And again, you have missed the part of the story where it says that the work was won, and will be done by the Canadian subsidiary of the company....
The Vancouver design office currently known as STX Marine has been owned by foreign interests for longer than I have been in the industry. But in...
I'm not sure why you would say that. The design of some of the ships has already been done, by Canadian Naval Architecture firms. Now the...
To the original poster: There are plenty of papers addressing both reliability and manoeuvrability of different drive types. Check conferences...
The modern standard is ISO 7547 “Air-conditioning and ventilation of accommodation spaces on board ships – Design conditions and basis of...
i felt the same about the last one. It looks like someone added a bunch of superstructure, and the stern swim platform. Take that away, and it...
I had occasion to use the Silva Bay Shipyard this summer, and in my opinion, the current operators of that part of Silva Bay Marina are top notch....
J 24 (not a great boat to sail, but did start a wave) Ganbare (changed the IOR game) SC 70 (or any other early Bill Lee "Fast is Fun" design)...
Speaking from an ABS user perspective, you can ease your way in by first looking at the higher level, generic parts. Part 1 - Rules for...
Wrong. The "C&C smile" occurs at the joint between the fibreglass hull and the lead keel. It occurred regardless of whether or not the vessel...
No wonder there's so little evidence of BS36's having stability issues while under sail. The darn things spend all their time on the rocks!
I bought a Davis plastic one from here last year http://www.celestaire.com/ along with a couple of the recommended books.
I love that the only past performance which you accept as "proof" of a design, is the performance you quote, then you dismiss what others offer....
I wasn't the one to say there was a difference. Not starting next January, they can't pump out into the bay. When there is a disturbance on...
Are you actually suggesting that some people's personal waste is less polluting than others, based on their finances? The rotting hulks NEVER...
And one can sell books of boat plans without a demonstrated understanding of the importance of a proper inclining experiment in assessing the...
Maybe they are two of the three squatters that have been removed in the past months. 3 down, 20+ to go.
I stand corrected.
Still waiting for that Rule citation...
Really? Care to provide a Rule cite?