It is not only the vast combined knowledge of yachtforums that is so persuasive, its also the sense of humour. This english, anglo-american type...
turbine powered generators As said before, installation issues are a big part of gas turbine powered ships. A GT wants free breething. They loose...
On some of the boats you can order them with or without rails. I am afraid, most people believe, the boats look better without. See example...
The biggest issue with gas turbine driven generators or turbine propulsion, is the origin of the gas turbine. Normal diesel engine driven...
That is a plane language problem. The sentence "Form follows function" can just not be translated in all languages. At least not into Italian or...
There is a company on the market, building PM Gensets like you mentoined. Its Fischer Panda (Generatoren, Energie und Systemlösungen | Fischer...
I have been sailing my whole life. I grew up with/on my fathers big yawl. I have had sailing boats for the last 33 years but I am am planning my...
I do like the idea of a big sailing catamaran as a retirement boat. Besides my personal problem, that my beloved wife denies my/our future...
The gearbox equipped Genset is not so far out of reality as you might think (albeit this one was thrown in for discussion purposes). A lot of...
I know that but If one would like a 50 Hertz boat. The 60 Hertz users are always in advantage of their 300 more RPM. The turbine shown at 200...
The fastes thing on a diesel electric yacht with a turbine powered generator (like a vericor TF 40) would be the pointer of your fuel indicator...
But I did mean this boat. The Vripack yacht Turmoil.
Cylinder head temperature, exhaust gas temperature or even inner turbine temperature (on Turbos) are figures which might be monitored by some...
That is really a nice subject we have not talked about. Nuclear powered yachts! Nice long range. That little bit of radiation. Its a retirement...
There are a lot of those guys in Europe in car business. They call it chip tuning. They tune a V6 245 HP Audi Diesel into a 320+ HP hotrod by just...
Gentleman, thats all I need and all I want. No active icebreaking to open frozen waters for trading lines. An all purpose retirement boat. Owner...
It fits in the diesel electric thread because in a none tug boat enviroment, the VSP will be best suited as a diesel electric setup, because than...
Have a look at that bow. Thats what I mean with ice breaking capable. And yes I do like aft superstructure type boats. Turmoil is one other...
You are correct. I do mean a mild version of an ice breaking capable bow, like shown on that picture. I am familiar with the seakeeping...
I would like to show you one of my favorite explorer / expedition / retirement yachts. I took that picture on the weser river at the Fassmer yard....
