mcgarry1
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has any really rich person decided to use gas turbine in a boat than the conventional cylinder?
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Wiggo
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Apart from the Wally Power thing with triple turbines, you mean?
Cue Gludy...
Cue Gludy...
Mirelle
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Yes; you and I have!
I believe we pay for an organisation called the Royal Navy, which uses gas turbines and nothing else.
Consequently, its fuel bill is so outrageous that it has hardly any money to spend on anything else, and its crews get very little seatime owing to the cost of leaving port!
I believe we pay for an organisation called the Royal Navy, which uses gas turbines and nothing else.
Consequently, its fuel bill is so outrageous that it has hardly any money to spend on anything else, and its crews get very little seatime owing to the cost of leaving port!
mcgarry1
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Re: Yes; you and I have!
i know that's why i was asking because i've seen the size of the buggers so i was just wondering how... or if anybody has, designed/built it so it could cope with the massive weight of the engine and the fuel tanks let alone the gearbox and electric equipment/sensors etc
i know that's why i was asking because i've seen the size of the buggers so i was just wondering how... or if anybody has, designed/built it so it could cope with the massive weight of the engine and the fuel tanks let alone the gearbox and electric equipment/sensors etc
mcgarry1
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Re: Yes; you and I have!
just a normal, privatley owned mobo (i.e princess, broom, fairline etc.)
just a normal, privatley owned mobo (i.e princess, broom, fairline etc.)
AJW
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There was/is a Vosper fast patrol boat of 1960's vintage converted into a luxury yacht. I recall seeing her in a solent marina. 3 dirty great dustbin lids on the stern were the exhausts for the gas turbines. She also had 2 diesels for manouevering and slow speed running. Must be pretty cool to go out of the marina on your diesels and then light up the turbines one by one and throttle up! I believe she was called "Blue" something or other and I seem to recall a story that she acted as start boat for the Cowes/Torquay one year and beat most of the competitors to Torquay!
KevB
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How about a gas turbine outboard?
jhr
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I think you are right.
Must have originally been either "Brave Borderer" or "Brave Swordsman", both of which, I think, acted as start boats for Cowes - Torquay races in the 60s and early 70's.
When I was a kid, I once went out on "Southerner", which was an ex MTB owned by Southern TV and used for filming at sea. She had 2 Mamba gas turbines, plus a diesel for manouvering and low speed work. Unfortunately, they were filming a race in the Solent, so we didn't need to go fast and they didn't start up the turbines. It was still quite a thrill.....
Must have originally been either "Brave Borderer" or "Brave Swordsman", both of which, I think, acted as start boats for Cowes - Torquay races in the 60s and early 70's.
When I was a kid, I once went out on "Southerner", which was an ex MTB owned by Southern TV and used for filming at sea. She had 2 Mamba gas turbines, plus a diesel for manouvering and low speed work. Unfortunately, they were filming a race in the Solent, so we didn't need to go fast and they didn't start up the turbines. It was still quite a thrill.....
KevB
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Sammo
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HMS Brave Borderer was based with us at Dolphin during the mid 60`s
She had the record then of being the fastest warship afloat.
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She had the record then of being the fastest warship afloat.
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jfm
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Not in a fairline etc. But there are plenty of gas turbine boats in the bigger sizes. Mangusta 108 for starters. Several superyachts use them Abramovich's Feadship Ecstasea has em (though it's rumoured to be heavily back in the yard for re-engineering of the installation) as does his smaller Sussuro. The World Is Not Enough obviously has em
Bergman
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Re: Yes; you and I have!
Turbine engine much much lighter than equivalent Diesel - Ever seen a Diesel powered helicopter?
No need for gearbox to weigh more than gearbox on a Diesel.
Fuel may be an issue - they're greedy b*****s, but if red Diesel is taxed and parafin isn't!
And think of the lovely noise when you wind them up
Turbine engine much much lighter than equivalent Diesel - Ever seen a Diesel powered helicopter?
No need for gearbox to weigh more than gearbox on a Diesel.
Fuel may be an issue - they're greedy b*****s, but if red Diesel is taxed and parafin isn't!
And think of the lovely noise when you wind them up
Doffy
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I remember seeing at the boat show a pair of 1300hp connected to a single gearbox all the size of a Nigeians suitecase, I thought very tasty at the time.
mcgarry1
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he he, i magine the river police trying to catch you for speeding with one of those!
mcgarry1
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i don't care anymore about earning enough money to own a nice big gin palace.... I WANT ONE OF THOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!