history
Vertical Axis Propeller
Submitted by cac on Tue, 2010-04-06 22:47Was at the U.S. Army Transportation Museum at Ft. Eustis, VA (a very well done and extensive museum that is well worth checking out) and saw many historical marine craft. Never thought about how much the Army has dealt with marine craft and technologies. Landing craft, tugs, etc. all played a huge roll. read more »
Ambhibious Caravan
Submitted by cac on Tue, 2010-03-30 15:14Fun looking little amphibious camper/trailer from the mid-50's. Click the picture to watch the movie!
Wood will last...
Submitted by cac on Sun, 2007-11-18 22:24Streamlined Outboards
Submitted by cac on Sat, 2007-09-22 18:28While touring some of the Smithsonian in Washington, DC the other day (make sure and see that if you haven't), I ran across this ad/picture of an old outboard motor. It was giving examples of old style streamlining, etc. Sometimes I think the older styling was better than the modern stuff... of course that might explain the looks of the boat I chose to build :-)
Ships and Science
An automated recommendation from Amazon that looks pretty interesting... might be worth checking out. read more »
Laser technology used in restoring whaling ship
Submitted by cac on Tue, 2010-08-17 21:53
The world's last surviving wooden whaling vessel, the Charles W. Morgan, is being restored to sea-worthy condition again.
The above image is taken from a laser scanning system being used to map weak points and provide a detailed 3D reference model of the vessel.
Old growth lumber
Submitted by cac on Thu, 2010-08-12 21:46
Old growth lumber stored in 1913 by Teddy Roosevelt (underwater). Ok, maybe not exactly stored, but flooded in the building of the Panama Canal, and now being recovered and sold.
Probably a bit expensive to build a hull out of (although certainly rot resistant if its been underwater this long), but for some trim piece or something? read more »
18th-Century Ship Found at Trade Center Site
Submitted by cac on Thu, 2010-07-15 15:37Neat find in the build area... remains of an 18th century sailing vessel.
Ship of Gold
Submitted by cac on Tue, 2010-07-13 11:32
Neat site about an interesting old ship, the SS Central America. If you've been following any of the Gulf oil spill work and seen all the ROV (remote operated vehicle) subs, you might find this page of interest also. read more »
Tropical Island ship
Submitted by cac on Mon, 2010-02-08 14:03
As a follow-on to our other Dazzle Camouflage link, here's another WWII ship, the HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen, which actually used tree branches and the like as camouflage.
