Kafue you couldn't be more right! Especially in Thailand you'll find western people at jobs where Thai would perform way better. They are usually...
Festivus for the rest of us!!! And may the god of your choice bless you.
Nearly pi**ed myself laughing when reading your entry :D Sure, that's another way to look at it.
When we arrived in Lautoka I spotted a wooden sloop in the marina that was not longer than 18 feet. It could almost have been our tender so to...
1) I "hopped islands" in the South Pacific on board a 28' Newport. Longest stretch was NZ-Fiji at 1000nm in 10 days. 28' is kinda small but will...
PM me if you want me to find some price quotes in Southern China. (no offence to members who still believe in good old American quality of...
Because the lay-out of a Lagoon is ideal for chartering. I remember being able to look straight through the FRP in the bilge on a delivery from...
NYCAP I like your theory but the choice is not between an American or a Chinese boat, the choice is between being able to afford a boat at 35. I...
The main difference is buying a boat when you're 35 instead of 55. Why would I buy American quality after 20 years saving instead of settling for...
Thanks NYCAP for taking away that last little bit of hope that I had:D
I can't stand it and that's why I have decided to step out of maintenace and become a surveyor. Sick and tired of crawling trough **** for people...
I should have gone for that green card after all... Here in Hong Kong I used to charge US$ 45.- for skilled labor and US$ 32.- for unskilled...
According to World Shipping Register the Bob Barker is registered in Togo and the Steve Irwin in The Netherlands. The Farley Mowat has been seized...
I'm looking into buying marine survey software in order to produce reports in a more uniform lay-out etc. I have had a quick look at Force 5 and...
Got it, thanks NYCAP!
Thanks NYCAP, That explains a lot. So in theory it might be possible that certain designs don't use a reduction gear at all?
Thanks NYCAP but that's the part that I do understand. What I don't understand is why you would reduce the rev's (of the prop) in order to gain...
I have been reading about torque and reduction gears and I don't understand it at all. I thought that the idea was to make a propellor turn as...
http://www.abycinc.org/about/memberList.cfm Don't know about the aluminium though.
K1W1, I send an equiry to STCW 95 and they came with this reply: "Periods of validity vary depending on what they are used for. First Aid...
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