The hydraulic power required to achieve something like that would be massive.
One of our SES ferries operating in the Med was nicknamed "Hoover" While maneuvering in to the quay she sucked up a tire. Took four of us all...
We might be about the same age. Your post prompted me to pull the largest of my three slide rules out of the bottom desk drawer and reflect on...
Let's just say she's been "resting" for a while. GD has an entirely different mission set in mind for her....
We've delivered quite a few interceptor systems since the late 1990s, for trim/list control as well as for active pitch/roll stabilization. Our...
Not your everyday craft...but I can confirm it does have comfy crew seating. Baeckmo will recognize it and so will Ad Hoc......;-) Meet the...
Allan Vaitses' excellent book on lofting includes a chapter on "Taking Off Lines".
He also relied heavily on his extensive research and his connections with other researchers. The list of the latter is quite long.
My old '68 Woodson still runs like a top..the 70HP on it is an '88.
Most recent was on a 1980s vintage 70HP 3-cylinder Johnson.
In to the egg nog a bit, Bodo? ;-p
I've seen that drive failure on a couple of OMC outboards over the years. Puzzled me too, the first time I encountered it.
One of my Coastie contacts posted about this a few days ago; replacing the old 52' boats that serve in the coastal rough weather roles..
*chuckle*..my trusty rusty 1978 Bronco has always been our boat launch and recovery vehicle. And yeah..she's a bit rusty.