Cruisers & Sailing Forums - Search Results

		Cruisers & Sailing Forums > Search Forums
Search Results

Vendors

Showing results 1 to 6 of 6
Search took 0.00 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: hellosailor

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

10-06-2015, 07:59

Replies: 361

Cheeki Rafiki loss report

Views: 57,495

Posted By hellosailor

Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

I would expect an aerospace-style budget is needed to go with those Nord bolts, as each one requires more parts, more machining, more fitting and manufacturing efforts than any standard keel bolt,...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

10-05-2015, 11:13

Replies: 361

Cheeki Rafiki loss report

Views: 57,495

Posted By hellosailor

Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

To those who suggest commercial aircraft are robust and safe etcetera, may I suggest watching:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIsbSz03WdU

An incredible video demonstrating the strength of the...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

08-05-2015, 17:00

Replies: 361

Cheeki Rafiki loss report

Views: 57,495

Posted By hellosailor

Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

"I would argue that the ballasted keel of a sailboat is the marine equivalent of a “safety of flight” item–an item that simply must not fall off for the expected service life of the boat."
No...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

03-05-2015, 07:24

Replies: 361

Cheeki Rafiki loss report

Views: 57,495

Posted By hellosailor

Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

"You cannot mitigate a risk you cannot quantify. "
Actually, you can.
You may have heard of NYC's "59th Street Bridge" aka the Queensboro Bridge? It was built using Bessemer steel, at that time a...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

02-05-2015, 11:36

Replies: 361

Cheeki Rafiki loss report

Views: 57,495

Posted By hellosailor

Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

Couple of years ago, GE was advertising about their radical new medical ultrasound devices, the size of an old Palm PDA and retailing for ten grand, a radical low price point.

So while you can...

Forum: Seamanship & Boat Handling

02-05-2015, 10:41

Replies: 361

Cheeki Rafiki loss report

Views: 57,495

Posted By hellosailor

Re: Cheeki Rafiki loss report

"5. There is currently no industry-wide guidance on appropriate methods for identifying matrix detachment and conducting repairs,"
Interesting, because in civil engineering there have been in fact...

Showing results 1 to 6 of 6

Forum Jump

All times are GMT -7. The time now is 02:40.

Visit our Popular Forums

The Fleet

Cruising Business

Life Aboard a Boat

Seamanship, Navigation & Boat Handling

Engineering & Systems

Photo Categories

Recent Photos

Listing Categories