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To bad the migrants thread was closed down. I frequently operate in the Ionian Sea. Ground Zero in the migrant crisis. Security is intense...nothing moves down there without scrutiny and interogation by the authories. The Italians operate small..perhaps 20meter....high speed coastal...

Im laying two winter moorings... 14mm steel chain to 5 ton mooring blocks. Do i need to install a chain swivel at the chain mooring block interface to remove torsion loading on the chain ? Any links to the effects of torsion on chain strength?

Had a look out to the Anchorage today and two whitbread round the world boats appear. Decades apart...same bow nose, ketch rigged Kritter and La Poste

Burma has banned the export of raw teak from 2014 . Good time to stock up on teak deck timber http://www.superyachtnews.com/business/18640/new_rules_on_burmese_teak_imports_already_affecting_market.html

I sail a 20 year old boat with a complex PTO driven Hydraulic system. Last month I tangled with a ghost gill net and destroyed the underwater shaft seals. The end result was the loss of 400 litres of shell Tellus 32 hydraulic oil into the sea. Embarassing. Irresponsible. Modern...

Hexis vinyl films, marine aplication. Does anyone have any experience ? Im presently looking at an Oyster 80 sailing yacht hauled at the yard. This yachts topsides are not painted, they are covered with Hexis film. Flag blue. The boat look good. Three year old, high milage, well...

I know a young boy...14 years old. He is a special boy. Good with math and computers. He also has a health problem. He lives on a machine so he cant go to school like a normal kid. His birthday is coming soon and I was going to buy him a CAD program. Any suggesting ? Simple, Fun...

Thermal switch. A new chart plotter with an ultra bright screen is generating too much heat in the nav station. Im worried that other pieces of electronic gear will be damaged by the waste heat. Id like to install a cooling fan with a thermal switch in the nav center cabinet. What is...

Hull form for towed mega yacht tender. A friend asked me what would be the best hull form for a towed megayacht tender ? This would be an 8 to ten meter, outboard powered, fast tender, towed at 10 to 14 knots, all weather. ie Transatlantic.. I suggested a classic hull with a fine...

A client has asked me to purchase a touchscreen tablet type computer , install Maxsea software then fit onto a cabin bulkhead. It sounds simple enough. I know nothing of computers and electronic gizmo's. Who makes the biggest screen ,best quality , touchscreen tablet that can run...

http://www.mirkadustfreesanding.co.uk/product.html Does anyone have any experience with the Merka Ceros ? Its eye watering expensive, but looks more compact and better suited than my normal Bosch sanders for an interior refinish project I have coming up.

Coral Princess dive boat cat capsize http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-pompano-dive-boat-folo-20121123-001,0,7437640.photo http://www.corinthiancatamarans.com/

Italian Ingenuity. Then and now.

Another one bites the dust. 60 meter motoryacht YOGI http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/showallphotos.aspx?imo=9544621&photoid=611754#top_photo < Accident Report >

Bonding epoxy to pvc pipe ? Flame treat or sandaper tooth ?

Several times Ive been asked to post technical drawings or to clarify a point I have posted technical drawings. The Knowledge on the drawing is obviously the Intellectual property of the Naval Architect. When do you cross the line and abuse the Architects property rights ? When...

A friend of mine needs a new painters punt, raft. Any aspiring plywood designers out there with good ideas for a painters punt ? Something round ended, " band aid," shaped, two sheets of plywood long, not to beamy to slide between yachts, jumbo stand off rubbing bumpers at boot top...

Local double ended 30ft motor launch was recently launched after a total re plank , refit. They have established floatation marks and the boat is back out for painting. Is there a simple formula for developing a sheered waterline and boot top dimensions. ? This double ended is moderatly fine...

Got a question. Refit.... The boat is painted dark green. It has big, frame less " style " windows, flush set into the topsides. We have just installed the windows....the work order requires us to have an invisible transition between window and topsides. IE...no black window caulking...