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respect!
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think big
turn taranaki into a natural gas - hydrogen conversion plant
source product can also be methane burps + farts from cows! - but how to capture it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_production
what could possibly go wrong
The core Think Big projects included the construction of the Mobil synthetic-petrol plant at Motunui, the complementary expansion of the oil refinery at Marsden Point near Whangarei, and the building of a stand-alone plant at Waitara to produce methanol for export. Motunui converted natural gas from the off-shore Maui field to methanol, which it then converted to petrol on-site. Declining oil prices rendered this process uneconomic and saw a reduction in the production of synthetic fuel, however the industry still remained at large due to prior investment. New Zealand would abandon the manufacturing of synthetic petrol in February 1997, allowing the plant to switch the focus to methanol.[3].
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doesn't sound very practical
Aqua's technology system will rely on two 28-ton vacuum isolated tanks, which are to be stored at temperatures as low as -253 C.The liquified hydrogen is converted into electrical energy by proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells.a lot bull$hit when they say a ship is "launched"but actually mean "a proposal has been released" -
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trying again
"loads on these multis are immense", wider trimarans generally have an even greater struggle to de-power invisible gusts than their narrower sisters, catamarans, who lift a hull earlier, depowering the rig
not really related but beau geste's mod70 twin, was here doing very well holding the loads,
at least up until the weight of the boat came to bear on 1 sidestay only
this expensive capsize of a brand new boat almost, some would say DID, kill the mod 70 class
seem to remember it was something to do with being unable to release an overloaded traveller past a certain point?
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"loads on these multis are immense"
wider tris generally have an even greater struggle to manage invisible gusts
than their skinnier brethren - cats
not really related
but beau geste's mod70 twin was here very well rigged
up to a point....
almost, some would say, DID, kill the class
something to do with being unable to blow an overloaded traveller?
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or Cation....
well spotted, corrected
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i had thought kotuku(RH60'?) + cation(RH60') were nz's closest to gunboat
https://boatingnz.co.nz/boat-reviews/roger-hill-18-5m-cat/
certainly got the looks
but i hear apache would be a better comparison, at least on power to weight ratio?
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interesting rig changes
“We’ve made some good weight gains in the rig by replacing the nitronic rod forestay with a Future Fibre torsional cable and fitting EC6 carbon/titanium standing rigging, both supplied by Southern Spars.
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Built for speed while being spacious and comfortable to live aboard, the boat (originally named Isis) with bright red hulls was launched in 2004 and regarded as a build ahead of her time, showcasing numerous attributes of a designer keenly in tune with high-profile racing yachts of the day.
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As for what Apache’s future holds, there’s plenty of family cruising on the horizon in New Zealand and the Pacific Islands and possibly a Coastal Classic or two.
But if there’s one thing that you can be sure of, there’s no way they’ll be going anywhere slowly.
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surprised
"citizens for leopard seals"
haven't been approached for comment
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after that story
i hope there aren't any accidents on the bridge
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afaik
as could be expected
the volunteer committee are slowly working through the multiple issues
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yup, sailing in lakes surrounded by mountains
introduces a whole new cabal of winds that, as far as flat-landers are concerned, blow out of nowhere
so capricious, the mountain locals have named them like gods; catabatic, foehn, ghibli, zephyr etc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katabatic_wind
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thanks for the on the water reporting Matt
great the injuries weren't worse
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a couple of minutes to choose most fitting pics for sailing story
to be fair the top pic probably came from a more recent story, perhaps even from someone in the race
stuff currently running fresher pics
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does seem lazy
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could equally be in small talk
but on the reasonable chance it could save someone here serious money
marine talk it is
Now he's doing deals, he says: there's a rich bloke in Fiji he met who asked him to look out for a boat for him; he found him a $3.5m catamaran and will bank a commission from setting that deal up. He's also, he says, due a finder's fee for locating a missing container-load of ceramic tiles that once belonged to Wellington rich-lister Terry Serepisos. This seems ridiculous, but also seems to be true – the tiles, worth $540,000, were subject to an odd legal contest in 2017. He says he's starting a company to sell boats and commercial real estate.
"Given what you've told me, he's probably a 100 per cent chance of reoffending – and probably a 0.88 chance of getting caught."
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any good start videos out there?
we saw some massive knock downs happening around us
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8.5 gbe cat
also retired due to snapping a rudder off
hydrogen powered superyacht?
in MarineTalk
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the LNG tankers that supply gas to japan from the timor gap? and kamchatka?
have HUGE well insulated, spherical pressure tanks on them to keep the natural gas low volume liquid
but there is still a "boil-off" which is captured and runs the ships engines
presumably a superyacht as big as this hydrogen beastie will still have a daily liquid hydrogen boil-off AND won't actually spend a lot of time at sea
maybe it could run the fuel cells and provide power back into the grid?