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Point and Click - Reliable Marine Steering
My day started early, 2.30 am to be precise, EST. Our Owner Rep, Akan, from his home is Marmaris Turkey, began by asking questions about...
Wet Exhaust - Developing Basic Design Rules.
Our Owners Rep, Akan Dumrul, is a valuable asset, a Mechanical Engineer with an academic penchant. Come the time to critique the exhaust...
Shore Power & Worldwide Yachting
The availability of shore power is both a blessing and a curse. It is convenient to supplement systems when in a marina or harbor. At the...
Docking Assistance for a Large Yacht
XPM-002 Vanguard will operate with a short-handed crew. Minimum one and average two crew. Safely docking and maneuvering a 78-foot motor...
A Novel Water/Glycol Cooling System
We have an issue with the build of our Explorer Yacht, Vanguard. We have implemented cutting-edge hybrid diesel-electric propulsion...
Yacht Propeller choices, Autoprop vs CPP ?
The following letter was written by Wayne, owner of Mobius in answer to a question of fitting either a Controllable Pitch Propeller or a...
Further Hybrid Drive Thoughts
Selecting the correct hybrid drive configuration for our Explorer Yacht was a learning curve, the biggest hurdle for us? Presupposed...
Thoughts on Stabilizers
No one likes rolling. It can be bilious without a sail to steady you, but it’s potentially worse at anchor. That is especially true when...
Electrical Design – Power System
We have split Vangaurd’s electrical system into three parts. Power, Hotel, and Instrumentation. A bit complicated due to the redundancy...
Designing Our Steering System
I’ve spent my working life working with engineers frequently more knowledgeable on a subject than myself or speaking to educated...
How We Picked Generators (or not)
What to do about a generator? We prevaricated here a little while, not having a definite opinion on the best way forward. Sometimes...
We Come to the Subject of Engines
So we come to the subject of engines, and we find ourselves in a quandary. Not all engines are the same. Put rather crassly; there are...
Thoughts on Electric or Hybrid Drives
Open any number of yachting magazines, and you’ll come across mention of electrical and hybrid drives. More than a fad, these propulsion...
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