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Bunkering is Dangerous
Bunkering procedure is one such operation on a ship which has been the reason for…
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Bilge system
All cargo ships are provided with pumping and piping arrangements so that any watertight compartment…
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What is Water Hammer
High temperature steam is used in the engine room for several purposes such as heating…
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Marine Steam Turbines Auxiliary Components
Marine Turbine Auxiliaries I have laid out the marine steam ship engineroom as I remember it when…
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ENGINE ROOM SYSTEMS AND LAYOUT
Engine room is the heart and muscles of a ship, providing necessary power and essential…
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New at ICAST: Evinrude iDock and Ray marine Axiom Pro
I won’t be at the ICAST fishing show this week, but I do…
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Beta testing Float Hub boat monitoring, and the wonders of marine Wi-Fi
I don’t usually write about beta testing, but the FloatHub monitoring system is already…
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Modern charts
Now let’s review various charts a boat like Crystal Blues could fairly easily have at hand on…
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Ledge Chart & Nav History
So let’s take a look at the chart history of the Crystal Bluesledge, which lurks in…
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Computer-assisted groundings? Bad Navionics charts?
Despite incredible advances in chart availability and chart plotting, keels keep banging on reasonably…