It sounds like you have a 3phase motor that was wired as a phase converter to feed another 3 phase motor that drove the bow thruster. Is that...
This is a bit murky. The way I read your post is: You have a 230V single phase motor somewhere and you are not sure if it works properly....
It didn't take long to discover that a 65X22X12 foot wooden box in the water consumed more time and money than a 36x22x34 inch alternative.
"It is supposed to work up to 90 miles away, even partly submerged. I hope to never find out." I hope so too. Having searched for 121.5 ELTs in...
"Ah, the heady days ..." Yeah, from the vantage point of time it all seems so idyllic. You notice that those with the fondest recollections are...
Capt J, you seem to be missing the point entirely. As do all threads, this one morphed into something about the applicability of the Longshore Act...
I wasn't the one who brought the definition of tonnage into the thread. I don't believe it is too much to expect a licensed officer to...
"The Net tonnage along with the gross tonnage is listed on every USCG documentation paper on every yacht that I've seen." Uh, what is the title...
"Coverage under the Workers Compensation Act for all employees in the maritime industry who perform their function in navigable U.S. Waters,...
"The Jones act has become a pain in the butt here in South Florida because yachts over 65 feet fall under it and any subcontracter needs...
"...they make CAD drawings of it to submit to the USCG ..." Not a bad scam, must be profitable for them. Under the Simplified measurement...
"I thought the Jones Act required 75% or more of the total crew to be US citizens?" The 25 percent limit on aliens does not apply to a yacht....
"I just happened to be in Edmonton the night the Oilers won their first Stanley Cup playoff and most of my American friends spent the evening in...
"I want more from my world-cruising experience and I hope to share a greater opportunity with my guests and my crew." You left out curing...
It looks like they changed their links around, try this:...
"...red flag boats are leaning on owners $$$wise, not to hire US crew..." Could you translate that into English for me? Boats don't lean, they...
"In foreign waters you will be subject to that country's laws." In foreign waters an American flag vessel is subject to American flag manning...
"Are you saying that if I flag my yacht in the USA then all my crew must be US citizens?" Only licensed officers must be citizens. "How...
"Wow, this forum sucks... " How? As opposed to those forums where someone will answer your question even if they have no idea what they, or...
"Did that incident put some pressure on the pirates...?" Yes. This incident has emabarrassed the Somali government maritime agency to the point...
