That's just one example. It also means differences in draft, and windage, and there are materials costs too. If you don't think that there are...
Low headroom isn't always a bad thing. It also means lower center of gravity. It's a decision that is made that has pluses and minuses.
In an ideal world perhaps, but my comment was just on the subject of what the owner decides afterwards. I've seen plenty of ugly work done on...
Karo, you seem to be discussing the Crower six-stroke engine. The link Marmot posted is about using an injector system to convert water to steam...
Time and risk. The complex compound curve is difficult to fit wood to, better to cut a hole in the **** thing, but it would be very easy to do an...
On the subject of refinery capacity. It's the west coast where this is the biggest problem. We only have four states on the west coast,...
Nanotubes are expensive.
While I hate loud alarms, really hate them, it's important to remember that CO detectors that depends on visual inspection will not save you if...
You've still got to access the joint from inside to install the fasteners that hold the deck to the hull. And applying the glue/caulk to hold it...
If it were a matter of needing another coating it wouldn't be "built badly", it would be "unfinished". If you built it to scantlings that were too...
That is not the first picture I've seen with just the railing lit up. Has anyone seen anything with more than the railing illuminated?
Art-line Interiors The last link no longer works, but they have some amazing work in their portfolio.
I think that this is a trend that is driven by the buyers. The cost of installing a gangway on the side of the boat is next to nothing when you...
Good point HTM. Sometimes the stupid is the clients fault, not the designers.
That, sir, is a handsome vessel.
This made me happy.
I'd suggest that they at least need to be ice hardened to some extent, which not all big boats are (the consequences of this can be titanic)....
Is it possible that there is supposed to be some sort of rub rail/guard installed over the seam where the two pieces join, but that it was left...
Why would you want an ice breaker bow? All the sea keeping abilities of a goldfish bowl. Unless you are going to be actively icebreaking or spend...
I love her dearly based on the outward appearance. Does anyone have any more information on how that launching system works? Does the platform...
