Propulsion & Hybrid drive

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Weekly Update - Explorer Yacht Build

Nearing the final launch of our 78 foot explorer yacht in build at Naval Yachts.

Weekly Update - our Explorer Yacht Build

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weekly update on the build of our explorer yacht, hull, accommodation and engine room progress as we near our launch date.

Installing the Hybrid Marine Drive

Installing a hybrid diesel-electric drive system into our explorer yacht, Vanguard.

Yacht Engines and Cabins Get Installed

Installing the engines and hybrid drive, saloon and helm station in to our explorer yacht, Vanguard.

Sea Water Intake System Design Proves Problematic

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How we designed a functional and roust sea water intake system in compliance with UK MCA Category (0) standards.

Explorer Yacht Bow Thruster

The last yacht bow thruster I used ran on 3000VDC, connected to the shaft generator on a general cargo ship running with a Controllable...

Explorer Yacht Monitoring & Communication: Visiting Praxis Automation - Part 2

Read also: Visiting Praxis Automation - Part 1 A Scottish poet once opined, "The best-laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft a-gley." or...

Hybrid Marine Propulsion - Why Bother?

Vanguard will have twin hybrid diesel-electric drive systems. New technology, is it simply fashion or do they have a practical use? Their...

Wet Exhaust System Design - Developing Basic Design Rules.

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Our Owners Rep, Akan Dumrul, is a valuable asset, a Mechanical Engineer with an academic penchant. Come the time to critique the wet...

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 for our Explorer Yacht

We have a water-glycol cooling system issue with the build of our Explorer Yacht, Vanguard. We have implemented cutting-edge hybrid...

Greening your Explorer Yacht

Global warming? if you don’t believe it by now, why build a boat? If, as most of us do, we think it’s real, then we need to take...

Further Marine Hybrid Drive Thoughts for our Explorer Yacht

Selecting the correct marine hybrid drive configuration for our Explorer Yacht was a learning curve, the biggest hurdle for us?...

Explorer Yacht Electrical System Design – Power System

We have split Vangaurd’s electrical system into three parts. Power, Hotel, and Instrumentation. A bit complicated due to the redundancy...

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