That is correct the first one HMAS FREMANTLE was built in the UK the other 12 or so at NQEA. HMAS FREMANTLE ran from the UK to Australia on her...
Anyhow she was built at NQEA at the same time as they were building the Fremantle class patrolboats for the Australian Navy the same personel were...
Well that may have been 92-93
I believe she was about that time called Natanya 5
East Wind
Well I guess it must have been an Ok job to still be on there, it must be 20 years now
Don't know if I should admit this, but when I was about 19 I spent 3 months working at NQEA fairing that boat. The one thing I learned is It's a...
There are also Fram anti roll tanks which can be passive or active, the passive relies on a tuned length tube and valve arrangement, something to...
Low wash cat in service on Sydney Harbour
Nice! :D :D
Incat were really the first to deal with this hull form and spent a lot of time and effort in figuring it out. To date I have yet to se another...
My experiance has been that Cat will pay for the work on the engine but not removal and re-installation, after all they were not in control of...
I have to agree on that
You know that is the best way to get to know a boat. And you get to find all the stuff that just is not right.
I guess there is a good logic for that. I don't know how many people work on an oil rig at any one time but it would be a lot more than a yacht so...
As you all know GRT is not refering to the weight of the vessel but potential cargo capacity. I believe in this calculation that one of the...
The real issue is not the length of the vessel but sail area. 1 man without the aid of rollerfurling can handle approximatley 350 square feet of...
I had a similar issue in 2001, Catapillar were very good about dealing with it though they would not tell me exactly how or why we had the failure...
I came across a similar problem several years ago and we installed ozone generators in or as near as possible to the intakes, as this was a retro...
Haven't heard of sampling sewerage for drugs on yachts, however is becoming common practice for crew to have to submit regular urine samples as a...
