safety
Engine/Engine room access
Submitted by cac on Mon, 2007-01-22 13:07Welding clothing safety
Submitted by cac on Thu, 2006-11-16 11:13There has been a recent thread running on Origami Boats discussing the fire retardency of duct tape... huh? read more »
Boating Mishaps
Submitted by cac on Fri, 2006-11-10 18:54Yes, its a funny video clip that's been making its way around the net, but it also points out another aspect of boating and boating safety that we really all need to consider. A lot of people are hurt and/or killed falling off boats at dockside. People fall in and drown, people are crushed, etc. Make SURE you are being careful, that you know what you are doing, and that you keep children and pets under tight control. read more »
Pistachio nuts a danger aboard?
Submitted by cac on Fri, 2011-01-21 00:02
Did you know that pistachio nuts can explode when masses of them overheat? Special shipping precautions must be followed aboard ships (the higher humidity can make the issue worse). Read the (a bit tongue-in-cheek) details...
LONGREACH Buoyancy Deployment System
Submitted by cac on Thu, 2010-10-07 16:43A University of New South Wales student submitted this design and won the James Dyson Award this year. Sounds like an idea that might should come to production. read more »
