Our "friend" Capitano Schettino has a new excuse. During the hearing he remained silent but his lawyer played "not guilty". Reason: Capitano...
"The Wake of Azzam" I do not believe, that the wake of Azzam will be so dramatic. If you look at the pictures of her, sitting in the dry dock,...
Zinc protection Some years ago, the German Navy had two fast PT boats in a yard at the northern part of the Weser River (Brake), for maintenance...
Capitano Schettino had his first hearing in court today. It looks like the trial will be opened against him. Costa shipping company is out of...
The place to be on the "Stark" pier is on the outer end, upper flor. The "Sansibar" Second best place on Mallorca during sundown!!!...
That would explain the request of the boatyard. The boat is to be equipped with 4 x Volvo Penta IPS 900. He wants to add a genuine Volvo Penta...
I have no obligations against side-power. It is good quality and works flawless. The two others are the top class, but as you say, more expensive....
Humphree Interceptors My son asked me today about Humphree Interceptor Stabilization Systems for his planning boat. I had no clue. His...
Ccit A very common abreviation. It is used in the commercial flying world. They call it CFIT (Controlled flight into terrain). After several bad...
Let me do the list again: 1. ABT (because its good stuff and a US product) 2. Lewmar 3. Side-power 4. Yacht Thruster IMO, forget about...
Capitano Schettino: "I didnt do anything"
If I compare the guys on the platform with the size of this thruster, it could be if the make is Schottel at max. an SRP 1010 or 1212. Not...
For the bowthruster I am 100 % with you. But if you are looking at this blowup, around the corner, satelite photo, it looks to me like a...
Google is your friend My assumption about Azzam, heaving a second, slow speed propulsion, steering and stabilization was correct. I do not...
Fast boat design (Med style) Also I am a "blow boater", I might add a few points about fast boats from the Med (US types like fast SFs I do not...
Here you have both of them to compare, Sea Cloud I and II
Royal Clippers sailing performance is not very good at all, because it is not a purpose build square rigger. The Hull was build 1990 in Polland as...
I would go in the chronological order 2,1,3. We have a saying in Europe among boaters: "You can buy anything from Vetus, unless it has a cable".:eek:
"Royal Clipper" the biggest (none sailing:cool:) square rigged sailing ship in the world. Rumors say, it makes more waves on its lee side than on...
Fluel flow I think we are both pretty close with our fluel flow numbers. It just depends on what version of the LM 2500 you are taking. It is...
