" ... when you don't have the proper tools." Fire is your friend. The best law of thermodynamics ... Get it hot and it will move.
Ken, MSC Industrial Supply lists several versions of the GE25 bearings. If the clearance on the OD is .01 mm, Loctite should easily handle that...
Geez, lighten up guys, is it the hot weather that creates such hypersensitivity? Using the term "good captain" no more implies that everyone...
The holder of a professional license is expected to know where to find and demonstrate comprehension of the regulations governing the exercise of...
"The USCG licensing regulations are a moving target these days ..." How to get one has always been a nightmare but the limitations have always...
"Making (what I consider to be) a snide remark about what someone else should already know certainly does not encourage open discussion."...
It is some kind of thinking, not sure what kind though. 7800 miles at 10 knots would take 780 hours 9800 gallons of fuel consumed in 780 hours...
Again, from the source ... which of course all good captains know this stuff already, right? ;) "Currently, for mariner licensing and...
"So the question is, with a USCG 500 ton license, and a CEC, what can I drive?" Isn't that a big part of what a captain is supposed to know? :D
"I believe the Hz thing may be correctable with a dockside adapter for about $500." Yeah, $500 worth of plugs connected to a $25000 converter.
I am not sure what you meant by a "COE" ... if you meant a flag state endorsement of a another state's license, the level which that license may...
At your age I would suggest putting your name on the lists of volunteer crew at local yacht clubs or marinas, take the STCW if you like but right...
"can you explain why sailing yacht crews don't get paid well ." Probably because he was referring to little owner operated sailboats that only...
Oops, forgot to include the very important qualification to the 3rd mate's requirement: "Unlimited Deck Licenses: All service required must be...
"We can attack this problem as well if those jerks in Washington stop trying to play political football with this serious problem " I don't...
"I feel the solution will come when there is a large enough yachting demand for the commercial Maritime Schools to start a yacht-related program."...
OK, I will jump in where the wise among us rightly know better than to tread … this is, after all, a gentlemanly forum and I probably won’t get...
