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Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

22-12-2014, 07:58

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Horrendous Ship Collision

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Horrendous Ship Collision

Kidding aside, that is an essential technique snowmobiling in the spring -- only way to get across a thawed stream.

Scary, but it works. Provided you keep your speed up.

Scariest of all was...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

28-11-2014, 09:02

Replies: 25

Horrendous Ship Collision

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Horrendous Ship Collision

I mean specific power by weight, not by capacity.

The Rotax is mildly tuned, in terms of specific power by capacity -- 200bhp/liter. At only 7000 RPM.

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

28-11-2014, 08:43

Replies: 25

Horrendous Ship Collision

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Horrendous Ship Collision

That's probably a better way to do it, but most ships have fixed propellers and have to reverse the engines.

They do it by injecting compressed air into the cylinders, using the same system they...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

28-11-2014, 07:21

Replies: 25

Horrendous Ship Collision

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Horrendous Ship Collision

Kidding aside, think about how much worse it would have been if anyone had been aboard the tuna boat. I have never seen a vessel just disintegrate like that (apart from as a consequence of naval...

Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany

28-11-2014, 03:34

Replies: 25

Horrendous Ship Collision

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Posted By Dockhead

Horrendous Ship Collision

Wow!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svFwsJsHHGs

The story is here:

Grand Rodosi/Apollo S – Astern Warning » Maritime Accident Casebook...

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