Marine diesel

[Truck Shop]

I like this boat!

 

[petepilot]

I like this boat!

quite a boat

 

[DMiller]

Quite impressive

 

[Nige]

Extremely impressive I would say. Their motto must be "Think Big".

 

[DMiller]

Undoubtedly!

The engineering is beyond compare
The ballasting is impressive then add wave stabilization action to the support tables, wow.

 

[Nige]

What got me was at various points in the video (e.g. 4:37) each of the support beams had what appeared to be a dozen hydraulic accumulators mounted on them. I'd love to see the hydraulic schematic for that setup.

 

[DMiller]

Would be extremely complex
Would love to see the hydraulics system up close

 

[Truck Shop]

Ah that's just the average weekend fishing boat, didn't you guys see the pole holders?

 

[Truck Shop]

 

[Nige]

Not so much the power plant in this case but the design.

 

[colson04]

That is a darn impressive vessel.

 

[DMiller]

Look up Mighty Servant 3 & 2
Both of these had a valve failure while ballasting down and sank yet were recovered.

Impressive they could get them back in service.

 

[AllDodge]

Very cool

 

[Truck Shop]

 

[Nige]

Turbo spool-up time measured in minutes by the sound of it.

 

[Truck Shop]

 

[Bumpsteer]

Cool video on the Deltic engines....but damn, someone needs to burn that guys shirt.

Ed

 

[Nige]

A marine diesel in a non-marine application. Still interesting though.

 

[Truck Shop]

 

[John C.]

I've never seen an articulated ship before. I like the post but certainly not the subject of it.