The first people we encountered at Francois turned out to be electrical workers who were there to repair the town’s generator. We asked them for help, and within five minutes one of their colleagues appeared. A minute later he was on board with his head inside the engine box. Within two...
MD around midnight, but things calmed down nicely again as the bay widened to the south and the winds dropped. We made steady progress down the length of the bay, stopping near dawn for fuel in the Patuxent River before continuing south. At this point,...
With the help of a friend over the HF radio, we were able to determine that the Pactor would need to be sent in for repair once we arrived in Hawaii. Fortunately, the repair would cost significantly less than buying a new one.
As I look at the footage of the damaged boats, I can not imagine how there will be an infrastructure in place to repair them any time soon, much less get them back into the water. I heard about a Salty Dawg member’s boat that “mostly” survived the storm but the hull was ...
As a leftie myself, I added a right-handed palm to my kit to make sure that no one has any excuse not to join in the sail-repair fun. –Peter Nielsen Anchoring: Anti Chain-Pyramid Rod A rod is a useful tool for knocking down chain piles while weighing anchor; a washer bolted to ...
/ 5plQmE(r); `plQmL/ n person whose job is to fit and repair water-pipes, water-tanks, cisterns, etc in buildings 铅管工; 管子工; 水暖工. plumbing / 5plQmIN; `plQmIN/ n [U] 1 system of water-pipes, water-tanks, cisterns, etc in a building (建筑物的)管道装置: There is ...
Needless to say, some repair work is in order. Before I try this again, I am wondering the if motor angle (pitch), power or speed was the problem. Again, while I hate like hell to admit it, it just did a loop de loop and down. Is there an art to settin...
had never been finished. jenkins, sensing an opportunity to find fame and fortune, asked if he could have the boat. the yard owner not only agreed, he also pretended not to notice all the carbon fibre that started going missing around the shop as jenkins poured himself into his repair ...
had never been finished. jenkins, sensing an opportunity to find fame and fortune, asked if he could have the boat. the yard owner not only agreed, he also pretended not to notice all the carbon fiber that started going missing around the shop as jenkins poured himself into his repair ...
Wing sails, along with lifting, lowering, and slewing equipment, need routine maintenance and repair in case of failure, which could lead to extra maintenance costs. The design and installation of wing sails cause additional costs when compared with regular ships. These factors should be considered...