Very beautiful and stylish old yacht. I bet, you would impress a lot of people, if it had a nice 40 mm Bofors on its foredeck.:D
I was lucky, I only had to walk up the ladder in the company until it was handed over to me, but my old man (still happily alive and almost 100...
I know what You mean. The unattended engine room !!! That reminds me on my first year as a combined master and engineer. My father gave me the...
What I mean with sinergy effects for example is: I have been a guest on a friends 187 ft yacht. 2 x 1492 KW engines, 2 x 270 KWe diesel gens...
Marmot Dear Sir, Thats why I was asking more than insisting. I have lived my business live in the commercial shipping world and I am now...
As far as yachts are concerned, I was more asking than making statements, because this is not my primary business. The exact amount of savings are...
I am now walking on thin ice, because I am not an electric engineer, but to my knowledge, brushless, permanent magnet, DC alternators / motors...
Hybrid propulsion is quiete common with commercial shipping. Single engine cargo ships use shaft generators on regular basis. The next step to a...
You are absolutely correct. The battery mode is not usefull jet. Thats why I did not mentioned it. The system on the 23 LR is to complicated. This...
Be happy Fish, that is almost axactly 50 % of the amount of what we pay in Germany at the moment. Can You imagine, it takes you 170 Euro to fill...
This is exactly the way the future of commercial shipping will go. The ABB development of the full DC Ship is watched by the commercial shipping...
Is it correct, that MitseaAh changes the shape of her hull below waterline, when changing from sailing mode into planning mode (like Disco Volante:))
I have seen Griffeon in Makkum a few years ago and been on her. A very well build boat and a true classic. But she is for sale for quiete a long...
So, if I understand You correctly, unless you are going for ice class, GRP hull is good due to maintenance. Unless you are going into sensitive...
The chief designer of McDonald Douglas was blamed for the design of the famous F-4 Phantom II one day. Because someone was wondering whether this...
"Living in the cave of a normal sailing yacht is not appealing":rolleyes: The heart of a blow boater is bleeding. Please call it a cozy...
Sorry Sir, but there is nothing wrong with my statement. 48,22 Kts (89,3 Km/h) is the calculated theoretical hull speed of the ship based on its...
Be careful Felipe, the french Mirages fly very close to Ibiza on their way to Mali:D
Sorry that I forgot the question mark, but it was a true question, in order to start a discussion obout these subjects. I am learning a lot from...
As a ship owner you are in fairly good position if you have a lien on the goods carried. As long as your ship is not arrested. We have had cases...
