I think you hit the nail on the head.
Running on one engine and shutting the other main engine seacock, I don't see a need. You usually don't start self pumping water into engines...
They started off as baby muscles that were able to pass through everything, found a home in your gear coolers and thrived and grew there. We are...
There have been several articles written that the Poles were there and work for the boiler manufacturer. They are all over the internet. Google...
First and foremost I have never "personally attacked" you. You constantly make posts such as this one and the post before it refuting something...
Google it. I have to go Captain two different yachts today and don't have the time right now, but can tonight. Because I am the only one...
Yes, you are correct. They were there to do maintanence on the ships steam propulsion. They were not crew, they were employed by the boilers...
Sorry, he is just President and CEO of the company and ship. The President and CEO is pretty much the owner of most smaller companies and it's...
Sea strainers do help in addition to the screens if you dock in very shallow water where you stir up a lot of sediment. The swirling of the water...
Yes, I have seen it many times on a lot of SF from many manufacturers from Cabo to Viking to Post and many others. They use a screen on the...
Tropical Storm conditions with 40-50mph winds would generally not normally be avoided by a 790' freighter. Those conditions are something that...
http://news.yahoo.com/vessels-messages-key-inquiry-ill-fated-ship-085457546.html "Another question is whether the five workers whose job was to...
One of the statements released from the company that owned the ship stated that it had technicians on board from the steam engines manufacturer...
If they had a self launching (on rails) from the stern, modern covered lifeboat, and everyone had time to get into it, it would've changed...
Marmot, why don't you enlighten us with your vast knowledge of steam turbine powered ships and tell us how a steam turbine works and why there...
I meant to post pressure. But upon reading about them, yes they do both have a high pressure and seperate low pressure turbine and both have...
I have run a 62' 2007 predator immensely and over 5,000 NM's, which shares the same hull as the Manhattans. It is very dry, but it also is an...
Have you considered a look at a Sunseeker manhattan, their 60-64' Manhattan is a phenomenal riding boat and I'd say construction a touch above...
The ship sailed with technicians from the boiler manufacturer on board. This leads me to believe they had some serious boiler issues going on...
I would say they're worth a few thousand dollars
