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I had a water jet powered tender that I occasionally towed around when I was too lazy to pick it up and put it in the cradle. On a trip to the Bahamas I left it in the water and towed it from anchorage to anchorage. Imagine my surprise when going to town one day as I idled towards the dock, I...

These heavy lift deck ships have a multitude of large ballast tanks below to give the massive stability and large righting arms (GZ in stability terms) that is needed. In fact most of the under deck spaces are dedicated stability tanks. The trick with these is not to give them too much stability...

Good point. I failed to emphasis that this would be no ordinary fire. The temperature in the center is sufficient to melt the steel and it becomes a furnace. On a similar job, I was told explicitly by a chemist on site that we were feeding the fire with the water. I didn’t know that CO2 would...

Scrap steel is a known hazardous cargo. The issue is a type of scrap known as ‘turnings’ which are generally shavings of metal from industrial lathes discarded during the manufacturing process. Steel oxidizes (rusts) very rapidly when it is in a raw state. Turnings have huge surface area to...

Russia is happily selling oil to China both directly and through intermediates. The embargo is not hurting Putin that much, in fact with the huge increase in prices he can sell less oil and make more profit. In fact there is still quite a bit of Russian oil arriving in the USA through...

My Mastervolt chargers do the same thing. Seems as though this is normal, when they are operating, the cooling fan is on. I concur with the comment on poor service. My 12/100/3 which is a three bank smart charger is showing no input voltage and therefore stopped charging. My multimeter shows...

Glad you guys had a great time. We love Dimitri’ and we’re ready to see you guys. Turns out both Mila and I got the COVID. Mila can’t taste or smell anything. I got a cough and a fever. We are recovering though, it seemed mild enough..

Sorry to say I picked a pos result for COVID. For your safety gonna have to pas.

So, you need to install an ‘insert’. That is, cut out the corroded plate and replace it. To be done properly it should ideally be at least 18” x 18” and pass over at least one frame to which it should be attached. Anything less than that is called a postage stamp and generally not approved by...

2 for me.

I am nearby (within 2 hour drive). Would love to join for lunch.

If I am looking at the same thing, I don’t believe that is electrical conduit. It appears to be fiber reinforced flexible plastic water pipes.

Nice post. The ship in the photo is a paper/pulp carrier. It’s cargo holds are perfectly rectangular so that the bales fit perfectly without need for blocking or securing. Although the cranes look massive they are really lightweight as far as capacity goes, usually about 50 tons or thereabouts...

Well Renee is much smarter than I am. She got out after a year and a half where as I stayed in the commercial shipping industry for forty years and have little to show for long hours and little sleep. Plus she has a Master degree in NA. I only have an undergraduate degree. Although it is one...

Ok. This is in my wheelhouse, so to speak, so I will try to make some cogent comments. From 1983 through 1987 I was the general manager of a company that owned and operated six liftboats that were, at the time, the largest of the class. These boats, through a series of company acquisitions...

Generally, I’m a nice guy. I have been known to invite curious dock walkers on board and even offered beer to interesting conversationalists. One nice family’s two young daughters got an ice treat from my freezer. Common denominator: all were genuine people who showed an interest in the boating...

Three bull sharks off my swim platform in Bimini Harbor. Smallest was over 6’. They hang out because the have a diver cage ‘Shark Experience’ just a few hundred yards away. The workers throw chum in the water several times a say. Certainly discouraged me from swimming off the boat but the next...

I doubt it. Been a sailor since I was a kid. Hard to walk away from the sea. I got an unsolicited offer on the boat that was more than I thought I could get. Broker tells me the market is hot. Turned it down because I’m not done yet. But it got me thinking about perhaps downsizing a little...

We are more likely than not to be cruising South Florida this winter, perhaps our last big cruise of Scot Free. I should know by Thanksgiving how our schedule is working out. Would love to attend again...

Thanks to Jay and Ted for putting this together. Good food and great company makes for a really nice afternoon. I enjoyed seeing some new faces from my invisible friends list. Bon Voyage to all.

I berthed my 52’ x 16’ trawler on two separate trips at Turtle Cove. No issues whatsoever. Draft 4’8”. Don’t know who says you can’t but I will say it shouldn’t be a problem. Even at low low water I remained afloat. The first time I stayed 6 weeks. The second time just 4 days. One of my favorite...

Myself and gf will drive over from Orlando once there is a commitment to time, date and place.

For a few years I’ve been telling everybody not to get me anything because I have everything I need and space on board is limited. This year everybody believed me.

Not quite true but you have some of the elements correct. There is very little statutory oversight of the Marine Surveyor trade in North America other than that which applies to conducting a trade in general. It’s always been a beef of mine that anyone can hang out a shingle and call themselves...

Ok. I reposted the three pics of refinished boards and two are (again) replaced with two pics from unknown source. Any mod care to find out what is happening here?