Hi all, I have been looking in the drawing section but could not find any 2D/3D drawing of a marine compass; neither could I on internet...
If your rail lies on a XY plan, then by sweeping a curve that lies on a XZ plan you are sure to be perpendicular. And even if the rail "turns", it...
Hi MAT-C, I guess by duplicating the edge curve from the rectangular box, moving this cruve to one side of the winscreen edge and by using the...
Hi, this comes from Dave Gerr, the very good: "Boat Mechanical Systems Handbook". Fill in the pink cells and the results should come in the...
OK then it is RAL 1003 - Signal yellow. It was an unusual question but thanks a lot for the answer. Vincent
This is not a very technical question but I could not find any reference for the yellow that is used on survey boats, models for tank testing,...
Hi Paul, Sorry for not replying earlier I was having a long (and appreciated) week-end! I am trained and experienced to analyse the...
Ok I see Paul. You would then advise to use Skene's formula which is more "global", would'nt you? It may be worth looking at Iso 12215-9 but I...
Paul, Yes it is true that it makes sense. But again, is this the formula you are used to use for determining the forestay tension? I will...
I don't know.it seems more like a very safe rule-of-thumb than an accurate formula. And this is my question. What is the best and the most used?...
Dear All, I have found the following statement in one of my lectures (dating from some years now so getting a bit rusted) concerning the load...
Dear all, this may seem as a stupid question but even after a few articles/chapters of books read on this, I am still a bit confused about how...