Jellyfish swarm cripples Norwegian ferry's engines

Discussion in 'Boat Design' started by Squidly-Diddly, Oct 10, 2011.

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  1. Squidly-Diddly
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    Squidly-Diddly Senior Member

    how about powerful acid into ballast tanks, then buffer

    with mild alkali?

    The acid would turn the crust into soup, then the alkali would make the soup non-toxic and dis chargeable.

    Yeah, you need to work out how you add the alkali without turning your boat into an acid-bomb.
     
    Squidly-Diddly, Oct 15, 2011
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  2. kach22i
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    kach22i Architect

    They needed a hovercraft, pretty simple.:cool:
     
    kach22i, Oct 16, 2011
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  4. Squidly-Diddly
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    Squidly-Diddly Senior Member

    Kach22i, I've always thought an air-cooled car type radiator

    on a boat could solve a lot of problems I keep hearing about.

    However, most marine engines tend to run at a far higher "duty cycle" and I don' t think most auto cooling systems could keep up...but even double radiators of automotive cost would be cheaper than anything "marine" spec-ed.
     
    Squidly-Diddly, Oct 16, 2011
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