I guess I would define an amateur as one who might hook up a set of gauges without regard to the properties of the refrigerant in use. Most...
There are a few issues regarding that thought. One, if the charge leaked out why would you want to refill it just to see it leak out again?...
Try this link http://newboatbuilders.com/pages/hin.html
Lister and silent? If someone asked for an example of a marine engineering oxymoron that would be it. :)
Isn't anyone going to comment on this fundamental misconception?
Woke up a bit testy today did we? For what it's worth, there is a spec for every tank of fuel at the distributor. The retailer of marine diesel...
Canada is just like any other country in that it will accept a certificate from any IACS member. They may or may not allow all or any member to...
Good question re why "cannot." I read the question as strictly in reference to a specific form of medical, not a medical in general. Getting an...
If the supplier is one of the well known marine fuel sources the engineer does not usually submit a fuel sample for verification, he or she just...
The USCG incorporates ABYC and NFPA guidelines "by reference" in many CFRs. When those guidelines are referenced, they become law. No one at...
Read the regulations published by the flag state regarding medical standards and certification. The flag state maritime authority publishes a...
One gallon or a hundred thousand gallons, a low flash point can still have the same disastrous effect. The insurance company might never say...
I often check with the fuel docks in Fort Lauderdale that cater to the larger boats - as well as little boats - to make sure that they are...
Tell me about it! I was there to visit a great big shiny white over the top floating palace and saw that bow and wheelhouse peeking out from...
I love it, it is this kind of thread that makes this place the pinnacle of yachting websites.
After doing time with a wood boat, I'd go with steel ... and this one will work quite nicely between Seattle and Attu.
Well, first you have to be smarter than the door.
Unless Carl is using a Chicago voter's registration style of membership database, not many of the dead ones have an active account.
Hear hear ... the same applies to rescue boats on the bow. This is a gallows waiting to be populated.
Rafts are heavy and have to be secured in a way that allows a single person to launch them. A "snug" cutout might make it impossible to remove,...
