Hi, I would take the advice given in post No 4. You have to walk before you can run in yachting just as in many other occupations. I...
Hi, What type of License are you actually hoping to get?
Hi, While bashing the MCA Yacht licenses it is important to differentiate between Yacht Endorsed MCA Licenses and Merchant Navy Ones which are...
Hi, Welcome to YF. How does someone who has done 2 yrs of Computer Science and then swaps to a Hospitality degree get a Maritime License...
Hi, Stowage location depends a lot on what is in the declared contents of your container and where the pickup and drop off points are in the big...
Hi, That one in the photo is not really as thick as it looks, it is smooth on the inside because it has a flow liner inside it.
Hi, Capt J - Did the bits look something like this? http://www.bw-pipe.com/english/UploadFile/ProductFile/2008320102212307_Pic.jpg
Hi, It wasn't anything lik the 183's they were realy Mercedes Truck Engines that had been marinized. The 396 Series MTU came in 8, 12 and 16...
Hi, IIRC the old 8V396 TB 93 would have been able to crank that out pretty easily.
Hi, Welcome to YF. It is an interesting question you have posted as your first effort. There is of course no reason why you couldn't build a...
Hi, I believe that the answer lies in these three letters... MTU! :D
Hi, Carl, This is the first time I have seen this post. It is great but it must have been a long day when you wrote this as in Post Np 3 you...
Hi, Hat boy you have posted the same question everywhere, once would work.
Hi, Whats changed?
Hi, I don't envy your position having been around the world on a yacht with a pair of Furuno FAR or FR 2805's (It was a while ago and can't...
Hi, I dunno anything about a 24V92, there is something on Wiki about a 24V71 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Diesel_Series_71
Hi, Just take the easy way out- Use your dive knife to stab your nearest buddy and then swim away calmly :D
Hi, I don't see that last Marmot contribution as disrespectful at all. There are a number of users here who are aware of the referred to...
Hi, I don't know about ATHENA for sure but I do know how they stop it on EOS having spent a bit of time in her Engineering spaces. The Main...
That article was written by an ex UK SAS Man who has seen plenty of action in his time. He is very much up with the play on the current scene...