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    Dutch Barge long distance cruisers

    Seascape? Forgetting about the whole solar thing, what about a Bonito Boats 'Seascape'? It's the same dimensions as a barge, but supposed to be...
    Post by: EuroCanal, Aug 27, 2012 in forum: Boat Design
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    Electric European Canal Boat

    Probably a lot more than 300W for a burst of a minute or so, then easing off again in the quiet water. Here's a photo of a triple scull, and a...
    Post by: EuroCanal, May 24, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    Electric European Canal Boat

    On the Rhine it was actually a Rhine rowing boat. These are specially designed to get upstream - they are triple coxless sculls (3 rowers, 6...
    Post by: EuroCanal, May 23, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    Electric European Canal Boat

    All the main rivers have strong currents at certain times of the year. The authorities tend to open the sluices in winter to drain out water in...
    Post by: EuroCanal, May 18, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    Where is this?

    German-built, apparently, like a lot of the bridges across Europe. It's not in either Germany or France, though.
    Post by: EuroCanal, May 15, 2011 in forum: All Things Boats & Boating
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    Dutch barge model

    Barge Drawings I found a link on the Piper Boats website to one of their builds, Elessina. On that page you will find a scan of an autocad...
    Post by: EuroCanal, May 8, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    Dutch barge model

    Wallonian Canals Commes tu aimes autant, je te transmets un autre document en français. Voici une liste de tous les canaux en Wallonie (la...
    Post by: EuroCanal, May 4, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    Dutch barge model

    French Canals 'Revue Fluvial' magazine has a useful site for information about French canals: http://www.fluvialnet.com/voies-navigables...
    Post by: EuroCanal, May 4, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    Dutch barge model

    In France, the canals are managed by VNF. They delegate to 7 'Directions Interregionales/Regionales'. Here is a link to a canal map, which shows...
    Post by: EuroCanal, May 3, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    amphibian

    The UK kitcar company Dutton sell a kit to make an amphibious car. The kit costs UKP 7,000, and you must find a Suzuki Jimny or similar as a...
    Post by: EuroCanal, May 1, 2011 in forum: Boatbuilding
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    Dutch barge model

    Interesting - I didn't know there were narrower canals there. I don't think they belong to the 'official' canal network (the VNF-managed canal...
    Post by: EuroCanal, Apr 29, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    Dutch barge model

    Most barge designers don't publish their plans free of charge. Some of them have a limited range of drawings available for free, but usually not...
    Post by: EuroCanal, Apr 28, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    Dutch barge model

    A cat C is considered good enough for a quick dash across in the summer - it's only 20km. Timothy Spall's barge has been all round the UK and...
    Post by: EuroCanal, Apr 27, 2011 in forum: Boat Design
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    nuclear power plant

    A Thorium Reactor should do what you want. You will need a solution of liquid beryllium fluoride (1.4kg) and lithium fluoride (2.5kg). Heat it...
    Post by: EuroCanal, Apr 19, 2011 in forum: Powerboats
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    Dutch Barge long distance cruisers

    Dutch shipbuilders aren't the cheapest in the world, or even Europe, and Euroships is at the top end of the market. A more typical price for a...
    Post by: EuroCanal, Apr 11, 2011 in forum: Boat Design