the doors are sturdy enough that they won't tear out of the...
If a boat builder is putting out 2 boats a year and they take ~30 months to complete a boat then they have ~5 in the line. From that point on it...
Lead weighs ~700 lbs per cubic foot, lead acid batteries weigh ~100-150 lbs per cubic foot. On top of that they are inconveniently shaped to be...
I'm going to engage in some wild speculation and assume that Craig Timms/4yacht is somehow not involved in this monster of a project. Am I too far...
There are several commercial fishing boats in the Northern Pacific using that sort of setup (some a little less sophisticated, as in a button for...
Came across this article from "yacht harbor" today. The 222-meter publicity stunt. I also came across the 4yacht "listing" for a Donald Starkey...
On top of that, reliability is high on their list of priorities. Unlike a navy that can plan missions around weather constraints the coast guard...
So it's pretty clear that these doors are an effective means of handling lines when the distance to the deck is too great to accommodate that...
If it's beautiful in a concept, the armed forces will probably make it less beautiful in implementation. The p-51 being a notable exception from...
Not on the East Coast, but on the West Coast that kind of draft is fine. Cruise ships go up the Inside Passage.
Ah that "sleek" cruise ship styling...
