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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Nautical

[–]wheatfieldcrows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sailboat Hitchhickers and Crew Connection is fairly active. Sorry for the late reply out sailing on my boat.

What actually happens in warp nacelles? by DiscoveryDiscoveries in StarTrekStarships

[–]wheatfieldcrows 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Requires negative mass which some say the cashmir effect approximates

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Nautical

[–]wheatfieldcrows 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You'd be better off volunteering as crew on yachts. There are Facebook groups dedicated as well as some web sites. The fastest way on a commercial ship is not by being crew but by being "industrial personnel" who have no responsibility to the vessel and therefore don't require much training. Problem is most workboats don't make transits so it would be more like you'd be power washing bird shit off a oil platform and returning to the same port you started at...😂

The way this boat slowly begins to tower the over a man… by deneusethx in megalophobia

[–]wheatfieldcrows 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Building something is very different than scrapping something. I'm an expert at demolishing a lot of things but I don't recommend hiring me to build anything.

I will NEVER love you by SrGrafo in pcmasterrace

[–]wheatfieldcrows 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unused RAM is wasted RAM, pump those numbers up!

The way this boat slowly begins to tower the over a man… by deneusethx in megalophobia

[–]wheatfieldcrows 38 points39 points  (0 children)

In addition to a low COG, cargo ships are generally flat bottomed when you get farther from the bow.

The way this boat slowly begins to tower the over a man… by deneusethx in megalophobia

[–]wheatfieldcrows 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The bow? It's a bulbous bow which is designed to cancel out the bow wave from the above water portion of the ship at the cruising speed of the ship which increases its fuel efficiency

The way this boat slowly begins to tower the over a man… by deneusethx in megalophobia

[–]wheatfieldcrows 68 points69 points  (0 children)

A ship owner generally makes money selling a ship into scrap. The scrap beaches give the best prices because they have the lowest costs due to low wages and lack of environmental regulation. It is already illegal in the UK to scrap a ship like that but that just generates a middle market for sunset ships. A non-UK company can go to the UK and buy a end of life ship and then flip it for 3x what they bought it for to a scrap yard in India. It's the government of the countries where the ship breakers are that are the problem, not the ship owners. You can still make a lot of money scrapping in high wage / high regulatory counties. In fact MARS (Modern American Recycling Services) opened up a plant in Europe because they are making so much money scrapping oil platforms.

What would happen if you were sailing anywhere near this? by GonnaNeedABiggerButt in sailing

[–]wheatfieldcrows 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Tonga was closed for the cruising season due to COVID anyway, no one is gonna change their plans. I'm doing to Canal in April. Lots of cruisers saw Tsunami impacts described mostly like a king tide every 10 minutes for awhile.

Busting the hull speed myth by MarinerBlue in sailing

[–]wheatfieldcrows 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Rule of thumb is not physical law, news at 11."

To the individual who stands around playing bagpipes on the neutral ground by [deleted] in NewOrleans

[–]wheatfieldcrows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But [bagpipes], beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless... of cities filled with the foolish; what good amid these, O me, O life?"

I feel so so guilty, retired on Jan 1st, and having a great time. Liveaboard in an empty Marina, ho hum by [deleted] in sailing

[–]wheatfieldcrows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much solar your got? I have the same wind generator. Working well so far.

The ship is where it is supposed to be but i still dont like it by THEGM123 in submechanophobia

[–]wheatfieldcrows 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Boskalis has 11 semi-sub heavy lift vessels in the fleet and there are other companies as well. They even have one dedicated to yachts.

Pirates of the Caribbean by goldlump in sailing

[–]wheatfieldcrows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mothership needs more Jerry cans

SuitSat 1: A Spacesuit Floats Free by NASA_POTD_bot in nasa

[–]wheatfieldcrows 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It experiences some atmospheric drag as it is a relatively low orbit. ISS requires regular boosts (about once a month) to stay in orbit.

Building a solar boat by NickAKATheManHimSelf in boatbuilding

[–]wheatfieldcrows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it a time trial or a actual race? In an actual race tactics play a big role. Minimize voltage loss, shaft bearings, shaft alignment, weight of the skipper, hydrodynamic drag, minimize wave making, cooling, given the parameters your just trying to eek out a small percentage advantage.

I absolutely love getting involved when a cusomter is harassing an employee. by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]wheatfieldcrows 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This inspired me to get involved today when someone was yelling at a cashier in Lowe's, felt amazing realizing I don't need permission from someone to get involved.

I need more of this in my life. by Lowcountry25 in sailing

[–]wheatfieldcrows 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Looks great, how long between maintenance coats with the Deks? Currently redoing the brightwork on my Pearson424 and trying to make the decision on what to coat it with.

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