As she has been on sea trials for nearly a week now I would be very surprised if there was only 1 yard Captain aboard. I have met one of them who...
Donzi 54 - Are you doing the work to change them yourself or do you have a mechanic you trust to do it for you? Some 3rd Party made those pumps,...
I have spoken to someone who was onboard, the damage does not appear to be very extensive
They are both good engine manufacturers in my opinion even though I have a CAT in my Avatar. Does the Scania have the same duty cycle limits as...
What has what it looks like got to do with why it sank?
Just go down to your local marina and jump in with a mask on. You will get the idea pretty quickly.
an above ground launching system is cheaper to build.
RoRos are terribly susceptible to free surface effect. It does not take much water on a deck where it can move from side to side easily to cause...
Your informant might have misunderstood the message
I don't want to speak ill of the dead but in hindsight which is always 20/20 think the Master erred in not calling Mayday when he could. The...
You state in the first line No dockside water then go on to say your under sink filter reduces dockside water to about 10ppm so I am little...
Here is an article that says No wood had been used in its construction or fittings - except for a special fireproof Steinway piano....
You are pretty much correct with what you have heard, spend enough time in the commercial world to get as far as you can and then look at yachts,...
There is a quite different view of what constitutes fireproof these days as Asbestos is no longer allowed to be used un encapsulated.
You probably can't see it because you don't have years to wait for anything you can see....
The clutches mentioned are part of the steering not the propulsion itself
That sounds very much like the pilot with the engineering tickets I described above. He used to do an engine room watch when it suited his...
From my own experience being on several vessels with machines and knowing a number of folks on other ones The pilot is generally a commercial...
CaptJ- I have to agree with you on this one. I was curious after reading the posts and did some googling about those claims and what I read would...
The foreign owned, foreign flag ship is free to employ whoever they please. You will find a great number of the nice large yachts you like to...
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