Hi, I have just been told that by removing 40 tons from the aft end of a yacht we are looking at will move the COG fwd and up. If taking...
Hi, That has been doing the rounds elsewhere on the net. Interesting that it was a few years ago, can you imagine the HSE anywhere condoning...
Hi, In an attempt to stave off unnecessary damage to nighties and the loss of a treasured toy when its thrown from the pram in a fit I have...
I would say that the "cover" mentioned here is the Valve Cover not the Cylinder Head at this stage. If compression testing the non firing...
Hi, Last time I looked vessels were measured from the stern, frames aft of the rudders have - numbers and those fwd positive ones.
Hi, I am under the impression it was a medical emergency not a mechanical one :D
Hi, If it were at Frame 50 ( 30m from Rudder Post) and you extended the vessel 6m or 10 frames at the stern, would the LCG remain at what is...
Hi, Get it designed and drawn by a NAVAL Architect -Note emphasis on the word NAVAL, it is quite different to someone who would design your...
Hi, It would seem that there are not as many Containers lost normally as one often hears.
Hi, This shows the Icelandic Coastguard getting someone off a ship at sea, interesting that it seems there was a second machine flying cover so...
you will have to expose all that gear if you do lift the head so a compression test is no major deviation, if it tests low and a bit of oil down...
Hi, Where do you get the idea that test one if its ok the rest must be too? If I had even suggested such a thing to my foreman when doing...
Hi, Look at it this way, if its chopped in front of the ER Bulkhead and a bit added there is a lot less to do than extending it then moving...
Hi, That statement is evidence of a couple of things. 1, You read the wrong article 2, You don't understand what you read. Page 4 of the...
Hi, Pretty interesting report by the Japanese. Very pleased to see that the English Language version of a Japanese Technical Document is so...
Hi, I do not know for sure but they were a well known and respected sailboat builder ad they built a couple of motor yachts. I have been on...
Those words when used in relation to an old wooden boat should raise hairs all over ones body not just the back of the neck.
Hi, It was so bad in the late 80's early 90's that the Australian Govt financed an investigation called Ships of Shame. I found a PDF of it...
By altering course and reducing power you reduce the load and the stress That is no great loss to the ship building industry
Hi, Good one Carl. It seemed too good to be true that a first time poster would sing the praises of something you had just asked a poster to...
